Techniqe : Confronting Member Resistance with a Chair outside the Circle
Counseling Intention : To encourage a greater self-disclosure; to confront resistance
Description : It is not unusual for a group member to engage the group in circular counseling by either rejecting facts or information, or becoming defensive excluding any possibility for helpful intervention. Members become frustrated with their attempts to mend a “broken record” (Vriend 1985). An intervention may resemble the following :