Facilitating feedback exchange in groups: Leader interventions

Abstract

Therapeutic factors have long been conceptualized as providing a theoretical foundation for the change that may occur in small group settings. This article examines interpersonal feedback, a process that in fluences the development of many therapeutic factors. It is theorized that through the use of a variety of feedback interventions, group leaders can facilitate positive growth among group members. A number of specific interventions that leaders may use to facilitate the giving, receiving, and using feedback messages in a small group setting are presented.