Those that make the best use of their time have none to spare.
Thomas Fuller
This is an example of the kind of empowerment group that I have conducted; it can be regarded only as an example. Not all groups undergoes the same stage, but note that they all encounter the stage of termination.
Termination stage
The stage was regarded as the ending phase of the group development process and this termination was well planned; since members were told about it from the initial phase. The worker also informed them during the contract phase. According to Becker; (2005; 43) termination refers to the completion of work as defined in the group purpose or contract. Termination occurred when the leader and members reached an agreement based on that they were then equipped with the relevant skills and ready to proceed on their own without the worker’s help and they were looking forward to the SEDA’s official.
Members were prepared to leave the group; however their cohesion began to be diluted. The stage was characterized by lot of anxiety, testing out behavior, unfinished focal concerns in the group which were addressed by the leader. Group member have proven to have the capacity to go on with their own lives.
Members agreed that they are well equipped and can go along without the intervention of the leader but they were also informed to keep in touch with the worker in case a need arises, hence ‘open door policy’. The stage ensured that members are enabled to use the group as a positive point of reference for new beginning or future references.
you might have known by now that all group of any kind will one day come to an end, nothing will remain constant, life is dynamic and ongoing, so groups are. Its up to the worker to help deal with feelings of loneliness and termination feelings, between both group members and him. we terminate so that people can be able to live their meaningful lives on their own without the help of the worker.
