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How could you use the SCAMPER model outlined in Chapter 1 to make some of the general exercises just listed applicable to the populations with whom you work?

Another exercise to help a group experience a good beginning is hand dialogue. In this exercise, two individuals are partners. They are seated and then instructed to improvise dances with their hands, with one person ini tially leading and the other following. They put their hands together and may choose to keep their eyes open, but they are encouraged to close their eyes to get the full impact of this nonverbal experience. Participants may use their fingers, palms, or both in doing their dance. Likewise, they may use the front or back of their hands. After dancing with their hands for 60 to 90 seconds in one position, they are instructed to switch positions, with the leader becoming the follower. Talking is reserved for after the dance has finished. Time is set aside for discussions between pairs, and then the group as a whole talks about feelings and emotions associated with what they have been through and how such affect is expressed nonverbally.

A similar type of movement dance that comes at the start of many groups, but can be implemented during the working stage of the group as well, is shadows. This exercise involves one person imitating another in a follow-the-leader style. Sometimes it is done in silence, but it is not unusual to involve music. The type of music chosen can help encourage interaction and break down inhibitions. After the exercise, participants talk about their experience in groups of two, four, and eight and then in the group as a whole. Again, this type of movement opens individuals up to greater awareness and gives them a common experience as a basis for sharing.