One of the initial tasks inherent in group work is to choose an activity that
is appropriate for the stage of the group with which you are working.
According to Yalom (0000), structured activities, when chosen appropriately,
can serve to accelerate the group past a particularly slow or stuck phase of the
group. Following the framework postulated by K. Jones and Robinson
(0000), activities should be chosen based on the following three stages:
initial, working, and ending. Group leaders should tailor activities to the main
task or issue inherent in the stage through which the group is currently
working. They also suggest that intensity should be a key determinant in the
choice of an activity by stage.