For a group that meets on a regular basis, group leaders may use a number of the following procedures:

1. Participants may be asked to state what they want to get from the session (i.e. what are their individual issues and concerns, and how can the group can help them?).
2. Give group members a chance to express any thoughts they may have had about the previous session (i.e. discuss unresolved issues, topics, and encourage further understanding).
3. Participants may be asked to report on the progress or difficulties they experienced during the week (i.e. their behavior outside group).
4. The group leader may want to make some observations about the previous meeting or relate some thoughts that have occurred to him/or her since the group last met.