Preparing for Effective Ending

Reflect on your own group experiences (in this program, professionally, and personally). Use this forum to share examples where a reminder that you were nearing the end of your work together enhanced the group process. Feel free to share examples of times where endings seemed to come too abruptly . . . we can learn from mistakes as well as best practices!  What ethical considerations might result from "less-than-perfect endings" (e.g., if program funding is unexpectedly cut; if you need to leave your job before a group has ended; if you need to terminate one client for the benefit of the larger group)? If some individuals in your group haven't finished their "work" before the group ends, how might you introduce follow-up options or make appropriate referrals?