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Glossary 51Group Agreement: A contract between providerand client stipulating the responsibilities of clientsand their expectations of other group members,the leader, and the group.Group Dynamics: Forces at work among smallgroups of interacting people; collectively, groupdynamics are a complex amalgam of individualpersonalities and actions combined with the overarchingproperties of the group as a whole.Group Process: How events take place in group,in contrast to content, which is what takes place;if, for example, a question is raised, a process-orientedgroup leader might silently note circumstancessuch as voice quality, facial expression,what came before and after the question, andhow the question was directed (to the leader? thegroup? to an individual? away from someone?).Heterogeneous Groups: Groups made up of amixture of clients.Homogeneous Groups: Groups made up of clientswho are alike in some respect other than a commonsubstance use problem (i.e., all women, allelderly, or all from a specific culture).