CHAPTER TEN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS Social
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CHAPTER TEN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS Social Work & Social Welfare: An Invitation (3 rd ed. )
Discussion Describe a small group you’ve been a part of…
Key Ideas Models of Group Practice Social Action Groups Remedial Groups Reciprocal Groups Task Groups Phases of Group Work
Practice with Groups Mezzo (or meso) level of practice Working with a group of persons to address: Individual issues A need for information and education Support Social conditions Models for group work
Social Action Groups Aimed at facilitating social change on the organizational or community level Examples Neighborhood improvement groups Members of the Alzheimer’s Association
Remedial Groups Also known as treatment groups, group therapy, and clinical group work Emphasis on problem-focused individual growth and change Examples Persons hospitalized with mental illness Survivors of childhood incest
Reciprocal Groups Also known as mutual aid, self-help and support group model Emphasize the concept of common goals, interests and exchange as the basis for change Examples Addiction groups (12 -step, AA, etc. ) Disease/health condition groups Research:
Task Groups Work toward completing a task, action, or goal, that has been previously agreed on by the group members Examples Individual Education Plan Senior Immigrant Project
Social Work with Groups Planned Change Process Phases of Group Work Engageme nt Beginning Engagement and Assessment Terminatio n Assessme nt Intervention Evaluation Interventio n Middle End Evaluation and Termination
Exercise Read descriptions of groups to which the Sanchez family may belong. Determine the type of group and list indicators that identify the type of group. Identify skills appropriate for each phase of the group process.
- Group work models
- How are ethnic groups and religious groups related
- Chapter 9 section 1 the nature of interest groups
- It's twenty to ten.
- Ten ten siempre fuerzas y esperanza
- Ten ten program
- Define generalist
- 4 components of social work practice
- Theories for direct social work practice
- Gibbs reflective cycle social work
- Defining policy practice in social work