Helping Process In Social Work Practice With Groups PDF

HELPING PROCESS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS Social group work is a methodology for helping individuals using the group as a medium of helping. To enhance their social functioning through purposeful group experiences to come more effectively with their...

HELPING PROCESS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS Social group work is a methodology for helping individuals using the group as a medium of helping. To enhance their social functioning through purposeful group experiences to come more effectively with their personal, group or community problems. The composition, development and processes of the group are deliberately guided by the practitioner toward achieving his service goals for the clients. A. PRE-GROUP FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF SOCIAL WORKER I. Conceptualizing Group Service – The program proposal/concept paper contains the ff.: ✔Rationale ✔Resource Requirements ✔ Target Client Group (Financial, Material and ✔Need/Problem to be Human) addressed ✔Procedures of program ✔Membership Criteria ✔ Time Frame  A. PRE-GROUP FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF SOCIAL WORKER II. The Group Service and Recruiting Members Use of Fliers, Posters, Letters (containing brief and clear details of the program i.e. Program purpose, who may apply, where to inquire)  A. PRE-GROUP FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF SOCIAL WORKER III. Preparing Logistics Preparation of personnel/worker to the group, facilities to be used such as tables, chairs, venues, sound systems, as well as financial budget for other needed materials. A. PRE-GROUP FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF SOCIAL WORKER IV. Enlisting Community Support Identification of community sectors whose support is essential to program success  B. ASSESSMENT (SOCIAL STUDY OR DIAGNOSIS) i. Individual-Focused Assessment-Intake (Individual or Group) -Individual Client Profile (Identifying Info, Needs/Problems, Strengths/Resources, Additional worker observations)  B. ASSESSMENT (SOCIAL STUDY OR DIAGNOSIS) ii. Group-Focused Assessment-Group – Selection of member and Size of the group -Group Formation – Process of getting a group organized so it can start to function and attain its goals  B. ASSESSMENT (SOCIAL STUDY OR DIAGNOSIS) ii. Group-Focused Assessment-Group Group composition and formation should be based on the following: ✔Common Group Concern/Problem ✔Norms and Rules ✔ Schedule and venue of sessions  C. ACTION-PLANNING i. Formulating Goals (SMART – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-bounded) -The worker should prepare individual goals and group goals  C. ACTION-PLANNING ii. Establishing Specific Helping Plans (Intermediate Goals, Objectives, Interventive Plans, Action Plans) *Group Goals has 3 *2 Processes of perspectives: Determination of Group 1. Member’s perspective Goals: 2. Worker’s Perspective 1. Exploration 3. Group System’s 2. Bargaining Perspective  C. ACTION-PLANNING iii. Formulation and Preparation of PROGRAM MEDIA Program media: activities which the group engages in for the purpose of achieving its goals, such as but not limited to: -Group Discussion -Field Trips -Role Play - Lectures-Seminars -Demonstration - Ice Breakers - Games -Songs- GD exercises -Play Activities (Structured Learning  D. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Aspects of Plan Implementation 1. Interventive Roles of worker (Therapists/Counselor, crisis intervenor, mobilizer, educator, mediator, resource person, enabler, advocate) 2. Resources and Services to be used 3. Problems and Constraints (Heavy Workloads, Lack of funds, inadequate facilities and equipment, shortage of trained staff, inadequate supervision)  D. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Worker Stances during Helping Process (Implementation) 1. Direct stance – worker assume major responsibility for organizing and convening the group as well as in guiding the members, group processes the discussion and the flow of ideas and emotion.  D. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Worker Stances during Helping Process (Implementation) 2. Facilitating stance – worker sees himself as part of the group although with one special expertise and different roles and functions of the group  D. PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Worker Stances during Helping Process (Implementation) 3. Permissive stance – which need only minimum guidance from the worker. 4. Flexible stance – worker will change his stance in the course of a session or over a series of session.  E. EVALUATION Can mean any of the following: Regular or periodic– meaning on-going evaluation of actions taken during plan implementation Terminal evaluation– follows implementation and is done primarily to assess the outcome of the helping efforts  E. EVALUATION Summative evaluation- evaluation that is concerned withoutcomes or effectiveness; Formative evaluation - evaluation that is concerned with looking at the process of the work. Levels of Evaluation: 1. Individual Level 2. Group Level  F. TERMINATION The final step in the helping process -Done when the goals for the client have been substantially achieved; -There is no reason to expect that any more significant gains can be achieved by extending the helping relationship;  F. TERMINATION The final step in the helping process -Done when the goals for the client have been substantially achieved; -There is no reason to expect that any more significant gains can be achieved by extending the helping relationship; -Or very little progress or movement toward the achievement of agreed-on goals for the individual /or the group;  F. TERMINATION The final step in the helping process -After having done one’s best and it’s clear that the worker is not getting there. 1. Pre termination - Preparation of actual ending which can include the acknowledgement that the group is about to end 2. Termination – last actual session of the group 3. Post-termination – hanging around the agency