Evaluate Group Work
The purpose of this essay is to outline and critically evaluate group work and its contribution to empowering individuals and communities. I am going to define what a group is first and then explain what social group work is.
A group maybe defined as a number of individuals who join together to achieve a goal. Groups exist for a reason (Mill 1997). Another definition of a group is “a collection of people who spend sometime together, who see themselves as members and who are identified by outsiders as members of a group” (Preston-Shoot, 1987). This goes beyond just being a member of a group, members are loyal and committed to the group.
“Social group work is a method of social work which aims, through purposeful group experiences, to help …show more content…
This feedback includes expressing one’s feelings about what someone says or does. Group members are encouraged to interact amongst themselves and provide each person with an opportunity to try out new ways of behaving; it also provides members with an opportunity for learning more about the way they interact with others. Members of the group make a commitment to the group and are suppose to observe the rule of confidentiality. Anything that transpires in the group should remain in the group.
In social work, groups are seen as an opportunity for help. People spend most of their time in groups, in their natural course of life, this is why social workers find it helpful to work with people in groups so that they are provided with an opportunity to improve that part of their human functioning. A lot of skills acquired in working with others in the group can be transferred to their lives …show more content…
This empowers the service users because they will be involved in the whole process. They can contribute towards their treatment and this makes them feel a little bit in control of the situation.
Group Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) began in the 1970s, it was often used for the treatment of depression (Bieling etal 2006). It was also used for social phobias; group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) would give the member enough opportunities to practise exposure to different social situations and the chance to role play, and to be able to give feed back to members about the situation. The main purpose of this type of therapy is to try and change the negative behaviour of the group members for positive
A group maybe defined as a number of individuals who join together to achieve a goal. Groups exist for a reason (Mill 1997). Another definition of a group is “a collection of people who spend sometime together, who see themselves as members and who are identified by outsiders as members of a group” (Preston-Shoot, 1987). This goes beyond just being a member of a group, members are loyal and committed to the group.
“Social group work is a method of social work which aims, through purposeful group experiences, to help …show more content…
This feedback includes expressing one’s feelings about what someone says or does. Group members are encouraged to interact amongst themselves and provide each person with an opportunity to try out new ways of behaving; it also provides members with an opportunity for learning more about the way they interact with others. Members of the group make a commitment to the group and are suppose to observe the rule of confidentiality. Anything that transpires in the group should remain in the group.
In social work, groups are seen as an opportunity for help. People spend most of their time in groups, in their natural course of life, this is why social workers find it helpful to work with people in groups so that they are provided with an opportunity to improve that part of their human functioning. A lot of skills acquired in working with others in the group can be transferred to their lives …show more content…
This empowers the service users because they will be involved in the whole process. They can contribute towards their treatment and this makes them feel a little bit in control of the situation.
Group Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) began in the 1970s, it was often used for the treatment of depression (Bieling etal 2006). It was also used for social phobias; group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) would give the member enough opportunities to practise exposure to different social situations and the chance to role play, and to be able to give feed back to members about the situation. The main purpose of this type of therapy is to try and change the negative behaviour of the group members for positive