The Skilled Helper
The Skilled Helper
PP0514
21st March 2013
Word Count: 1842
Critical analysis: Planning and facilitating group work
I have been asked to plan and run a series of group activities for a purpose group of my choice. This discussion will provide a critical analysis of my planning and facilitation of the group. It will demonstrate an understanding of the skills required to meet this task, and the rationale for the choice of group activities and approaches selected. I will support the discussion with reference to relevant underpinning theory demonstrating an understanding of key factors.
Since the introduction of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act in 1974, certain criminal convictions need not be disclosed to employers, when applying for a job after a certain period of rehabilitation. The act was primarily introduced to prevent lifelong joblessness as a result of a single conviction. Each year however, “approximately 650,000 people are released from prison with their time served, and their debt to society supposedly repaid. For most of them, even the most minor of crimes can result in a life sentence of unemployment.” (Guardian 2012) Various government schemes have been established to rehabilitate ex-offenders in to the community and provide training. However, the Ministry of Justice (2011) suggest colleges and training providers are not always receptive to the needs of offenders, and the way their needs should be met, including a “roll on, roll off provision.” The document also suggests that providers often complain that probation trust referral arrangements are not always satisfactory. (Great Britain. Ministry of Justice, 2011)
Rehabilitation into communities and employment can be challenging due to a number of issues including; stigma, lack of, accommodation, training, help, support and advice. These all contribute to reoffending rates in some UK prisons, topping 70% according to The Guardian (2010). Due to a keen interest in the
PP0514
21st March 2013
Word Count: 1842
Critical analysis: Planning and facilitating group work
I have been asked to plan and run a series of group activities for a purpose group of my choice. This discussion will provide a critical analysis of my planning and facilitation of the group. It will demonstrate an understanding of the skills required to meet this task, and the rationale for the choice of group activities and approaches selected. I will support the discussion with reference to relevant underpinning theory demonstrating an understanding of key factors.
Since the introduction of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act in 1974, certain criminal convictions need not be disclosed to employers, when applying for a job after a certain period of rehabilitation. The act was primarily introduced to prevent lifelong joblessness as a result of a single conviction. Each year however, “approximately 650,000 people are released from prison with their time served, and their debt to society supposedly repaid. For most of them, even the most minor of crimes can result in a life sentence of unemployment.” (Guardian 2012) Various government schemes have been established to rehabilitate ex-offenders in to the community and provide training. However, the Ministry of Justice (2011) suggest colleges and training providers are not always receptive to the needs of offenders, and the way their needs should be met, including a “roll on, roll off provision.” The document also suggests that providers often complain that probation trust referral arrangements are not always satisfactory. (Great Britain. Ministry of Justice, 2011)
Rehabilitation into communities and employment can be challenging due to a number of issues including; stigma, lack of, accommodation, training, help, support and advice. These all contribute to reoffending rates in some UK prisons, topping 70% according to The Guardian (2010). Due to a keen interest in the