Observation in a courtroom trial For this service learning project I went downtown first to the Daley center‚ then to the Circuit Court of Cook County. While there‚ I observed various criminal court cases‚ most which dealt with domestic violence and abuse. There was one particular case that stuck out to me the most. Torense Arnold vs.Latrarice Johnson was the second criminal case‚ with the man being the defendant against charges of domestic battery‚ burglary‚ and felony. Latrice Johnson had described
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The Courtroom The agency of Child Protection Services (CPS) has a distasteful reputation within society due to corrupt publicity from the news media. Consequently‚ this student agreed with the ill reputation of CPS from the information provided by the news media. Yet‚ becoming educated first-hand by a CPS employee has converted the perspective that this student once had of the agency. The following events that took place in the courtroom has impacted the future of this social work student in hopes
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COLLABORATIVE WORK SKILLS: RUBRIC FOR GROUP WORK Name of Group Member Evaluated: ____________________ CATEGORY SCORE OF 4 SCORE OF 3 SCORE 0F 2 SCORE OF 1 Contributions Routinely provides useful ideas when participating in the group an in classroom discussion. An active member who contributes to the discussion and is really a part of the group. Usually provides useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A satisfactory group member who contributes to the discussion
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Review and evaluate the group work involved in creating your poster Initially the prospect of working as part of a group for the first assignment was unnerving and I can fully understood why it is “one of the most emotionally charged areas of university life”1‚ I also felt nervous about working as part of a group because‚ like other students‚ I “did not want my grade based on the effort – or lack of effort – of other people”2. However‚ after thinking about the concept of group work my opinion changed
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Reflection on group work Project |Content |Page | |Content |2 | |Introduction |3 | |The Group
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Introduction Group work is an integral part of life‚ and in particular‚ an essential component of social work practice. Group work provides a myriad of benefits that individual work cannot provide‚ such as the synergy among members that group work provides over case work (Corey & Corey‚ 2006)‚ and it is precisely why group work is applied in the social work setting. Various theories affect how group work is practiced‚ affecting both group dynamics and the different stages of the group (Hepworth
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Group Work This essay provides definitions of community groups and examples of these with an analysis of their purpose and structure. Followed by group dynamics theory and the significance of communication within groups. The role of the community worker within groups and how the worker could manage difficult situations are also analysed. There are various definitions for groups I have included one; “To put it simply they are units composed of two or more persons who come into contact for
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The Journal of Effective Teaching an online journal devoted to teaching excellence Group Work: How to Use Groups Effectively Alison Burke1 Southern Oregon University‚ Ashland‚ OR 97520 Abstract Many students cringe and groan when told that they will need to work in a group. However‚ group work has been found to be good for students and good for teachers. Employers want college graduates to have developed teamwork skills. Additionally‚ students who participate in collaborative learning get better
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Reflections about syndicate group work "I always had a different opinion to our group leader‚ but he always made me give in‚ even when I was not at all persuaded by his arguments‚ I can ’t explain how that happened". This statement made by one of my group members is quite revealing. While she recognizes the dominance of our leader´‚ she is perplexed because she fails to understand how she was manipulated. How did he do it? Was it only his dominance or were there perhaps Machiavellic elements
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Group Development and Change-HRDV 5560 Ebony M Stewart Introduction to Groups and Teams in the Contemporary Organization A team is small number of people with similar skills who are committed to a common purpose‚ set of performance goals and approaches which they hold themselves equally accountable. A group is a number of peoples‚ usually reporting to a common superior who have some degree of interdependency in carrying out task for the purpose of achieving organization goals. Various people
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