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1. Using the Worksheet: Planning Guide for Social Work Groups format, discuss your actual or proposed group in relation to each of the 8 headings. As you complete this form, consider the audience, your field instructor, and agency staff who are needed to support the initial and ongoing development and implementation of the group.
2. Identify and briefly discuss three readings from the course syllabus that were particularly useful in developing your plan and beginning strategy. (Use, cite and reference at least three sources from the Syllabus).
3. If your first meeting has not taken place, discuss your plans for the initial group session OR if the first meeting took place, describe your plan and how the first meeting unfolded. What are/were your goals for these initial sessions? Incorporate process recording excerpts, and/or anticipated statements and anticipated reactions.
4. Based on the Skill Inventory in the Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups (Section III), discuss three critical skills you used, or expect to use in the beginning stage of the group. The Standards are available at: https://www.iaswg.org/standards (Use, cite and reference at least three sources from the Syllabus). https://www.iaswg.org/assets/2015%20IASWG%20Standards%20with%20ONLINE%20CONSIDERATIONS%20BOARD%20APPROVED%20121122.pdf
5. If you are referring to a group that has taken place, what is your critique of your and others’ work and how might you have proceeded similarly and differently? If you are referring to a proposed group that has not met, what challenges do you anticipate and what are your strategies to address them?
Social Work 782: of Major Written Assignment Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups
Required Assignment for All Sections of SWK 782 Preparation for Social Work with Groups and Beginning Phase Practice
Total Weight: 60% of Class Grade (Stage One =30%; Stage Two =30%)
Focus: This two-part, written assignment is designed to build an understanding of the values and opportunities for group approaches, challenges and methods to meet them, followed by a proposed plan for a group and discussion of the actual or anticipated beginning stage of development.
There are three ways to approach this paper, depending on your experience with groups in the field this year. The following list is in priority order for you to asses which category fits your situation:
- Focus on a group that you are planning to develop in this field placement, or have already begun working with at your current field placement. As part of this, plan and implement discussion(s) with your field instructor about this assignment.
- Focus on a group that you can imagine would be useful in your present think would be useful and feasible in your present field placement. As part of this, plan and implement discussion(s) with your field instructor about this assignment.
- Focus on a group you worked with in a previous field placement or work. As part of this, discuss how you would approach a field instructor or supervisor about this assignment.
If none of these options are available, we will develop an alternative.
Several questions require you to use the course literature. You may use multiple chapters (each chapter counts as an individual source) from the texts and articles from both the required and resource sections of the syllabus. For each submission, you are expected not to duplicate sources (In Paper one: different sources for questions 2, 3, and 4. In Paper Two, different sources for questions 2 & 4).
Part One of Two: Identification and Contextual Assessment Planning for the Group
Due March 17 11:59 pm EST
7-9 Numbered Pages of Text, Submit Online, Double Spaced, 1” margin on all sides, APA Style for Citations and References). Please include Questions or Question #’s as Headings.
1. Identify and briefly describe a population that you are working with in field that could benefit from a group-based intervention. What are some challenges potential members face? How did this population come to your attention?
2. Using the required readings and course syllabus as a guide to the literature, what are three key values or benefits of using a group approach with this population? (Use, cite and reference at least three sources from the Syllabus).
3. Using course literature on models and theories of group practice, what type of group approach do (or did you) you propose? (Use, cite and reference at least three sources from the Syllabus).
4. Using the required readings and course syllabus as a guide to the literature, identify at least two key opportunities, challenges or obstacles in group interventions in each of the contexts below? How would you address each of these challenges? Discuss at least two challenges or obstacles for each of the following:
Use, cite and reference at least one source in each subsection (A, B & C) – sources may be used in more than one)
A. In the agency context?
a. How will the agency’s organizational mission, structure and activities influence the group? b. How will they affect the way you develop and work with the group?
B. In the community context?
a. What communities influence the development of this group?
b. How may will communities influence and/or support the ongoing development of this
group?
Part Two: Crafting the Proposed Plan for the Group, Initial Implementation and Assessment (Due April 21 11: 59pm EST
7-9 Numbered Pages, No cover page, Submit Online, Double Spaced, 1” margin on all sides, APA Style for Citations and References, Page #s). Please include Full Questions or Question #s as Headings.
Begin with a brief discussion of how you are considering the feedback from Phase One, and how that may change your planning going into this phase of the planning.
1. Using the Worksheet: Planning Guide for Social Work Groups format, discuss your actual or proposed group in relation to each of the 8 headings. As you complete this form, consider the audience, your field instructor, and agency staff who are needed to support the initial and ongoing development and implementation of the group.
2. Identify and briefly discuss three readings from the course syllabus that were particularly useful in developing your plan and beginning strategy. (Use, cite and reference at least three sources from the Syllabus).
3. If your first meeting has not taken place, discuss your plans for the initial group session OR if the first meeting took place, describe your plan and how the first meeting unfolded. What are/were your goals for these initial sessions? Incorporate process recording excerpts, and/or anticipated statements and anticipated reactions.
4. Based on the Skill Inventory in the Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups (Section III), discuss three critical skills you used, or expect to use in the beginning stage of the group. The Standards are available at: https://www.iaswg.org/standards (Use, cite and reference at least three sources from the Syllabus).https://www.iaswg.org/assets/2015%20IASWG%20Standa… NS%20BOARD%20APPROVED%20121122.pdf
5. If you are referring to a group that has taken place, what is your critique of your and others’ work and how might you have proceeded similarly and differently? If you are referring to a proposed group that has not met, what challenges do you anticipate and what are your strategies to address them?