NOT PLAGIARISM – DUE 03/05
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Social Work Practice with Groups
AGENCY: NeighborhoodHelp (Green Family Foundation)
Designing a Group Proposal Guidelines/Outlines
Students will design a treatment or task group that would be appropriate for their current field practicum that is not currently in place at the agency. The design will include the
evidence base to support the design of the group.
1. Identify the unmet
need that the group will be addressing
2. Describe group
purpose (what will be achieved by the end of the group?)
3. Outline group
Structure
a. Number of meetings
b. Frequency of meetings
c. Length of meetings
d. Location of meetings
e. Size of group
4. Consider and reflect Group
Composition
a. Member demographics
b. Social, emotional, behavioral capacity/expectation of members
5. Describe
recruitment process of members*
6. Discuss how members will be
oriented to group
7. Create a general pattern/
agenda for the group meeting(s)
8. Reflect profession, agency, and/or organization
policies that could affect the group
9. List key
stakeholders and their role in group formation
10. Discuss
evaluative tools and process for assessing group’s effectiveness.
*
Be sure to give your group an identity…name and brand your group.
Value Clarification Group for Youth
Unmet Needs
According to Simon et al., (1972), “values are those aspects of our lives that are so important and pervasive that they include feelings, thoughts
and behavior.”
This is a proposal for the commencement of a value clarification group for youth ages 13-17 that are participating in the Juvenile Services Department’s Civil Citation program. The majority of the youth that enroll into the Civil Citation program have endured trauma, if not multiple traumas.
Purpose
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· To help members identify more clearly what it is they value in specific situations.
· Members will reflect upon their goals, purposes, and behaviors.
· This group will shed light on the idea that others may hold different but equally acceptable values.
· The group may be used as either a set induction or a closure (may have a different outcome for each member).
· The group will allow participants to resolve critical personal values, ultimately working towards a satisfying lifestyle.
Structure
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Group Size: 6-12 members
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Number of meetings: The group will meet 10 times over the next three months.
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Frequency of meetings: The group will meet once a week.
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Length of meetings: Each session will last one and a half hours.
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Location of meetings: The meetings will be located in the conference room of the Juvenile Services Department. Group meetings will be conducted at 6:30 pm every Thursday, being that most of the members will be attending school during the day.
Composition
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Age and sex of members: Members may be any sex but must be between the ages 13-17 and must be a participant of the civil citation program.
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Social/emotional level of members: Many of the youths that have been mandated to participant in the Civil Citation program come from lower income households and may lack strong family support. In addition, many have been diagnosed with ADHD, depression or anxiety.
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Behavior patterns relevant to members: Members of this population entering the group may be apathetic, flighty, over-conforming, or over-dissenting in their behavior. Members are required to be active participants in order to benefit most from the group.
Orientation
Brochures and flyers will be displayed on the bookshelf located in the waiting area. Staff may have brochures or flyers available in their offices. Staff should review their caseloads for any potential clients that would benefit from said group. Once referred to the group, members will be pre-screened by group facilitator for appropriateness for group work. At the start of the first group, all members will be introduced to group rules and agency policies. Members must adhere in order to continue with membership.
General pattern of meetings
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Warm up exercises: 15-20 minutes
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Activity (i.e. Name Tags, Favorites, Simulations): 20-25 minutes
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Subgroup Activity: 15-20 minutes
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Full group discussions: 25-30 minutes
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*Guest Speaker (if any): 30 minutes (cut out subgroup activity) or entire group meeting time [includes discussions]
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Summary (recap and next meeting): 10 minutes
Agency or organizational policies
· The group will discuss confidentiality, an organizational policy. Throughout the course of the group and while keeping members motivated, the group facilitator should make confidentiality clear to all members that the group will not disclose any information talked about during group meetings.
· Group notes and records will be kept in accordance with agency policy.
· Consent to treat minor paperwork will be completed by guardian prior to group commencement.
Key people
The Director for the Juvenile Services Department will be contacted for approval. If the Supervisor approves of the group, an email will be sent to all staff, informing supervisors and advising interns to shadow the experience. Staff that has background experience working with groups and are interested may sign up to become the group’s facilitator. The person chosen as group facilitator will structure the group and orient clients, while following agency policies. The group facilitator will create brochures and flyers to be given to parents and youth before ending intake assessments, send emails for recruitment to fellow staff (staff may recruit a number of their clients), arrange for topics and if possible, organize for guest speakers to share with the group.
Evaluation
· Group attendance will be taken at the start of every group
· Simulations and role-plays will be utilized to assess members’ social skills as well as their comprehension of value-clarifying scenarios.
· Worker observation to determine participation and functioning level of each member during every group meeting.
· Pre, Mid, and Post-test will be administered to evaluate goal attainment of individual members
References
Simon, S.B., Howe, L.W., & Kirschenbaum, H.
Values Clarification: A Handbook of Practical Strategies for Teachers and Students. New York: Hart Publishing, (1972).
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