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Association for the advancement of social work with groups, inc., (2006). Standardsfor social work practice with groups. You may retrieve this at the www.iaswg.orgwebsite. Please print them out, review them and keep them with you for the semester.Kurland,R., & Salmon, R. (1998). Purpose: A misunderstood and misused keystone ofgroup work practice. Social Work with Groups, 21(3), 5-17.Kurland, R., & Salmon, R. (1993). Groupwork versus casework in a group.Groupwork, 6(1), 5-16.Suggested reading:Clemans, S.E. (2011). The purpose, benefits, and challenges of “check-in” in a groupworkclass. Social Work with Groups, 34(2), 121-140.Session #IIObjectives:To define group work versus individual casework in a group setting.Discuss latent versus manifest content.Worker’s functions (Gitterman & Shulman)Introduction to group development: three comparative models of groupdevelopment (Boston Model, Mutual Aid, Feminist Relational Model).Assigned Readings:Brandler, S., & Roman, C.P. (1999). Group work: skills and strategies for effectiveinterventions (pp. 9-13; 15-40). New York: Haworth Press.Kurtz, L.F. (2004). Support and self-help groups. In C.D. Garvin, L.M. Gutierrez, andM.J. Galinsky (Eds.), Handbook of social work with groups (pp. 139-159). NewYork: The Guilford Press.Malekoff, A. (2004). Group work with adolescents: principles and practice (pp.35-52).New York/London: The Guilford Press.Session #III:Objectives: We will begin to watch and discuss, in depth, a mandated adolescentgroup, which you will see evolve from the pre-affiliation phase through termination.Assignment #2 is due today.Assigned Readings:Cox, E.O. (1991). The critical role of social action in empowerment oriented groups. InA. Vinik and M. Levin (Eds.), Social action in group work (pp. 77-90). New York:The Haworth Press.
Malekoff, A. (2004). Group work with adolescents: principles and practice (pp. 53-58).New York/London: The Guilford Press.Steinberg, D.M. (2004). The mutual-aid approach to working with groups: helpingpeople help one another (pp. 3-8; 13-33). New York: The Haworth Press.Wayne, J., & Gitterman, A. (2003). Offensive behaviors in groups: challenges andOpportunities. Social Work with Groups, 26 (2), 23-34.Doi: 10.13000/J009v26N02_03Suggested Readings:These are not required readings, but for those interested in reading more about groupconflict, challenging group members, and variations on power and control, you may alsoconsult the following data sources:Gitterman, A. (2003). Dealing with group members’ testing of authority. Social Workwith Groups 25 (1/2), 185-192.Gitterman, A, & Wayne, J. (2003). Turning points in group life: Using high tensionmoments to promote group purpose and mutual aid. Families in Society, 84 (3).For those interested in or are currently working with children:Schechtman, Z. (2007). Group counseling and psychotherapy with children andadolescents (pp. 30-35; 123-137). New York/London: Routledge Press.Session IV and V:Objectives: To define and exemplify the following group work skills:sessional contractinglimit settingelaboration skillsmediation skillsscanningskills of support and sustainmentpre-group planningconsistency and structure.group rules and policies (attendance, lateness, acting out, and leaving thegroup).Content versus process response.Group-as-a-whole interventions.Impact of agency setting and time.Use and impact of silence.Impact of worker’s gender, race, age, ethnicity and sexual orientation onthe group-as-a-whole, and vice versa.Ethics and Group Work Practice (Session V)Assigned Readings: (please note that this is a heavier reading load, but these areassigned readings for two weeks.)
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