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www.evidencebasedgroupwork.com (Mark Macgowan’s site dedicated to all thingsevidenced based group work).www.iaswg.org (the official website of the International Association of Social Work withGroups. The Standards for Social Work with Groups can be located on this website, aswell as other helpful group work resources.www.aaswgma.org (the official website of the MA Chapter of the InternationalAssociation of Social Work with Groups.Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Core Competencies and PracticeBehaviorsThe 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) developed by theCouncil on Social Work Education (CSWE) both require and provide a framework forcompetency-based assessment of educational outcomes in social work trainingprograms. A description of the 10 core competencies and associated foundation andadvanced practice behaviors can be found on the SSW website through the followinglink within the searchable Field Manual: http://simmons.edu/ssw/for/msw/fieldeducation/manual/files/12%20-%20Student%20Learning%20in%20Field.pdf.Student outcomes and learning objectives for this course are based on five out of the tencore competencies.Competency2.1.2. Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.Practice BehaviorsMake ethical decisions by applying the NASW Code of Ethics and the IASWG Standardsfor Social Group Work Practice.Competency2.1.3. Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.Practice BehaviorsDemonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals,families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues.Distinguish, appraise and integrate multiple sources of knowledge, including researchbasedknowledge and practice wisdom.Competency2.1.4. Engage diversity and difference in practice.Practice BehaviorsStudents view themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work asinformants.Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and valueswhen working with diverse groups.Competency2.1.6. Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
Practice BehaviorsUse practice to inform scientific inquiry.Use research evidence to inform practice.Competency2.1.10. Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate groups, communities, andorganizations.Practice BehaviorsUse empathy and other interpersonal skills in practice with groups.Develop a mutually agreed upon focus of work and desired outcomes with groupmembers.Assess client strengths and limitations.Facilitate transitions and endings.Learning Objective Practice Behaviors Assignments Use of Reciprocal Model/Mutual Aid Perspective. Increase knowledge and use of developmental theory, and worker’s skills during phases of group development. Knowledge of Group Typology Differential use of self in group work practice. Use empathy and other interpersonal skills in practice with groups. Develop a mutually agreed upon focus of work and desired outcomes with group members. Assess client strengths and limitations. Facilitate transitions and endings. (Same practice behaviors as above). Demonstrate effective oral and written communication when working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Same practice behaviors as above. Incorporates all of the five competencies and related practice behaviors that this course claims. Classroom discussions, role plays, in-‐class experiential group, final written assignment. Classroom discussions, role plays, observation of community-‐based support group, in-‐class experiential group, final written assignment. Natural group observation and reaction paper. Observation of community-‐based group and reaction paper. Class discussion In-‐class experiential group, natural group observation and reaction paper, community-‐based
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