Social group work aims to develop individuals through interactions in group situations and create cooperative group actions for common goals. It is a psychosocial process focused on developing leadership, cooperation, and building on group interests for social purposes. Social group work recognizes that many physical and mental health issues stem from social and emotional problems, and that people seek help from social workers and counselors to meet social needs. The practice utilizes group processes to achieve individual and group objectives.

1. Social Group
Work
Dr. Saravana K
DPGS in Social Work
BCU, Bengaluru
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2. Contents
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Definition of Social Group Work
Characteristics of Social Group
Work
Purpose of Social Group Work

3. The group
as the unit
of social
work
practice
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It is a well documented fact than many of the
physical and mental illnesses of people are caused
by social and emotional malaise and that social
needs bring people to the office of social workers,
psychologists, and marriage counsellors.
Human beings are strongly dependent on
interactions with other humans.
Social work practice with groups builds on the
important impact of groups on individuals and
utilizes group processes to accomplish individual
and group goals.

4. Definitions of
Social Group
Work

5. • Social Group Work aims at the
development of persons through the
interplay of personalities in group
situations, and at the creation of such
group situations to provide for integrated,
co operative group action for common -
(Coyle 1937)
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6. • Social Group work is a
psychosocial process which is
concerned no less than with
developing leadership ability and
co operation than with building
on the interests of the group for a
social purpose (Hamilton -1949)
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7. Evolution of social group
work in the United
States
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8. Purpose
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9. Guiding values
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10. Primary
rationale for
group services
in social work
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11. Mutual aid
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12. Practice models
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13. Special
considerations
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14. Works cited
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