Group work a method of social work

1. Presentation of Group Work
By
Uzma Batool
Date- 11 May 2017

2. ON THE TOPIC
GROUP WORK IN
ACTION
RECORDING &
EVALUATION

3. INTRODUCTION
What is group?
According to oxford dictionary “A
number of people or things that are
located, gathered, or classed
together.”

4. WHAT IS GROUP WORK?
Giselle Konopka :
Group work as defined as “as a method of social
work which help individual to enhance their
social functioning through purposeful group
experience and to cope more effectively with
their personal, group and community
problems.”

5. ELEMENTS OF GROUP IN
ACTION
• COMMUNICATION
• PROCESS
• DECISION
• INFLUENCE
• RELATIONSHIPS
• ROLES
• MEMBERSHIP
• FEELINGS
• NORMS
• GROUPATMOSPHERE
• GROUP MATURITY

6. Action Plans
6
Action Responsible
Party
Timeline Performance
remarks
Embroidary institution 1st -30th SEP excellent
Cutting and
stiching
1st -30th OCT good
Dress designing 1st -30th NOV good
handicrafts 1st -30th DEC Highly skilled
Goal: _____VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF A GROPUP OF WOMEN_______

7. PRINCIPLE TO BE FOLLOWED WHILE
GROUP WORK IN ACTION
• To maintain confidentiality.
• A group worker should not be biased.
• Purpose and goal of a social worker should be described.
• Listen to the opinions of the group members whether you agree or
disagree.
• Choose those activities which are useful and enjoyable for the members.
• Homogeneity in terms of age, sex, and class is a prerequisite for the
success of group work in children.

8. What is recording
• According to the social work dictionary (1995) defines
• “ ” as the process of the putting in writing
and keeping on file relevant information about
• The client system;
• Theproblem;
• The intervention;
• The process of treatment; the social economic and
health factors contributing to the situation and the
procedures for termination or referral.

9. 9SOCIAL GROUP WORK RECORDING

10. GROUP WORK RECORDING
Recording helps in remembering the various events, activities, relationship
among members etc. If recorded, things can be remembered as there remains a
proof in black and white and it is not forgotten or skipped easily.
Content of Record
1. Identifying information of the Group- Name of the group, time of meting, place of
meeting, name of present and absent members, name of new members, physical
settings of the agency, important observations.
2. Member participation by Name- Role performed, conversations, talks, expression
of views, sequence of participation in activities, special contributions made,
interaction type, level, duration and creativeness, emotional quality of participation.
3. Description of the group as a whole- General atmosphere in the group- formal/
informal/ competitive/ cooperative/ hostile/ supportive/ permissive etc
4. Description of the group problems- Conflict /fight – nature, types, reasons,
involvement level
5. The relationship and the role of group worker- Material provided by the worker,
arrangement made, agent’s help taken, suggestions given, techniques used for
problem solving, members participation in group decision. 6. Special assistance given-
Member’s name, problems, nature of assistance provided.

11. Importance of Recording
• 1. Records help the group worker to understand individuals in the group.
• 2. Helps the worker understand the group as a whole.
• 3. Provides evidences of growth and change in the members and in the
group worker himself.
• 4. Helps the worker to do more effective job with his group.
• 5. The worker can see emerging and changing interests of individual
members.
• 6. Helps in observing the development of skills and social attitudes.
• 7. Helps to gain knowledge of special problems in the group.
• 8. They are the sources of future planning.
• 9. They are source of information for other workers.
• 10Records provide a permanent and continuous record for the agency.

12. 12SOCIAL GROUP WORK RECORDING

13. PRINCIPLES OF RECORDING
• Principle of flexibility – Group worker should record as a
disciplined professional, that should be in accordance with the
agency and group.
• 2. Principle of selection – Significant observation about individuals
and their interactions, group behavior, activities should be recorded.
• 3. Principle of Readability – Keep it short and simple, should be
well described and presented. Should contain outline and
summaries.
• 4. Principle of Confidentiality – Records should be kept under
lock and key.
• 5. Principle of worker acceptance – Worker should be accepted by
the group as a faithful and reliable and trustworthy person. Worker
should take the responsibility of being accepted.

14. EVALUATION
WHAT IS EVALUATION
Evaluation is a systematic determination of
•A Subject's Merit
•Worth
• Significance
using criteria governed by a set of standards.
It can assist an organization, program, project or any other
intervention or initiative to assess aims; or to find out the
degree of achievement or value in regard to the aim and
objectives and results of any such action that has been
completed .

15. EVALUATION
• Evaluation Involves-
• 1. Ascertaining whether the problem is solved?
• 2. Whether the Group is helped according to the values,
assumptions and principles of Social Group 5 work?
• 3. What techniques, strategies and tools were utilized
for problem solving and why?
• 4. If problem still persists, why? Has there been any
progress at all?
• 5. If no progress has been achieved, why? What are the
reasons behind it?

16. Group Worker Evaluates the following
Evaluation of Individual Growth.
The group worker evaluates the growthof
• Skills
• Methods of problem solving
• Behavior
• Techniques and knowledge gained

17. Evaluation of the Group
• Group is a medium for achieving individuals’
objectives and individual personality
development. The group worker evaluates the
group maturity that is achieved, skills and
experiences that are developed, the techniques
of problem solving that are learnt, and mutual
understanding and cooperation developed
among group members.

18. Methods for collecting data for
evaluation
• There is no single method for designing or
conducting an evaluation; methods can be
• Quantitative or qualitative
• Formal or informal
• Formative or summative
• Self administered or externally administered

19. 1.Questionnaire
• a common approach that
involves having students
complete a survey either
online or in class. The
questions posed can be open
ended or closed, or a
combination.

20. 2. Checklist
• Checklist – is a tool for
identifying the presence
or absence of conceptual
knowledge, skills, or
behaviors.Rating Scales- is
a tool used for assessing
the performance of tasks,
skill levels, procedures,
process, qualities, or end
products.

21. 3.Evaluation handout
• 3.Evaluation handout:
some academics design
their own evaluation
handouts that can
combine a number of
evaluative methods and
are anonymous, quick and
easy to complete. They
can take any form, use
images, diagrams,
comment boxes, or
questions and lists as
above.

22. 4. Interview
• Interview can be done
individually or in small
groups and provide the
opportunity for you to probe
for deeper analysis of the
process and experience. The
disadvantage of this method
is that it can be time
consuming for both you and
the students, and in a larger
group maybe some students
may be more vocal than
others.

23. 5. Focus Group:
• Focus group uses a
facilitative rather than direct
questioning approach and is
a useful way of having
students discuss the process
of group work. This method
allows students to work off
and build upon each other’s
answers. The disadvantage
is that it is time consuming
for both you and the
students and there is the
added difficulty of arranging
a time that will suit
everyone.

24. Importance of Evaluation
• 1. Enables the worker to discover points at which
group members need to alter their procedures.
• 2. Helpful in planning new objectives.
• 3. Alter/Renew unsuited objectives.
• 4. Helps worker to adjust and modernize his
methods of working with the group.
• 5. Helps as a learning process.
• 6. Helpful in discovering success/failure of
group work and identifying ways to improve the
same.

25. Types of groups can be used
• Educational group.
• Recreational group.
• Personality development group.
• Treatment group.

26. CONCLUSION
• GROUP WORK IS THE NEED OF A TIME.
• In the process of group work in action,
planning,organizing, implementation recording
and evaluation all these steps play important
role for any activity to be done in a smooth
way.
• Our behaviors are channelized while working
in groups.

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