This document discusses the scope and role of social group work in correctional and industrial settings. Social group work aims to help individuals enhance their social functioning through purposeful group experiences. In correctional settings, social group work is used with juvenile delinquents, in prisons, de-addiction centers, and with children with disabilities. Groups in these settings address problems, build self-confidence and esteem, and facilitate adjustment. In industries, social group work forms task-oriented and peer groups and runs programs on stress, family issues, and substance abuse to improve productivity and employee well-being. Social workers assess needs, provide counseling and referrals, and coordinate welfare services in correctional and industrial settings.

1. Group work in
Correctional
&
Industrial settings
- R. Gayatri
L. Subha

2. What is a group?
A number of people coming together to meet up on a
regular basis or for a cause is called Group.
Definition:
Social Group Work is a method of social work which helps
individuals to enhance their social functioning through
purposeful group experiences and to cope more
effectively with their personal, group or community
problems”

3. Scope of Group work in Correctional settings
 Juvenile Delinquents
 Prison
 De-addiction centers
 Health settings for children with disabilities

4. Children in Juvenile Delinquents
There are two types of children who fall under this category
-> Children who are in need of care
-> Children who are against the law

5. Group work with children against the law
 It opens up opportunities to participate in the
functioning of the agency
 Children discuss about the problems between the
inmates
 Discussion about the issues related to division of work
 Complaints about the staff in charge
Children are seen to improve in self confidence, self esteem
and behavior since they are properly respected in the
juvenile homes

6. Group therapy in juvenile home
 It seeks to facilitate adjustment in the centre
 It seeks to further diagnostic understanding
 Gain insight about oneself from the others in the group
 It sought to meet normal growth needs
 It seeks to influence the institutional milieu

7. Group work in prison
 Group therapies to indulge the prison mates to share their
feelings
 Indulging them in study and vocational training
 Helps them become employable when they get released
 Helps the inmates to tackle post prison experience

8. Role of a social worker in prisons
 To assess new arrivals to the prison
 Develop treatment and support plans for inmates
 Provide individual therapy & psychosocial educational
support groups
 Provide referrals to medical or mental-health services
 To monitor the progress and compliance of inmates in
treatment
 To arrange group activities for recreation

9. Group work in Industries
Business and Industry are not merely profit oriented
institutions but have social obligations as well, Hence
social group work does have plenty of scope in industry,
as it can help it to achieve its social goals.
Today, it is not only the production or sale of goods and
services that is the managements’ concern, but the social
climate inside the organisation, the work structure and
the mental health of the employees is of equal concern.

10. Formation of Groups in Industries
 Task oriented groups
 Peer / Friendship groups
 Groups for CSR activities
 Recreation groups
 Administrative groups

11. Programs & workshops for at-risk employees
 To improve productivity
 To cope with job related stress
 Family and marital stress
 Anxiety
 Alcohol / Drug abuse

12. Factors influencing group work in Industries
 The attitude of the management
 The interest of employees towards group work
 The needs of the business
 The availability of employees for group work
 Cost effectiveness of the group work services provided

13. Role of Social workers in Industrial setting
o Family individual and group, counselling and home visit in relation to
adjustment of the work orientation, personality and other problems at
preventive level
o Active participation in corporate social responsibility activities and
community development initiatives of the industry.
o Employee management and effective intervention of labour
management problems.
o Workers recreation management.
o Health and educational help
o Co-ordination of welfare services with other welfare agencies.

14. Conclusion
Social group work plays a vital role in helping
individuals and groups towards better adaptation
towards work in industries and towards betterment
and development of people in correctional settings

15. Thank You!!!