This document outlines 10 principles of social group work: planned group formation, specific objectives, purposeful worker-group relationships, continuous individualization, guided group interaction, democratic self-determination, flexible functional organization, progressive program experience, resource utilization, and evaluation. It also notes that group work is practiced by the group itself, is based on a humanitarian philosophy of helping one another, provides more information and skills while developing human personality.

1. PRINCIPLES SOCIAL
GROUP WORK
DR. SARAVANA K

2. TRECKER
1. The principle of planned group formation
2. The principle of specific objectives
3. The principle of purposeful worker-group relationship
4. The principle of continuous individualization
5. The principle of guided group interaction
6. The principle of democratic group selfdetermination
7. The principle of flexible functional organization
8. The principle of progressive programme experience
9. The principle of resource utilization
10. The principle of evaluation.

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUP WORK
• Group work practiced by group itself
• It’s based on humanitarian philosophy
• It gives aspiration to help each other
• Group work provides more information and more skill
• It develop human personality
•