Group work is an effective method for working with children, youth, and the elderly in educational institutions. It can be used for remedial, supportive, and psychoeducational purposes. Common goals of group work in educational settings include helping slow learners, mainstreaming out-of-school youth, addressing dropout issues, developing life skills, and generating awareness around health issues. The social group worker's roles include facilitating the group, advocating for members, educating, and interpreting communications to help address issues like academic stress, relationship problems, and mental health concerns faced by students.

1. SOCIAL GROUP WORK
WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION SETTING
J. SOLOMON JENIFER RAJ
1ST M.S.W OF ST. XAVIER’S COLLEGE,
PALAYAMKOTTAI
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2. Introduction
Group work is one of the primary methods of social work
which develops the ability to establish constructive
relationship in individuals through group activities.
This is also one of the effective ways of working with
Children, Youth and elder
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3. Current use of Group in India
Group Work with Children and Youth
Group Work with Women
Group Work with Elderly
Group Work with Workers
Group Work with Communities
Group Work with Children and Youth
Under this group the Educational setting group work practiced in
India and this is also one of the effective ways to work with children and
youth
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4. Types of Groups
Remedial - aimed to improve certain skills
Supportive - giving emotional support to the students
Psycho educational - deals with common issues occur at
different stages of development
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6. Social Group Work with
Educational Institution Setting
Many a time neither the parent nor the teacher are
aware of the fact that child is facing stress in school or
college Even if they do, they are not proficient in
dealing with the problem. The sources of stress may
from scholastic difficulties to the problem of
maintaining relationship. The organisational dynamic of
schools also makes an impact on the social and
academic adjustment of children and adolescents
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7. Sources of Stress
School policies such as rules for conduct and manner of
rule enforcement, number of teachers, their training and
educational status, etc., all of these can be potential
sources of stress.
Pressure from parent and teacher for achieving high
standards of academic performance and social behaviour,
are the most common source of stress.
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8. Girl in particular, cutting across all
socio economic strata, caste and
religious categories, face a high level
of stress from of these sources. The
stress, faced by children if left
unattended, may lead to mental
health problems and drop outs.
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9. Group Work is a Medium
Guidance and support is an effective way of
dealing with stress, and group is an ideal medium
to provide both. Ensuring educational inputs to
children outside the formal school setting also
poses a serious challenge in all developing
societies. The group work offers a useful
opportunity in addressing many of these issues.
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10. Purpose of Group Work with Educational
Institution Setting
A. Helping slow learners
B. Mainstreaming out of school children and youth
C. Dealing with problem of drop out
D. Helping youth acquire value education
E. Helping youth acquire skills to become self employed
F. Generating awareness about Drug use, HIV/AIDS and other health issues
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11. Objectives of Educational Institution
Setting Group Work
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12. Group Work with
Normal Children
To provide recreational service to children
To provide an experience of functioning in group
To provide informal education
To prepare children for social responsibility
To develop life skills
To provide help in dealing with problems of social
functioning
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13. Group Work with street and working
Children
To provide recreational activities
To meet emotional needs of children
To develop life skills to strengthen capacities to
avoid exploitation and abuse
To provide livelihood and shelter
To provide informal education
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14. Group Work with Children in Residential
Institutions
To provide recreational activities
To develop life skills to strengthen their capacities to
manage life in an institution
To provide help in dealing with personal problems
To provide informal education
To give Emotional support
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15. Group work with
staff members
To provide recreational activities
To develop skills to strengthen their capacities to manage
the students
To give Emotional support
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16. Skills of Social Group Worker in
Educational Institutions Setting
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17. Skill in Analysing the Group Situation
Skill in Evaluation
Skill of Programme Planning
Skill in Interpreting Verbal Communication
Skill of Answering Question
Skills of Social Group Worker in Educational
Institutions Setting
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18. Cont..
Skill in Effective Helping Relationship
Skill of Empathy
Skill of Encouraging the Member’s Feedback
Skill of Active Listening
Skill in prioritization of the Problem
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19. Role of Social group worker in Educational
Institution Setting
Enabler
Broker
Advocate
Activist
Mediator
Negotiator
Educator
Initiator
Co-coordinator
Group Facilitator
Communicator and
Interpreter
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20. Thank You
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