Treatment groups and psycho-educational groups help individuals address personal problems and improve their lives. Treatment groups include therapy groups, support groups, educational groups, and socialization groups. Psycho-educational groups focus on educating clients about their disorders and ways of coping. The purpose of these groups is to expand self-awareness, provide treatment options, and motivate clients to enter recovery. Both treatment and psycho-educational groups speak to the social work profession of helping individuals and groups enhance their well-being.

1. TREATMENT GROUPS AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Presenter
Carolene Fraser

2. Introduction
Groups are a fundamental part of social life. Groups and size varied, They
can be highly rewarding to their members and to society as a whole, but
there are also significant problems and dangers with them. All this makes
them an essential focus for research, exploration and action hence the
profession of social work plays a vital role

3. Introduction Cont.
social workers work with a variety of groups such as Treatment
Groups and Psycho-educational Groups these group help
individual to solve problems and accomplish their desire in some
form.

4. What is a Group
A group is number of individuals
or things considered together
because of similarities: a small
group of supporters in a
community club.

5. Treatment Groups
According to Kirst-Ashman (2009), treatment groups are groups
that help individuals to solve personal problems, change
behaviours, cope with stress, and improve quality of life.

6. Major Types Of Treatment Groups
Therapy Groups
These are groups that help member with serious psychological and
emotional problems to change their behaviours.

7. Major Types Of Treatment Groups Cont'd
Support Group
Support groups are group in which members share a common
issue and meet on an ongoing basis as such its members work
together to support and help each other cope with their personal
problems

8. Educational Groups
These are groups that provides some form of information for it
member. educational group helps members to enhance their
potential
Major Types Of Treatment Groups Cont'd

9. Socialization Groups
Socialization groups are goal driven and results oriented. They are
designed to help individuals learn social skills
Major Types Of Treatment Groups Cont'd

10. Psycho-educational Groups
Fritsche L. (2014), psycho-educational group is a specific type of
group therapy that focuses on educating clients about their
disorders and ways of coping. Many psycho-educational groups
consist of members that all share the same diagnosis

11. Psycho-educational Groups Cont'd
Psycho-educational groups provide information designed to have a
direct application to clients’ lives to instill self awareness, suggest‐
options for growth and change, identify community resources that
can assist clients in recovery

12. Purpose of Psycho-educational Group
The major purpose of psycho educational groups is expansion of
awareness about the behavioural, medical, and psychological
consequences of substance abuse. Another prime goal is to
motivate the client to enter the recovery stage.

13. Treatment and Psycho-educational Group are group that speak to the
mezzo practice in social work this highlight the definition of the social
work profession stated by National Association of Social Workers which
states "Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals,
families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and
collective well-being etc.
Conclusion