SOCWK120R Chapter 7: Social Works with Groups and Communities (Chapter 7)
14 Dec 2015
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Skills used in group practice are often important for work with communities, they offer strategies for helping a collective of people develop trust and communicate more effectively with each other. Social work with groups movement of the 1800s. Group and community work have their roots in the settlement. Social gospel movement had a deep commitment to collective action. Group work was seen as informal and unstructured. Group work: and to the development of good citizenship. Kinds of groups: self-help groups: groups that do not have a professional facilitator and may be either leaderless, have a rotating leaser, or designate a leader from within the group. Web-based support groups are available for those who are not able to connect with a community group: educational groups: primary focus on education. Groups for heart and stroke victims leader with expertise on the topic: support/therapeutic groups: primary focus is supporting people dealing with specific problems.
