S W 332 Chapter 11: Chapter 11
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Chapter 11: forming and assessing social work groups. Treatment groups the focus is on helping individuals to make changes by seeking to enhance their socioemotional well-being through the development of social skills, education and therapy. Task groups the focus may be on the group as a whole as the unit of change or the group as a mechanism for influencing the individual members. Support groups help members cope with life stresses by revitalizing coping skills so that members can more effectively adapt to life events. Educational groups have the primary purpose of helping members learning about themselves and their society. Growth groups stress self-improvement, offering members opportunities to expand their capabilities and self-awareness and make personal changes. Therapy groups help members change their behavior, cope with or ameliorate their personal problems or rehabilitate themselves after a social or health trauma.
