Methods of Social Work- II : Work with Groups ( Social Group Work)
Learner Objectives :
1. Understand the place of group work in social work intervention
2. Understand group work as an instrument of change/development in individual in groups
3. Understand use of programme as a tool for group development
4. Develop skills to work with different stages and record the process
5. Understand relevance of group in different set up
1. Understanding Concepts of Social Group Work
i. Concept of group and its importance of groups in human life cycle.
ii. Definition of social group work
iii. Characteristics of social group work
iv. History and development of social group work
2. Social Group Work Method
i. Theories applicable to group work practice
ii. Values and distinctive principles of Group Work
iii. Social group work in different fields
iv. Types of groups in social group work practice- open and closed groups; social
treatment groups (Re-socialization, groups, therapeutic groups, T-groups); task
oriented groups (forum, committees and work team); developmental groups ( self
help groups and support groups )
3. Group Work Process
i. Steps in group formation
ii. Stages in group development :- pre-group stage, orientation stage, problem
solving stage, termination stage.
iii. Role of social worker in different stages of group development.
4. Use of Programme in Social Group Work
i. Concept of programme
ii. Principles of programme planning
iii. Importance of programme in group work practice
iv. Programme planning and implementation
5. Skills of Group Worker
i. For group development
ii. For programme planning
iii. For programme implementation
6. Understanding the Individual in the Group Processes and Group as a Totality.
7. Group Process and Dynamics
i. Steps in understanding group process
ii. Analysis of group interaction
iii. Leadership and its development in group process
iv. Communication in group
v. Group dynamics: - group bond, sub-groups, group conflict, confrontation, apathy
and group control
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8. Use of Techniques and Tools in Group Work
i. Use of relationship
ii. Conflict resolution
iii. Verbal and non-verbal communication
iv. Purposeful creation of environment
v. Fishbowe technique
9. Recording in Group Work
i. Importance of recording in group work
ii. Principles of recording
iii. Types of recording- narrative, process and summary
iv. Techniques of recording –observation, sociogram, interaction diagrams.
v. Bales’ categories of interaction process analysis
10. Evaluation of Group Work
i. Importance of continuous evaluation in group work
ii. Types of evaluation
iii. Methods of evaluation
Bibliography
G III - Working with Groups
Recommended Reading :
1. Bhatt R.M. (1960) Records of Group Work Practice in India, Baroda University : Baroda
2. Delhi School of Social Work (1958) Field Work Records in Group Work and Community
organization, London : Tavistock Publication
3. Doel, Mark & Sawda, Catherine (2003) The Essentials of Group Worker, London :
Jessica Kingsley Pub.
4. Douglas, Tom (1976): Group Process in Social Work - a Theoretical Synthesis, New York
: John Wiley & Sons
5. Dougles Tom (1978) Basic Group Work, London : Tavistock Publication
6. Barhard (1975) The Use of Groups in Social Work Practice, USA : Routlede & Kegan
Paul Ltd
7. Klein Josphine (1967) The Study of Groups, London :Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd
8. Konopka Gisela (1954) Group Work in Institution, New York : Associate Press
9. Konopka Gisela (1983 3rd Ed.), Social Group Work a Helping Process, New Jersey :
Prentice Hall
10. Northen, Helen (1969) Social Work with Groups, New York : Columbia University Press
11. Northen, Helene, Roberts (1976) Theory of Social Work with Groups, New York :
Columbia University Press
12. Phillips, Helen (1962) Essentials of Social Group Work Skills, New York : Associate
Press
13. Reid E. Kenneth (1996) Social Work Practice with Groups - A Clinical Perspective, , USA
: Brook/Cole Publishing Company
14. Ryland and Wilson (1949) Social Group Work Practice, USA : Houghton Mifflin Co.
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15. Trecker, Herleigh (1955) Group Work-Foundations & Frontiers, New York : Whiteside &
William Marrow & Co
16. Trecker, Herleigh (1970) Social Group Work-Principles and Practices, New York :
Associate Press
General Readings :
1. Battacharya, Sanjay Social Work an Integrated Approach, New Delhi : Deep & Deep
Publicators Pvt. Ltd.
2. Berne, Eric (1966) Principles of Group Treatment, New York : Gnve Press
3. Bradford (Ed.) (1964) T Group Theory & Laboratory Method, New York : John Wiley &
Sons
4. Cartwright, Dorwin & Zandev, Alvin (1968) Group Dynamics, Research and Theory,
London : Tavistock Publicators
5. Choudhary, Paul (1983) Introduction to Social Work, Delhi : Atma Ram & Sons
6. Corey, Geral (1977) Groups Process and Practice, USA: Brook/Cole Publishing
Company
7. Douglas, Tom (1977) Group Work Practice, London : Tavistock Publication
8. Garland, J.A. Group Work Reaching out, People places and Power
9. Gravin, Charles D., Lorriae M. Gulier (Ed.) (2007) A Hand Book of Social Work with
Groups, Rawat Publication
10. Gravin, Charles D (1981) Contemporary Group Work, New Jersey : Prentice-Hard-ING
11. Heap, Ken 1(985) The Practices of Social Work with Groups- Systematic Approach, UK :
George Allen & Unwin
12. Jha, Jainendra Kumar : Encyclopaedia of Social Work, New Delhi : Anmol Publications
Pvt. Ltd.
13. Shaw, Marllin E. (2nd Ed.) Group Dynamics, New Delhi : Tata – McGraw Hill Publishing
14. Wilson, Gertrude & Ryland, Gladys (1949) Social Group Work Practice, Haughton Mifflin
Company
Reference http://www.unipune.ernet.in/stud_info/Syllabi/Syllabus_2008.html
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