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- method of social work that helps individuals to enhance their social functioning through purposeful group experiences, as well as to cope more effectively with their personal, group, or community problems
- individuals help each other in order to influence and change personal, group, organizational, and community problems |
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| Social Worker focus for group work |
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| social worker focuses on helping each member change his or her environment or behavior through interpersonal experience. A social worker helps members come to agreement regarding the purpose, function, and structure of a group. A group is the major helping agent. |
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| member focus for group work |
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| Members help each other change or learn social roles in the particular positions held or desired in the social environment.through the process of interacting with each other, gain more knowledge and insight into themselves for the purpose of making changes in their lives. The goal of the group may be a major or minor change in personality structure or changing a specific emotional or behavioral problem. |
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| Individual self-actualization occurs through: |
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Release of feelings that block social performance
Support from others (not being alone)
Orientation to reality and check out own reality with others
Reappraisal of self |
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| Some types of groups include: |
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Groups centered on a shared problem
Counseling groups
Activity groups
Action groups
Self-help groups
Natural groups
Closed versus open groups
Structured groups
Crisis groups
Reference groups (similar values) |
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| treatment approach in which roles are enacted in a group context. Members of the group re-create their problems and devote themselves to the role dilemmas of each member. |
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| treatment approach in which roles are enacted in a group context. Members of the group re-create their problems and devote themselves to the role dilemmas of each member. |
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stage of group development
1. Preaffiliation |
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| development of trust (known as forming) |
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stage of group development
2. Power and control |
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| struggles for individual autonomy and group identification (known as storming) |
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| utilizing self in service of the group (known as norming) |
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| acceptance of each other as distinct individuals (known as performing) |
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| independence (known as adjourning) |
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| Factors affecting group cohesion include: |
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Group size
Homogeneity: similarity of group members
Participation in goal and norm setting for group
Interdependence: dependent on one another for achievement of common goals
Member stability: frequent change in membership results in less cohesiveness |
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Instillation of hope
Universality
Altruism
Interpersonal learning
Self-understanding and insight |
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| when a group makes faulty decisions because of group pressures. Groups affected by groupthink ignore alternatives and tend to take irrational actions that dehumanize other groups. A group is especially vulnerable to groupthink when its members are similar in background, when the group is insulated from outside opinions, and when there are no clear rules for decision making. |
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eight causes of groupthink
1. Illusion of invulnerability |
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| excessive optimism is created that encourages taking extreme risks. |
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eight causes of groupthink
2. Collective rationalization |
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| members discount warnings and do not reconsider their assumptions. |
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eight causes of groupthink
3. Belief in inherent morality |
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| members believe in the rightness of their cause and ignore the ethical or moral consequences of their decisions. |
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eight causes of groupthink
4. Stereotyped views of those “on the out” |
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| negative views of the “enemy” make conflict seem unnecessary. |
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eight causes of groupthink
5. Direct pressure on dissenters |
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| members are under pressure not to express arguments against any of the group’s views. |
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eight causes of groupthink
6. Self-censorship |
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| doubts and deviations from the perceived group consensus are not expressed. |
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eight causes of groupthink
7. Illusion of unanimity |
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| the majority view and judgments are assumed to be unanimous. |
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eight causes of groupthink
8. Self-appointed “mindguards” |
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| members protect the group and the leader from information that is problematic or contradictory to the group’s cohesiveness, views, and/or decisions. |
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| ccurs during group decision making when discussion strengthens a dominant point of view and results in a shift to a more extreme position than any of the members would adopt on their own. These more extreme decisions are toward greater risk if individuals’ initial tendencies are to be risky and toward greater caution if individuals’ initial tendencies are to be cautious. |
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