A Mutual-Aid Model for Social Work with Groups by Dominique Moyse Steinberg

Author:Dominique Moyse Steinberg [Steinberg, Dominique Moyse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Social Work
ISBN: 9781134473014
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Amazon: B00IMYW748
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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Exercises

7.1: Distinguishing Group Work from Casework in a Group

Purpose

To help participants distinguish between individual problem solving based on mutual aid from individual problem solving in the presence of an “audience” (other group members).

Learning Value

Opportunity to compare both the tone and dynamics of individual problem solving based on mutual aid with an approach that does not prioritize mutual aid.

Duration

About 60 to 90 minutes

What’s Required

Appendix G: Case Record: Group Work v. Casework in a Group—Jim Part I/Jim Part II

Appendix H: Case Record: Group Work v. Casework in a Group—Sara

Appendix I: Skills for Catalyzing Mutual Aid During Individual Problem Solving

Instructor Directions

Part A

1. Distribute Appendix G.

2. One participant reads Jim, Part I aloud while everyone else follows along.

3. Immediately thereafter another participant reads Jim, Part II aloud while everyone else follows along.

4. Participants assess the difference between the two scenarios in relation to:

A. The degree to which members of Jim’s group engage in self-reference and self-reflection (story sharing).

B. The degree to which the details of Jim’s problem are revealed.

C. The level of empathy (group climate) toward Jim’s situation by his co-members.

D. The quality of problem solving that takes place.

Part B

1. Instructor reads Sara aloud while everyone else follows along.

2. Using the previous analysis of Jim as a framework, participants assess the quality of problem solving in the Sara case example.

Part C

1. Distribute and briefly review Appendix I.

2. Using Appendix I as reference participants practice worker statements in a hypothetical “next” meeting of Sara’s group that are intended to catalyze mutual aid during the problem-solving process that examines her situation.

Outcome

At the end of this exercise participants are better able to identify the skills and strategies for helping a group maintain mutual aid even when the focus is on one individual’s particular situation.

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