SW424B: Social Work Practice with Groups

(Theory + Practical)
Full Marks: 50 (35+15)

Teaching hours: 75 (50+25)

Course Description

This course aims at developing knowledge and skills of students on social group work process,
methods, interventions skills, and group mobilization. The overall objectives of the course are to

help students develop an appreciation for the distinguishingfeatrues-ofsocialgm+p workand to

Course Objectives I

l. To enhance knowledge and skills of students on group work methods, techniques, tools

needed to practice with groups, families, organizations and communities.

2. To enhance understanding of students in social group work theories, principles, approach,

communication skills, and group dynamics.

3. To enhance the ability of students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom

for direct social work practice and act according to social work ethics and values in
organizational seffing.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Social Group Work

Group, Team, Group Work and Team Work

Social Group Work: Definition, Meaning, Concept, Scope, Objectives

History of Social Group Work

Douglas l4 Principles of Social Group Work

Relationship between Social Case Work, Social Group Work and Community Organization

Chapter 2: Process of Social Group Work and its Practice 8 hrs

Group Work Process - Planning Phase, Beginning Phase, Middle Phase, Ending Phase

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Recording in Social Group Work, Types and its importance

Roles of group worker: Facilitator, Leader, Moderator, Manager, Administrator, Enabler,

Therapist, Helper, Resource mobilizer and Evaluator

Approaches and Models in Group Work Practice: Therapeutic / Social Treatment,

Developmental Group and Task oriented Group.

Chapter 3: Group Dynamics and Group Development 5 hrs

Group Dynamics

Dynam ics in'Group-ffinaiiun

Group Development

Power

Pattern and process ofgroup interaction

Crisis and Conflict in groups, Crisis management, handiing conflict in group, conflict resolution,

Chapter 4: Theories of Social Group Work 8 hrs

Contemporary theories and methods of group work practice in social work:

Systems Theory

Psychodynamic theory

Social Learning theory

Conflict theory

Garland, Jones and Kolodny's five stage model

NASW Code of Ethics

Ethics in Social Work, IFSW Standards

Chapter 5: Use of Program Media in Group Work 5 hrs

program Laboratory (Program Media in Social Group worD Play, Games, Singing, Dancing,

Role Play, Story Telling, Puppetry, Group Discussion and Excursion

Group climate, Socio-metric pattern and its use, evaluation and assessment of group functioning
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Chapter 6: Leadership and Group Behavior 8 hrs

Leader, Leadership

Tlpes of Leadership

Leadership Theories

Concept ofleadership in the Social Group Work

Central ization and Decentralization

Chapter 7: Social Group Work Practice in Different Settings 8 hrs

Group Work in Nepal

Group Work practices am,ong Children, Youth, Aged, Women

Self Help Groups, Women Group, Cooperative Group, Correctional Setting, and Group Work

communities

Group work in institutional settings like educational institutions, hospitals, and youth

development settings, child settings, family service agencies, municipality, DDC/VDC, social

welfare organizations, labor organizations, NGOs and Community.

Unit V: Practical (Social Work Practice) [2s LH]

Teaching faculty will plan for this practical work as per the availability of financial resources
and feasibility of field work to be carried out related to social work with group. Faculty will
make a single $oup or a number of groups based on the number of students studying. Each
group will go to community/society and will carry out field work of 50 hours and will prepare a

field work or project work report as the social work practice in the community. There will be a
supervisor who will guideisupervisor the overall field work/case work/community/organization

work. The student will present this report in the viva-voce organized by the department/campus
at end of academic year. This viva-voce including the report submitted by the student will be the

basis of final evaluation of 30 marks allocated for the practical of social work practice.

Essential Reading

Balgopal, P.R.& Vassil, T.V.(1983). Groups in Social Work: An Ecological?erspective: New

Epross, P. & Greil G. (2009). Group process and group work techniques. Social workers' desk

reference. Roberts, A. (ed). (97) 679-685 New York: Oxford University Press

Gravin, Charles D. and Lomiae M. Gulier (Ed.) (2007). A Hand Book of Social Work with
Groups. Jaipur:

Lindsay, A. W. (1952). Group l{/ork Recording: Principles and Practices. New York: Women
Press.

phillips, Helen (1962) . Essentials of Social Group Work Skills. New York: Associate Press.

Rawat Publication.

Toseland, R.W. and Rivas, R.F. (2012). Ch. 3 & 4; Understanding Group Dynamics, pp.67-96,
& Leadership, pp. 97-134.

Toseland,R.& Rivas, R. (2003). An introduction to group work practfce. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Trecker, H.B. (1972). Social Group Work: Principles and Practices. New York: Associates Press.

Wilson, G. & Ryland, G.(1949). Social Group Work Practice. Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin
CompanY.

References:

Anderson. J. (1997) Social work with groups: A process model. New York: Longman

Barhard (1975) .The Use of Groups in Social Work Practice. USA : Routlede & Kegan Paul Ltd

Barker, R.L. (2003) The Social Work Dictionary. (5thedn.) Washington, DC: NASW Press

Belmont, CA: Brooks-Cole, Ch. 11, The Work Phase in the Group and Ch. 12, Working with the
Individual in the Group

Borkman,T.J. (1999). [Jnderstanding self-helphnutual aid: Experiential learning in the

Brorvn, Allan (1994). Group Work. Hamphshire: Ashgate-

Corcoran, J. (2009). Groups in social work: A workbook. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon

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Dougles ,Tom (1978)- Basic Group Work. London : Tavistock Publication

Drumm, K. (2006). The essential power of group work. Social Work with Groups,29(2-3),17-
31.

Epross, P. & Greif, G. (2009). Group process and group work techniques. Social workers' desk
reference. Roberts, A. (ed). (91) 679-685 New York: Oxford University Press

Erich, S. & Kanenberg, H. (2011). Skills for group practice: Responding to diversity. Boston:
Allyn and Bacon.

hnp:/iwrwv.aaswg.org Intemational Association for the Advancement of Social Work with

Johnson, D. & Johnson, F. (2003). Joining together: Group theory and group skills (8th ed.).

Boston: Allyn and Bacon

Konopka, G. (1963). Social Group Work: A Helping Process. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice.

Northen, Helene, Roberts (1976). Theory of Social Workwith Groups.New York: Columbia
University Press.

Reed, K. (1997). Social work practice with groups: A clinical perspective. (2nd ed.). Pacific
Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole

Reid E. Kenneth (1996). Social Work Practice with Groups - A Clinical Perspective. USA:
Brook/Cole Publishin g ComPanY.

Shulman, L.(2006). The skills of helping individuals, families, groups, and communities.

Simon, S. R., and Webster, J.A. (2009). Social Group Work Today: A Modality and Orientation
in Crisis. Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups. New York, NY: Routledge. pp.33-
38.

Simon, S., Webster, J., and Horn, K. (2007). A critical call for connecting students and
professional associations. Social Work with Groups,30 (4), 5-19.
Toseland, R.W. and Rivas, R.F. (2012). An Introduction to Group Work Ch. 1; Introduction, PP.

l-44.
Toseland, R.W. and Rivas, R.F. (2012). Ch. 3 & 4; Understanding Group Dynamics, pp.67-96,
& Leadership, pp. 97-134. .!

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