Benefits + Challenges of Groups
The support given or received from others (i.e. companionship, spiritual support, access to resources)
What is Mutual Assistance?
Created to complete a specific set of objectives vs. focusing on emotional + needs of group members.
What is Task vs. Treatment Groups?
*Bonus 100* Identify 2 types of tasks + treatment groups.
True or False: Groups members are expected to provide direction + structure to the group.
What is False?
Groups also rely on their leaders to encourage members to participate, enforce formal/informal rules, and create community amongst the group.
Unwritten expectations for group member engagement + behaviors that can help or hinder a group.
What are group Norms?
Examples of 3 task roles
What are the following roles...
information seekers, opinion seekers, elaborators, instructors, energizing role, recorders, procedural technician.
Helps reduce individual isolation + allows sharing of thoughts, beliefs, interests.
Various disciplines that work togethers on behalf of client treatment in their area of expertise.
What is Multidisciplinary Team?
*Bonus 100* Identify other 3 professionals that may be included on these teams.
Social workers can _______ skills to teach clients news alternatives for problem solving.
What is modeling/coaching?
Creating safe spaces for open expression of ideas and disagreements in which members are respected + considered.
What are positive group norms?
Pick one. Group maintenance roles are concerned with improving/impair group roles.
A benefit of groups includes safe space for feedback, support, and ____________
What is Testing New Behaviors?
Helps to problem solve social, environmental, + economic problems
What is Social Action Group?
What is program consultation?
Process used by groups to reach a general agreement about what they want + how they will get it.
What is Consensus Decision Making?
Group members that attempt to meet their on needs have _______________ roles in group.
What is Nonfunctional?
*Bonus 100* Identify 2 nonfunctional roles in groups.
A benefit of working together to problem solve, brainstorm, combine resources in order to __________
What is Goal Achievement?
Examples include Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Narcotics Anonymous, etc.
What is Support Group?
True or False: The Generalist Intervention Model applies to both treatment and task groups.
What is True?
_____ and gender contribute to group dynamics + composition.
What is Age?
The difference between scapegoats and defensive group members is _______.
What is responsibility for their actions?
Various perspectives, knowledge, + critical thinking skills
What is Group Decision-Making?
Membership is not based on being an experts, but rather other contributions they may make.
What is Board of Directors?
*Bonus 100* How might this impact your work as a social worker?
Two ways to navigate confrontation in groups.
What is group responsibility + I statements?
A focus group for a new mental health app for those diagnosed with bipolar schizophrenia disorder is an example of a ___________ group.
What is homogenous group?
Identify 6 maintenance roles within a group
What are the following...
encourager, listener, follower, harmonizer, compromiser, and tension reliever.