Social Work Groups
A type of group when new members can join at any time
What is an open group?
This process helps determine whether goals were met and whether the helping relationship was beneficial
What is evaluation?
This formal one-on-one communication includes both verbal and nonverbal exchanges between a social worker and client
What is an interview
This type of social work combines research knowledge, clinical expertise, social work values, and client preferences
What is evidence-based social work practice(EBP)?
Records cannot be released without this from the client
What is proper client consent?
A type of group when all members begin at the same time
What is a closed group?
valuation measures are compared to this starting point to determine progress.
What is baseline?
This term involves is the act of acknowledging and affirming a client's feelings and experiences
What is validating
Evidence-based practice that requires using services supported by this type of research
What is rigorous scientific (empirical) research?
Proper documentation must be clear, accurate, and free of these.
What are value judgments and/or subjective comments?
This stage of social work groups is characterized as a time to convene, organize, and set a plan. Members are most likely to remain distant or removed until they have had time to develop relationships
What is the beginning stage?
During termination, the social worker and client review this to see if progress was made.
What are client goals?
This term to describe communication is clearly stated (opposite of implicit)
What is explicit?
The failure to properly document services may put social workers at risk of this.
What is malpractice?
These teams reduce the burden on clients by helping them avoid navigating multiple service systems with multiple professionals.
What are interdisciplinary teams?
Almost all of the group’s work occurs at this stage. Relationships are strengthened as a group, so that the tasks can be worked on, and group leaders are usually less involved
What is the middle stage?
This is a common signal that the sessions have become uneventful, and no new ground is discovered.
What is readiness for termination?
The ongoing support to censure clients receives consistent and comprehensive support though their journey
What is continuity of service?
The main goal of evidence-based practice (should) place this at the forefront of decision making.
What is the well-being of clients?
An approach to child welfare that is based on the belief that children need permanence to thrive and focuses on getting children into, and maintaining, permanent homes
What is permanency planning?
The group reviews its accomplishments. Feelings associated with the termination of the group are addressed
What is the end stage?
One major task of termination is helping clients cope with these emotions related to ending services.
What are feelings associated with termination?
One benefit of interdisciplinary teams is the sharing of skills across professions, known as this.
What is cross-fertilization of skills?
Failure to properly document services may put social workers at risk of this.
What is malpractice, negligence, or breach of confidentiality?
Social work interviews can be categorized into these three types (Hint: In. . ., Di. . , and Th. . .)
What is informational, diagnostic, and therapeutic?