Understanding the Components of Social Group Work

 
Components of Social Group
Work
 
 
A. Group Objectives:
 
 
The 
group
 strongly influences the behavior of its members by providing them with support,
reinforcements, security, encouragement, protection, rationale, rationalization, etc. However,
the group experience can be used to achieve certain objectives some of which are as
follows:
Correction
----To provide restorative or remedial experiences, i-e., where there has been
social or personal dysfunction or breakdown of individuals within social institutions.
Prevention
----To prevent personal and social breakdown where there is a danger of
deterioration.
Normal Growth and Development-
---To facilitate normal growth and development
processes of individual members particularly during certain stressful periods in the life
cycle.
Personal Enhancement 
----To achieve a greater measure of self fulfillment and personal
enhancement through meaningful and stimulating interpersonal relations.
Citizen Responsibility and Participation
---- to inculcate democratic values among group
members as they are helped to become responsibility involved as individuals and
members of groups, as active participants in society.
 
 
B. Program:
 
 
Program
 is a concept which broadly includes the entire range of activities,
relationships, interactions and experiences which have been deliberately planned and
carried out with the help of group worker to meet the needs of individuals and groups.
 
As 
Konopka 
says, “B
y Program is meant any activity which the group does in the
presence of a group worker during the course of group meetings.
 
 Program is the 
vehicle
 through which relationships are made and needs and
interests of the group and its individual members are fulfilled.
 
 However, in social group work, the program must meet the following criteria:
Program should grow out of the needs and interests of the individuals who compose
the group.
Program should take into account such factors as age of the group members, cultural
background and economic differences.
 
 
Cont
 
Program should provide individuals with experiences and opportunities which they
voluntary choose to pursue because of their inherent values.
Program should be flexible and varied to satisfy a variety of needs and interests and
to afford a maximum number of opportunities for participation.
Program should evolve from the simple to the more complex, with movement
coming as a result of group growth in ability and readiness. Movement from initially
“personal” to “social” or “community” concerns should be an ultimate objective if
our programs are to have greater social significance.
Program context should provide a centre around which the members come
together.
 
C. Worker:
 
  
By 
worker
, we mean 
a person who facilitates group members in group interactions
.
Social group worker is the 
most important component 
of group work who works as a 
liaison
between group and agency. He/she as a 
representative 
of agency is responsible for the
provision of guidance and help of the group. The way in which he/she works is a distinguished
characteristic of social group work. He/she adopts a 
posture of facilitating 
rather than
dominating, 
interpreting
 rather than declaring, and 
assisting
 rather than leading.
 
In this regard, the group worker must possess few 
essentials
 and 
abilities of
:
Selection of a group.
Establishing purposeful working relationship with group member.
Obtaining maximum information about the group.
Identification, recording and diagnosis of group needs and problems.
Resolving group conflicts through mediation.
Optimum utilization of agency and group resources.
Collaboration between group members and agency administration
Proper programme planning and development.
Evaluation of programme.
 
D. Agency:
 
 
In social group work, an 
agency
 refers to any governmental or non-governmental
organization which through group work provides services. The 
aim
 of these agencies is
to facilitate individuals in resolving their different issues and cater their several needs
through group interaction. Such agencies 
help groups 
to attain their common goals by
creating adaptation between resources and problems of group members.
 
The 
performance
 of any agency, however, is 
based on several factors
 such as:
Nature of agency
Objectives and policies of agency
Budget of agency
Relation ship between administration and staff of the agency
Relationship of staff member and group members
Coordination and cooperation of agency with other agencies.
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Social group work involves various components such as group objectives, programs, and workers. Group objectives focus on correction, prevention, growth, enhancement, responsibility, and participation. Programs are carefully planned activities that meet the needs of individuals and groups, while workers facilitate group interactions by serving as liaisons between the group and the agency. They emphasize facilitating, interpreting, and assisting rather than dominating or leading.


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  1. Components of Social Group Work

  2. A. Group Objectives: The group strongly influences the behavior of its members by providing them with support, reinforcements, security, encouragement, protection, rationale, rationalization, etc. However, the group experience can be used to achieve certain objectives some of which are as follows: Correction----To provide restorative or remedial experiences, i-e., where there has been social or personal dysfunction or breakdown of individuals within social institutions. Prevention----To prevent personal and social breakdown where there is a danger of deterioration. Normal Growth and Development----To facilitate normal growth and development processes of individual members particularly during certain stressful periods in the life cycle. Personal Enhancement ----To achieve a greater measure of self fulfillment and personal enhancement through meaningful and stimulating interpersonal relations. Citizen Responsibility and Participation---- to inculcate democratic values among group members as they are helped to become responsibility involved as individuals and members of groups, as active participants in society.

  3. B. Program: Program is a concept which broadly includes the entire range of activities, relationships, interactions and experiences which have been deliberately planned and carried out with the help of group worker to meet the needs of individuals and groups. As Konopka says, By Program is meant any activity which the group does in the presence of a group worker during the course of group meetings. Program is the vehicle through which relationships are made and needs and interests of the group and its individual members are fulfilled. However, in social group work, the program must meet the following criteria: Program should grow out of the needs and interests of the individuals who compose the group. Program should take into account such factors as age of the group members, cultural background and economic differences.

  4. Cont Program should provide individuals with experiences and opportunities which they voluntary choose to pursue because of their inherent values. Program should be flexible and varied to satisfy a variety of needs and interests and to afford a maximum number of opportunities for participation. Program should evolve from the simple to the more complex, with movement coming as a result of group growth in ability and readiness. Movement from initially personal to social or community concerns should be an ultimate objective if our programs are to have greater social significance. Program context should provide a centre around which the members come together.

  5. C. Worker: By worker, we mean a person who facilitates group members in group interactions. Social group worker is the most important component of group work who works as a liaison between group and agency. He/she as a representative of agency is responsible for the provision of guidance and help of the group. The way in which he/she works is a distinguished characteristic of social group work. He/she adopts a posture of facilitating rather than dominating, interpreting rather than declaring, and assisting rather than leading. In this regard, the group worker must possess few essentials and abilities of: Selection of a group. Establishing purposeful working relationship with group member. Obtaining maximum information about the group. Identification, recording and diagnosis of group needs and problems. Resolving group conflicts through mediation. Optimum utilization of agency and group resources. Collaboration between group members and agency administration Proper programme planning and development. Evaluation of programme.

  6. D. Agency: In social group work, an agency refers to any governmental or non-governmental organization which through group work provides services. The aim of these agencies is to facilitate individuals in resolving their different issues and cater their several needs through group interaction. Such agencies help groups to attain their common goals by creating adaptation between resources and problems of group members. The performance of any agency, however, is based on several factors such as: Nature of agency Objectives and policies of agency Budget of agency Relation ship between administration and staff of the agency Relationship of staff member and group members Coordination and cooperation of agency with other agencies.

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