Professional Relationships in Social Group Work
Concepts and techniques for fostering positive professional relationships in social group work, including conflict resolution, communication strategies, and the impact of mutual respect and trust. Emphasizes the importance of self-discipline, value-based decision-making, and effective communication in collaborative settings.
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Dr. Jaimon Varghese Social Group Work 1 3/1/2025
Techniques Techniques Conflict resolution (unit 3.3) Relationships Communication (unit 3.2) Use of environment Social Group Work 2 3/1/2025
Techniques: Relationships ( (Harleigh (1) The group worker is behaving professionally when he strives for objectivity and seeks and uses factual material in his work. (2) The group worker is behaving professionally when he works purposefully and plan-fully and knows what his role is and what he is endeavouring to accomplish. Techniques: Relationships Harleigh B B Trecker Trecker, 1955:120) , 1955:120) Social Group Work 3 3/1/2025
(3) The group worker is behaving professionally when he exercises conscious self discipline or control over himself at all time believing that public interest is above self interest. (4) The group worker is behaving professionally when he seeks constantly to develop a sound professional philosophy based on values. He seeks diligently to formulate for himself the convictions he lives by which become the basis for choices or decision Social Group Work 4 3/1/2025
Professional relationship: impacts ( (Harleigh (1) First in an atmosphere of positive professional relationships, a feeling of mutual respect, trust and confidence with one anther is detectable (2) Second, when positive professional relationships prevail, people are warm, friendly, relaxed, open, free and frank with one another. There is an atmosphere that is summed up by the word, respect for human being and for human values Professional relationship: impacts Harleigh B B Trecker Trecker, 1955:121) , 1955:121) Social Group Work 5 3/1/2025
(3) Third, persons who enjoy positive professional relationships are in communication with one another. There is a good deal of plan-full talking, sharing and evaluating and staff work together rather than at cross purposes. (4) Fourth, under conditions of good working relationships persons behave responsibly towards one another. Social Group Work 6 3/1/2025
(5) Fifth, when positive professional relationships exist, pride in the quality of the work done become evident. (6) Under conditions of positive, professional relatedness, group workers are convinced of the worth of the purposes of the agency and of what they are doing together Social Group Work 7 3/1/2025
Techniques: Use of environment (Ronald W Group worker s use of environment in relation to individual group member (1) Connecting members to resources and services (2) Intervening in members social networks (3) Managing contingent rewards and punishment (4) Changing physical environment Techniques: Use of environment (Ronald W Toseland Toseland and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) Social Group Work 8 3/1/2025
(Ronald W Toseland Group worker s use of environment in relation to Group Environment (A) Agency: (1) Clarifying group needs to agency administrators (2) Understanding agency purposes (3) Overcoming resistance (4) Negotiating for additional resources (Ronald W Toseland and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) Social Group Work 9 3/1/2025
(Ronald W (B) Inter agency (1) Establishing contact with persons in other agencies (2) Making linkages (3) Promoting collaboration (4) Joining in social action (Ronald W Toseland Toseland and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) Social Group Work 10 3/1/2025
(Ronald W (C) Community: (1) Surveying community needs (2) Increasing community awareness of available services (3) Lobbying for needed services (4) Organising for social action (Ronald W Toseland (C) Community: Toseland and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) and Robert F Rivas, 1984:187) Social Group Work 11 3/1/2025
Group counselling Group discussion Group decision making Role play Programme media Individual sessions
Siddiqui, H. Y. (2008). Group Work theories and practices. Jaipur: Rawat Publications Toseland Ronald W and Rivas Robert F (1984) An Introduction to Group Work Practice, New York: McMillan Publishing Company Trecker B Harleigh (1955) Social Group Work Principles and Practices, New York: Whiteside Inc, (rev. ed.) Social Group Work 13 3/1/2025
Social Group Work 14 3/1/2025
