▪ Self-anchored rating scales- Are tools that can developed and used for observation to assist members with tracking problematic behaviors and symptoms. ▪ Role-playing-Another tool that can be used for assessment and involves members acting out their responses to certain situations. ▪ Standardized instruments- Are vital tools that can be used by social workers to assess the overall functioning of a treatment group. ▪ Overall, I learned the importance of working together with group members to set SMART goals and giving them the appropriate tools to achieve their goals. (2) SO WHAT? WHY WAS WHAT I LEARNED IMPORTANT? Reflect on impact of the readings on your professional growth. ▪ One important element l learned was there are a variety of tools and methods that can be used for assessment purposes. ▪ Social workers should empower group members and encourage them …show more content…
▪ I have learned the importance of preparing for group meetings and specific tools used to monitor the group’s progress in achieving their goals. ▪ In social work practice, one main task for the workers is to help clients focus on goal attainment and a social worker needs to be flexible in developing a treatment plan for clients. Toseland, R.W. & R.F. Rivas. (2017). An Introduction to Group Work Practice (8th Edition): Allyn & Bacon: Needham Heights MA. (4) DISCUSSION POST: You can paste the text posted or upload a picture of the two posts on Moodle with this journal entry). I enjoyed the group video that discussed stress management the most. I can really relate to the topic and completely understand the problem of balancing work with school. I think therapeutic journals are a good option for clients to vent their feelings. However, I would have phrased the task differently by stating, "Let's try this exercise vs. homework." Some clients may feel overwhelmed, if it seems like they have too many tasks to complete. I noticed non-verbal behaviors that I would have
Unit Title: 521 Facilitate and development of effective group practice in health and social care or children and young people’s setting
For example, assessment provides clear measurement and recording of achievement during a course that provides identification of individual
The member would have the opportunity to give valuable insight to how their group functions will be impacted during the implementation phase.
In this paper I will identify the need for the group that was chosen. Part of the discussion will concentrate on the three key values used in the group approach with this population. The other will address models and theories of group practice, and the approach used by this group. The paper will also look at the key challenges or obstacles in group interventions with this population. Using the worksheet planning guide for social work group’s eight headings will be discussed. Briefly the readings from the course syllabus will be used in the development plan and incorporated in the paper will be the plans for an initial group session. Based on the skills inventory three critical skills will be addressed. Lastly a critique of a proposed group will be conducted.
I can foresee challenges to using this technique if an individual is in an extreme state of denial re: a presenting problem or if an individual is impaired psychologically, for example experiencing psychosis and unable to rationalize change stages. In these cases, I would view the social workers role as one that assists the individual in allocating restorative services/supports to promote a state where they can consider change
After the video, there were group discussions. The groups spoke about what they would like to do to make a difference and how would they want to make an impact. The small group activities helped motivate, inspire and guide students to start something that matters, according to Somerville.
Assessment, both formative and summative, plays a significant part in the learning experience as it determines progression and enables learners to demonstrate that they have achieved their desired learning outcomes.
(a) There are typically six assessment methods that we can chose to employ within your role. These are listed below along with examples of when and how they could be implemented:
Learning resources that could be used to further my growth and study such as setting up conference with parents and using my online training that my job provided me to help me on day to day basis since every situation different. I learned that different people have different plans on getting better some takes longer while others get better faster some can perform more things quicker and better while for others it takes time. I’ve learned to evaluate my client assignments by observing their day to day activities, behaviors and
Trust is another important function in our group. If we trust our group members, we don’t need to worry about his or her part of the work. Then, we can help each otherc to finish the difficult part. The goals also have important function. When we set up a group, we discuss about our goals, all of my group members want to get a good grade in this class, and I am a senior student, I will do my best to finish my group project.
Within the classroom their needs to be a variety of assessment strategies as not all learners will be able to express their knowledge to the best of their ability in some forms of assessment.
In social work practice, client assessments are important because they allow social workers to gather information from clients. This information helps the acting social worker better understand clients presenting problems. The assessment also helps social workers evaluate a client’s progress and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions used. In this paper, a multidimensional assessment will be performed on a client I have been working with at my internship placement, Urban Ministries of Durham. Once all relevant information is presented, and intervention and treatment plan will be discussed.
The authors of our book illustrated that consultancy draws knowledge, values, and skills of social workers and clients to clarify issues, recognize strengths, discuss options and identify potential courses of action. Social workers empower clients by respecting their competence, drawing on their strengths, and working with them collaboratively to discover solutions (Miley, 2017, p. 13).
After completing the group task of preparing a presentation on, transferring individual facilitation skills into a group work setting I will critically reflect upon my own participation. I will evaluate my self-awareness while working in the group, as well as those around me. The way that I personally dealt with any issues that arose within the group and how that affected the group dynamics. I will also briefly discuss the roles in which each member of the group took and how role allocation affected, the group dynamics and the working relationships. Finally I will evaluate my work having discussed it with my fellow group members.
Overall I believe my key contribution to the task overall was to provide the group with a structured approach and to make sure there was a precise order to when the presentation was presented so it would look as professional and well understood as possible.