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Types of Groups in SW

This document discusses different types of social groups, including treatment groups, support groups, growth groups, educational groups, socialization groups, social action groups, and task groups. Treatment groups help individuals address personal problems and mental health issues. Support groups allow sharing of experiences between people facing common issues. Growth groups provide emotional support while teaching new skills. Educational groups teach about specific conditions or situations. Socialization groups focus on practicing social skills. Social action groups aim to create social change. Task groups work to accomplish goals that benefit the broader community.

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Types of Groups in SW

This document discusses different types of social groups, including treatment groups, support groups, growth groups, educational groups, socialization groups, social action groups, and task groups. Treatment groups help individuals address personal problems and mental health issues. Support groups allow sharing of experiences between people facing common issues. Growth groups provide emotional support while teaching new skills. Educational groups teach about specific conditions or situations. Socialization groups focus on practicing social skills. Social action groups aim to create social change. Task groups work to accomplish goals that benefit the broader community.

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Types of Groups in the context

of Social Group Work Practice


Introduction
● Meet the socio-emotional needs of individual members.
● To accomplish a specific or a set of tasks of an individual member or
group as a whole for its growth and development.
Konapka (1983) - Development groups and social action groups

Toseland and Rivas (1984) - Treatment and Task Groups.


TYPES OF GROUPS
● Treatment Group
○ Treatment groups that help individuals to solve personal problems, change
behaviors, cope with stress, and improve quality of life.
○ These are groups that help member with serious psychological and emotional
problems to change their behaviors.
○ A treatment group in social work is a therapeutic group of clients who have
similar problems working together with a social worker to address these issues.
● Support Groups
○ A support group is a gathering of people facing common issues to share what’s troubling
them. Through the sharing of experiences, they’re able to offer support, encouragement,
and comfort to the other group members, and receive the same in return.

● Growth Groups
○ Growth groups offer emotional and psychological support while providing information and
instruction about how to change old habits and learn new ones.
○ The basis of a growth group is some area of personal concern in which individuals wish to
become more proficient: for example, interpersonal communication, sensitivity training or
motivation.
● Educational Groups
○ Educational groups are designed to teach patients about a condition or situation--for
example, teen drug awareness, diabetes or heart-attack recovery. Educational groups give
patients an opportunity to learn about a condition, ask questions, discuss fears or concerns
and/or improve or cope with a condition. Therapists encourage patients to ask questions
and establish a supportive, nonjudgmental environment that is mutually beneficial to all
participants.

● Socialization Groups
○ A socialization group is a type of counseling treatment group that is goal driven and
results oriented (Knippenberk, Patterson, Langley & Associates). Socialization groups are
intended to practice social skills intended to help participants navigate interpersonal
relationships successfully.
● Social Action Groups
○ “Social action is an individual, group or community effort within the framework of social
work philosophy and practice that aims to achieve social progress, to modify social
policies and to improve social legislation and health and welfare services.”
○ Social action is people coming together to tackle an issue, support other people, or improve
their local area.

● Task Groups
○ The primary purpose of a task group is to accomplish a goal that will affect a broader
constituency, not just the members of the group. (1) meeting clients needs, (2) meeting
organizational needs, and (3) meeting community needs.
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