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Preparing the client for social groupwork: An illustrated framework
No full textMany more social workers set up groups nowadays, but they still face a low turn-up to them. One of the reasons for this may be inadequate preparation prior to the first group session. A framework that may help prepare the client for social groupwork was suggested in a previous publication. The framework involved a spiral process of four ‘rungs’, and the skills associated with each. That framework is slightly modified in the present paper, but the main purpose is to demonstrate the spiral process through a transcript of a roleplay episode. It is hoped that the two papers together may help social workers to prepare clients more adequately and thereby encourage them to express their reservations early or turn up to the group more comfortably.Publisher’s note: We are now putting all back issues of Groupwork on line. Articles in this issue have been scanned to pdf files as viable original typesetting files no longer exist. Though they may not look it, these files are searchable. This issue was published nearly 30 years ago. We have stated author professional details as received at time of publication. Abstracts are word-for-word transcriptions of the original abstracts with no attempt to update terminology
Is Family Group Conferencing a Culturally Adequate Method outside the Origin of New Zealand? A Systematic Review
No full textIt is generally assumed that Family Group Conference (FGC) is a culturally adequate method for social work in indigenous communities. In this meta-synthesis, we question this assumption. Through systematic and strategic searches, we explored the existing trends of FGC research in indigenous contexts. We have included 26 articles are included in the literature review. Our analyses reveal that there is a tendency towards taking the cultural adequacy of FGC for granted. A few researchers question these assumptions, and debate tokenism and colonialism in social work. We argue that implementing FGC in new communities requires foundation in local, cultural context.
An Exploration of Issues affecting the assessment of social Work students on practice placement in England
Get PDFThe authors of this practice note acknowledge the centrality of practice learning in social work training in England. They recognise it is a defining feature of social work training. However they critically discuss the current model used to assess social work students on placement in England; a process prompted by research one of the authors presented at the 12th International Conference on Practice Teaching and Field Education in Health and Social Work, September 2018.The PN reviews persitant issues in the assessment of students on placement and argues these have been exacerbated by changes to practice within the English higher education system and social work practice. They argue the current system is fundamentally flawed and encourage the SW profession to reflect using imagination and creativity to envisage alternative ways to assess students practice and to identify new ideas to pilot.
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Bring shadowing out of the shadows: an examination of shadowing as a learning activity in social work practice placements
Get PDFSocial work students shadowing more experienced practitioners is usually regarded as self-evidently a positive learning experience by practice educators, on-site supervisors; university tutors, and not least by the students themselves. Whilst it can form part of a formal practice learning agreement, much shadowing is also undertaken informally often on an ad hoc and impromptu basis. Given the extent to which shadowing takes place, it is a basic assumption of this paper that it must have a significant impact of what students learn about practice both in their specific placement but also more generally about social work. For this reason the primary aim of this paper is to bring more of a critical gaze onto shadowing as a learning activity in social work practice placements. The paper begins by examining the different purposes of shadowing and putting them into context. It explains how shadowing can be seen as both part of the process of socialisation into professional social work but also into a specific workplace culture. As such shadowing experiences need to be understood as part of the implicit (hidden) curriculum of social work. The second part of the paper considers some ways in which examining shadowing experiences more critically can improve certain aspects of practice. This includes understanding power relationships but also how shadowing can provide important opportunities for professional leadership. It is proposed that, often taken as a background or taken for granted activity, shadowing needs to be given a higher profile and therefore better preparation in social work practice placements
Tools for enhancing resilience and addressing internalized heterosexism: bibliotherapy and cinematherapy in groupwork for individuals who come out as an adult
No full textThis article shares the clinical application of bibliotherapy and cinematherapy as groupwork tools to build social support and to foster resilience among group members of LGBTQIA+ support groups for individuals coming out later in life. Coming out groups for LGBTQIA+ individuals, as well as specific tools and exercises to use within these groups remain under-researched. The importance of fostering resilience through groupwork for those leaving a heterocentric lifestyle is discussed, and suggested books, movies and discussion questions for groupwork are provided. Contra-indications for these exercises are also discusse
