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SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES IN GROUP AND FAMILY THERAPY
Social work with a single client is individualized and has a specific and targeted focus. But what happens when you broaden that focus to include group therapy sessions with multiple clients, each with their own personality, issues, and coping mechanisms? Or family sessions that reveal complex and time-hardened dynamics? Your individual social work skills must flex and shift as you prepare to engage in group and family social work.
In this Discussion, you examine the nuanced skills and competencies necessary for group and family social work, the personal strengths you will draw on, and anticipated challenges.
LEARNING RESOURCES
REQUIRED READINGS
Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Pearson.
Appendix A, “Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups” (pp. 444–454)
Carey, L. (2020). Making the transition from casework to group workLinks to an external site.. Social Work With Groups, 44(2), 139–151. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2020.1820423
Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. (2018). The beginning family therapist: Taking on the challenge. Download The beginning family therapist: Taking on the challenge.In Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interview to termination (3rd ed., pp. 1–11). Guilford Press.Credit line: Essential skills in family therapy: From the first interview to termination, 3rd Edition, by Patterson, J., Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Chamow, L., & Grauf-Grounds, C. Copyright 2018 by Guilford Publications. Reprinted by permission of Guilford Publications via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2022.
Samudio, M. (2015). Doing family therapy as a new social worker: The do’s and don’tsLinks to an external site.. The New Social Worker. https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/prac…
TO PREPARE
Review the Learning Resources on standards for social work practice with groups and on family therapy skills.
Reflect on the skills and competencies needed to engage in this work, the strengths you already have, and the challenges and rewards that this work may bring.
BY DAY 4
Post a description of the skills and competencies needed to be (a) an effective group social worker and (b) an effective family social worker. In what ways are these skills similar and different? Then, describe two to three strengths you bring to this work. Finally, identify two challenges you anticipate.
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