Principles, Skills and Models of Group Work Practice - IGNOU

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6) Group recreational activities are beneficial to both
individual and society.
7) Group experience has permanent impact on
individuals.
8) Group work always focus its attention on two types
of activities --- programme and social relationship in
the group.
9) Professional knowledge and skills are essential for
working with the group.
10) Knowledge of social science is required to deal with
the group.
Models of Social Group Work
On the basis of varied assumptions about the role of
the worker, the group members and the content of the
group, social workers proposed four distinct group work
models. These are:
1) Remedial
2) Mediating
3) Developmental and
4) Social goal model
Remedial Model
Remedial model focuses on the individuals dysfunction
and utilizes the group as a context and means for
altering deviant behaviour. This approach to group work
practice emphasizes its utility in removing the adverse
conditions of individuals whose behaviour is disapproved
by the society. Clients of such social group work practice
are physically and mentally handicapped, legal
offenders, emotionally disturbed, isolated and alienated
persons.