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7) The group is envisioned as a microcosm of society.
8) Thoughts, feelings, sentiments and behaviour are
continuously assessed and attempts are made to
improve them.
9) The social group worker tries to improve the
situations among individual member, group agency
and the social environment.
10) In short, it can be said that the developmental model
is a compromise between the reciprocal, remedial
and traditional approaches.
The Social Goals Model
The basic concepts of this model are social
consciousness, social responsibility, and social change.
It is suggested that by participation with others in a
group situation, individuals can affect social change.
Social action is the desired outcome, and the group
worker is regarded as an influence person and enabler,
who personifies the values of social responsibility and
acts as stimulator and role model without purveying
any political viewpoint. Implicit in this model is the
emerging leader within the group. The model is
concerned with democracy and the enhancement of
personal functioning within the social context,
heightened self-esteem and an increase in social power
for the members of the group collectively and as
individuals. The skill of the leader lies mainly in
‘programming’ (Weince 1964) (Konopka 1958).
There are other three interventions, which are
considered as suitable models for effective practice in
social group work.
1) Gestalt Therapy
2) Transactional Analysis