Spring 2024 SOWK 487w Week 13: The How To’s of Running a Group

A presentation at Heritage University in April 2024 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with BASW Program, Heritage University, SOWK 487w

Practice with Groups THE HOW TO’S OF RUNNING A GROUP SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

UNITED AT HUTC Izzy Gonzalez Karina Delgado SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

AGENDA Week 12 for SOWK 487w Using Activities Prevention Groups and Public Health Model Examples of group exercises SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

The Keys to Staying on Track SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

? PLANNING FOR AND USING ACTIVITIES SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Questions to Consider How prescriptive should the activity be? How is the activity regulated or controlled? What are the relationship demands or levels of interaction required? What is the level of competence required? (International Association of Social Work Groups & Malekoff, n.d.) Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

CLARITY OF GROUP PURPOSE The purpose of the group can be stated clearly and concisely by both clients and the worker The stated purpose is the same for both clients and the worker, even if they might express it in different words The purpose is speci ic enough to provide direction and implications for group content a clearly de ined purpose is the powerful ally of group workers and members alike. It is crucial to the success of the groups with which we work. The purpose is speci ic enough so that both clients and the worker will know when it has been achieved (p. 106) (Kurland & Salmon, 2006, p. 107) f f f SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

COMMON MISTAKES OF PRACTITIONERS Related to Sharing Purpose Practitioners promote a group purpose without adequate consideration of client need. Practitioners confuse group purpose with group content. Practitioners state group purpose at such a high level of generality that it is vague and meaningless and, therefore, provides little direction for the group. Practitioners are reluctant to share with the members their perceptions and ideas about the group’s purpose. Practitioners function with a hidden purpose in mind that they do not share with the group. Practitioners do not understand purpose as a dynamic, evolving concept that changes over the life of the group. Instead, they view Purpose as static and ixed. (Kurland & Salmon, 2006, p. 108) Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW f SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

A RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTOR SCULPTURE Protective Factors Target Risk Factors SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW (Hawkins & Catalano, 2004) HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

PUBLIC HEALTH FRAMEWORK De ining the Target Understanding Risk and Protection Interrupting Risk and Building Protection Assessing the E ectiveness of Prevention ff f SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

DBHR CPWI FRAMEWORK g n i d l i u Evaluation B y it c a p Ca Implementation Planing Assessment Getting Started SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

SELECTIVE PRACTICES Prevention Groups Selective Universal (Marsiglia & Kiehne, 2017)

Indicated Universal Selective Person-Environment Fit Groups using cognitive behavioral approach to improve person in the environment it Human Development Interventions should be built on research-based knowledge of human development Culturally Competent Practice Cultural Humility which are focused on needs that have been demonstrated or require a higher level of support SELECTIVE PRACTICES Prevention Groups f (Marsiglia & Kiehne, 2017)

PBIS PYRAMID Tier 3 Targeted & Intensive Individual 3-5% Tier 2 Tier 1 SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW Selected Groups 10-20% Universal 75-85% HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

TYPES OF EXERCISES Self-assessment Imagery Cognitive restructuring Body awareness Homework “ The exercise needs to be appropriate for the age and experience levels of participants to ensure that participants have suf icient developmental resources to bene it from the experience. Congruence between the dimensions addressed in the didactic component and the dimensions experienced in the Role-playing exercise is essential. (Furr, 2000, p. 38) Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW f f SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

String Paint & Discussion SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

SPEED HATING: A Date with Discrimination SPRING 2024 SOWK 487W Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW HERITAGE UNIVERSITY

Dr. Jacob Campbell

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Description

Week 13 looks at activities done as a part of a social work group and how to facilitate them. The reading for this week is the second half of the report we read during week seven, and you can find the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (2014) Section 2 there. We spend time talking through some tips offered by the International Association for Social Work Groups. The agenda for the session is as follows.

Using Activities
Prevention Groups and Public Health Model
Examples of group exercises