Group Work in Organizational and Community Settings Jacob Campbell, LICSW at Heritage University Spring 2022 SOWK 487
Week’s Readings Week 15 Chapters 24, 27, and 28 in Garvin et al. (2017) Handbook of Social Work with Groups Assessing and Strengthening Characteristics of Effective Groups in Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships (Schulz et al., 2017). Group Process Dynamics and Skills in Interdisciplinary Teamwork (Bronstein & Abramson, 2017). Group Work with Working Groups (Ephross et al. , 2017). Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Prioritize Your Values Put First Things First • Acceptance • Love • Family • Money • Friends • Respect • Health • Spirituality • Honesty • What you want
Environmental Characteristics Structural Characteristics Partnership Programs and Interventions Group Dynamics Characteristics of Effective Partnerships ff Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University Intermediate Output Measures Measure of of Partnership Partnership Effectiveness Effectiveness Conceptual Framework for Assessing Group Dynamics as an Aspect of the E ectiveness of the CBPR Partnership Process (Schulz et al., 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Environmental Characteristics • Previous collaboration • Community response to issue • Geographic/cultural diversity • Social and economic determinants of health • Challenges/barriers (e.g. institutional policies, time constraints) Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Schulz et al., 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Structural Characteristics Membership Complexity Formalization Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Schulz et al., 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Group Dynamics Characteristics of Effective Partnerships • Shared leadership, including task and maintenance leadership behaviors • Agreed-upon problem-solving processes • Two-way open communication • Shared power, in luence and resources • Recognition of con licts and constructive con lict resolution • Development of mutual trust • Cooperative development of goals and shared vision • Participatory decision making process that are lexible and use consensus for important decisions • Well-organized meetings with collaboratively developed agendas and facilitation consistent with these characteristics (management) f f (Schulz et al., 2017) f f Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University • Collaborative evaluation of both task/ goal and process objectives SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Group Dynamics Characteristics of Effective Partnerships Partnership Programs and Interventions Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Schulz et al., 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Intermediate Measure of Partnership Effectiveness • Perceived effectiveness of the group in achieving its goals • Perceived personal, organizational, and community bene its and costs of participation • Extent of membership involvement f Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University • Shared ownership and cohesiveness/commitment to collaborative efforts • Individual, group and community empowerment: Future expectations of effectiveness • Bridging social ties • Synergy (Schulz et al., 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Output Measures of Partnership Effectiveness • Achievement of program and policy objectives (e.g., collaborative problem solving, quality of life, health) • Institutionalization of programs and/or partnerships Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Schulz et al., 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Ethical Dilemmas in Macro Social Work Practice
Disciplinary Perspectives A Type of Progression multidisciplinary Multidisciplinarity draws on knowledge from different disciplines but stays within their boundaries Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University interdisciplinary transdisciplinary Interdisciplinarity analyzes, Transdisciplinarity integrates synthesizes and harmonizes the natural, social and health links between disciplines into sciences in a humanities a coordinated and coherent context, and transcends whole their traditional boundaries (Choi & Pak, 2006) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Local Examples of multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary groups Photo by Antenna on Unsplash
De inition of a Team What is included in a team Di erent Disciplines Common Purpose Professional Perspectives Client and Family Integration Active Communication Expertise-Based Roles Collaboration f ff Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Bronstein & Abramson, 2017) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Characteristics of a “good team” as identi ied by team members • Good communication • Respecting/understanding roles • Appropriate skill mix • Quality and outcomes of care • Appropriate team processes and resources f Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Nancarrow et al., 2013) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Characteristics of a “good team” as identi ied by team members • Clear vision • Flexibility • Leadership and management • Team culture • Training and development opportunities f Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Nancarrow et al., 2013) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Characteristics of a “good team” as identi ied by team members • External image of the service • Personal attributes • Individual rewards and opportunity f Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University (Nancarrow et al., 2013) SOWK 487 Spring 2022
Ninja Jacob Campbell, LICSW Heritage University SOWK 487 Spring 2022