week 4 post 2

Gabriela Thompson  

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Re: Topic 4 DQ 1

Hello everyone,

The three group models that we are discussing in this week’s topic all function in different ways and have different goals in mind. The social goals model focuses primarily on socially determined interests, and the desired outcome is social gains for each member of the group. These goals are primarily generally utilized in community issues and are evident in groups such as parent-teacher associations and community watch groups (Farley et al., 2011).

The second group work model discussed this week would be remedial goals. The groups that would primarily utilize remedial goals would be groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous due to the fact that it is clinically oriented and is best utilized as a model of treatment. It is the purpose of these types of groups to build interaction within the group in order to bring about change in each individual’s life. By building these positive relationships within the group, each individual will ultimately build new functioning methods around others and develop new outlooks on life in general (Farley et al., 2011).

 The third group work model stands out among the three in that it incorporates the individual as well as society. Reciprocal goals view individuals as a product of their environment, meaning that the social circles and the environment around them mold their relationships, social interactions, and the interdependency between the individual and society. The social worker working in these groups will primarily focus on the intersection of the systematic relationship between the individual and society (Farley et al., 2011). 

The primary difference between the three group models is the intended outcome and benefiting from the group. If the group is intended to bring about social change in a community, the group should utilize social goals. If the focus is to benefit the individuals in the group, the goals that should be utilized are remedial. While reciprocal goals may benefit both the individual and society.

Andrela Spencer

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Re: Topic 4 DQ 1

Hello class,

The dominant objectives of this model are societal transformation and the enabling of repressed populations. The job of the employee in this style is fewer order (although no takeaway effective) than in the additional two models. Vinter (1974) describes multiple roles for the remedial group leader, including: functioning as the object of member identification and drives, acting as the agent of group legitimate norms and values defining individual tasks and goals, and controlling members roles in the group. The main motivation of the model is approximately therapy person's performance. This model mainly deals with persons who feel societal and individual change in social relations. The Reciprocal Model defines productive work (and, possibly, all work) as a recurring four-step procedure. The version is helpful as a explanatory and regulatory instrument for advisors who need to directly specific, grouping, executive, or group efforts in a more productive leadership.

Social goals model has been applied to focus on social difficulties associated area advancement and progress.

The remedial model veers to be clinically positioned. The involvement is realism concentrating and focus on the difficulty of disfunction in the unit and surrounded by the broad variety of the human being relations. The reciprocal model provides equally the personal and the civilization. It views the individual as created, influenced and modified by the larger social context. Each model has its distinctive range of function. For instance, tackling particular matters concerning to the people, the community objectives pattern is the highly suitable.