group proposal

No more than 2 citations should be in your own words and not plagiarism – no more than 3 pages.

Social Work Practice with Groups

AGENCY: NeighborhoodHelp (Green Family Foundation)

Designing a Group Proposal Guidelines/Outlines

Students will design a treatment or task group that would be appropriate for their current field practicum that is not currently in place at the agency. The design will include the evidence base to support the design of the group.

1. Identify the unmet need that the group will be addressing

2. Describe group purpose (what will be achieved by the end of the group?)

3. Outline group Structure

a. Number of meetings

b. Frequency of meetings

c. Length of meetings

d. Location of meetings

e. Size of group

4. Consider and reflect Group Composition

a. Member demographics

b. Social, emotional, behavioral capacity/expectation of members

5. Describe recruitment process of members*

6. Discuss how members will be oriented to group

7. Create a general pattern/ agenda for the group meeting(s)

8. Reflect profession, agency, and/or organization policies that could affect the group

9. List key stakeholders and their role in group formation

10. Discuss evaluative tools and process for assessing group’s effectiveness.

* Be sure to give your group an identity…name and brand your group.