Unit9 SWK5007 DUE 03.07.2023

Read the following chapter in your Introduction to Group Work Practice textbook:

· Chapter 6, "Planning the Group," pages 160–195.

This assignment addresses Group Counseling With Inmates: San Quentin Prison, which you viewed in a previous unit.

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following competencies and behaviors:

· Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior.

· C1.GP.E: Use supervision and consultation to guide professional judgment and behavior.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 3. Identify how a facilitator integrate feedback through consultation.

· Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C7.GP.A: Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

· Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice.

· C4.GP.C: Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 5. Discuss the application of best practices or evidence-based techniques of group facilitation.

· Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C6.GP.A: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

· Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C7.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the analysis of assessment data from clients and constituencies.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

· Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C8.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in interventions with clients and constituencies.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

· Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C9.GP.B: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks in the evaluation of outcomes.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

· Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C7.GP.C: Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

· Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities.

· C8.GP.E: Facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals.

· Related Assignment Criterion:

· 2. Describe a facilitator's group management skills.

For this assignment, you will focus on group dynamics and group progress.

Follow these parameters to complete the assignment:

· Short summary of the sessions.

· Part 3: Group Dynamics.

· Description of all four observation parameters, noting specific strengths and suggestions for improvement:

· Facilitator ability to recognize group members' verbal and non-verbal messages.

· Facilitator ability to interpret group members' meaning and motivation.

· Facilitator ability to manage group members' participation.

· Facilitator recognition of the cultural roots of expected or accepted forms of communication in the group.

· Part 4: Group Progress.

· Description of all three observation parameters, noting specific strengths and suggestions for improvement:

· Facilitator ability to manage sensitive self-disclosure to the group.

· Facilitator management of issues of vertical versus horizontal disclosure.

· Facilitator management of content versus process.

· Conclusion.

· Explanation of overall facilitator strengths and suggestions.

· Assessment of overall group progress from Part 1 to Part 4.

A good supervisor should be able to back up their observations and suggestions with a body of evidence; as such, you should support your analyses with citations from both peer-reviewed literature and your textbook.

· Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

· APA formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.

· Number of resources: Minimum of five scholarly sources. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past five years.

· Length of paper: Minimum of three double-spaced pages.

· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.