Discussion: The social worker’s role

Discussion: The social worker’s role

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Discussion: The social worker’s role as leader

RESPONSE 2

Respond to a colleague who identified a different benefit in the video. Describe how the social worker’s role as leader impacts the effectiveness of group intervention.

Colleague 1: Denise

There were many benefits In the Levy group discussion.

1-“One of the distinct advantages of group work over individual work is the ability of group members to rely on one another for help in solving problems and accomplishing goals” (Toesland, Rivas,2017). The worker was able to allow the group members to work through the issues they were experiencing. She used simple guided example and questions to help move the conversation along

2- Another benefit of the group was the ability of the member to call out each other for not being honest. Through this there group has been effective in helping the member of the group, as there was a sense of realization for one of the members that was struggling to process what he was experiencing. The members of the group were able to work on their confrontation skills. “Confrontation is the ability to clarify, examine, and challenge behaviors to help members overcome distortions and discrepancies among behaviors, thoughts, and feelings”(Toesland, Rivas,2017).

3- The leader of the group asked probing questions that kept the group moving along. She did this gracefully as she did not rush the group.

References

Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013d). Levy (Episode 6) [Video file]. In Sessions. Baltimore, MD: Producer. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.