Skills and Competencies in Group and Family Therapy
Social work with a single client is individualized and has a specific and targeted focus. But what happens when you broaden that focus to include group therapy sessions with multiple clients, each with their own personality, issues, and coping mechanisms? Or family sessions that reveal complex and time-hardened dynamics? Your individual social work skills must flex and shift as you prepare to engage in group and family social work.
In this Discussion, you examine the nuanced skills and competencies necessary for group and family social work, the personal strengths you will draw on, and anticipated challenges.
To Prepare
- Review the Learning Resources on standards for social work practice with groups and on family therapy skills.
- Reflect on the skills and competencies needed to engage in this work, the strengths you already have, and the challenges and rewards that this work may bring.
POST
Post a description of the skills and competencies needed to be (a) an effective group social worker and (b) an effective family social worker. In what ways are these skills similar and different? Then, describe two to three strengths you bring to this work. Finally, identify two challenges you anticipate.
Resources
Carey, L. (2020). Making the transition from casework to group work. Social Work With Groups, 44(2), 139151.
- Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Pearson.
- Appendix A, Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups (pp. 444454)
Requirements: 1 PAGE
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