Groups PPTs 10e-Chapter01
Groups PPTs 10e-Chapter01
Groups PPTs 10e-Chapter01
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CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION TO
GROUP WORK: A
MULTICULTURAL
PERSPECTIVE
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Learning Objectives (1 of 2)
1. Briefly introduce the major topics of group
work
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Learning Objectives (2 of 2)
4. Introduce some basic ideas of multicultural
perspectives on group work
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Introduction
• Groups are an excellent treatment choice to
helping people change
• Groups are the treatment of choice
• Groups provide a natural laboratory and sense
of community demonstrating to people that they
are not alone
• Members participants have the opportunity to try
out different strategies for resolving their long-
term problems
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Group Process
• Group process – all the elements that are basic
to the unfolding of a group from beginning to end
• Examples:
• Group norms
• Generating trust and cohesion
• Conflict and reluctance
• Intermember feedback
• Healing forces within the group
• Stages of group development
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An Overview of
Various Types of Groups (1 of 2)
• Task group – aims to foster accomplishing identified
work goals
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An Overview of
Various Types of Groups (2 of 2)
• Psychotherapy groups – aims at remediation of
in-depth psychological problems — reconstructing
personality dimensions
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Brief Group Therapy
• Time limited, structured, lasts 2 to 3 months, and consists of
8 to 12 weekly sessions
• Facilitators need training in group process and brief therapy
• Advantages of brief group therapy
• Well suited to the needs of both clients and managed
care
• Cost-effective
• Widely applicable to diverse client populations and
problems
• Can be used in different settings
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A Multicultural Perspective
on Group Work (1 of 2)
• Culture encompasses the values, beliefs, and
behaviors shared by a group of people
• Culture is learned in groups
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A Multicultural Perspective
on Group Work (2 of 2)
• Culturally Skilled Group Counselors need to:
• Be aware of their own personal values, attitudes,
biases, assumptions, and prejudices
• Have a general knowledge about the ways the
diverse backgrounds of members may affect the
group process
• Be able to implement interventions that are
appropriate for the life experiences of the
members of the group
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The Goals of Multicultural
Group Work
• To promote human development and to enhance
interpersonal relationships
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Becoming a Culturally
Skilled Group Counselor
• Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling
Competencies
• The helping professions continue to emphasize a
monocultural approach to training and practice
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Guidelines of
Effective Practice
• Multicultural and Diversity Settings
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Facilitating Difficult Conversations
About Culture and Race
• Understand your own racial and cultural identity
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