Review Notes for Social Group Work
Pullantes, Caren T.
SWP6: Social Work Practice with Groups
(Mid-Term Examination Reviewer)
Knowledge Foundation of SGW
Groups
 Composed of two or more individuals who constantly interact with one
another and are bound by common interests and purposes.
Concepts of Social Groupwork
 Pumphrey (1961)
 It is an educational process emphasizing (1) the development and
social adjustment of an individual through voluntary group
association, and (2) the use of the association as a means of promoting
other socially desirable ends.
 Wilson & Ryland (1957)
 A process and a method through which group life is affected by a
worker who consciously guides the interaction process towards the
accomplishment of goals which are conceived in a democratic frame
of reference.
 Perlman (1957) & Murphy (1959)
 As a method of social work which helps individuals to enhance their
social functioning through purposeful group experiences, and to cope
more efficiently with personal, group and community problems.
 Vinter (1974)
 Social group work as a mode of serving individuals through sustained
face-to-face interaction to include desired changes among the client
participants.
 Trecker (1965)
 A method through which group members in many groups in a variety
of community agency settings are helped by a worker who guides their
interaction in program activities designed for them to relate
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themselves to others and experience growth opportunities in
accordance with their needs and capabilities towards individual,
group and community development
3 Major Concerns of the Different Concepts
1) The individual whose enhanced social functioning is the goal of the
process
2) Enhanced social functioning as a desired attribute of an individual’s
meaningful social existence
3) Purpose of group experience as the means through which social
functioning may be enhanced.
Elements of the Different Concepts
1) Individuals in groups are helped
2) By a social group worker through
3) A process involving interaction between and among the individual
members using
4) Program activities designed to allow interaction among members to
take place for the purpose of attaining certain goals for the individual
members and/or satisfying their needs
End Goal: individual, group and community development
Rationale for the Use of Social Group Work
1) The social and psychological impact of contemporary problems that
confront society (clientele groups) can be more effectively dealt with by the
social group work method
2) There are human capacities strengthened by group life experiences;
capacity to cooperate, to overcome frustrations, to make decisions, for self
-achievement, dependence and independence.

3) There are human needs that are served or meet by group life experiences:
need for security, need for independence and dependence, need to be loved,
for companionship, for opportunity, etc.
 There are situations in social work practice that do not lend itself to one-
one-one interaction (casework) thus the multi-person interaction (group
work).
Advantages in Using the Group Approach in Social Work
1) Many Individuals feel comfortable or are encouraged to participate and
share ideas because of the interaction that takes place in a group.
2) Group members receive psychological rewards from the experience of
helping others with their problems. This is the “helper therapy” principle.
3) Internal forces in groups (such as contagion, affectional ties, group
pressure, leadership) can influence attitudes, values and behaviors making
groups potent instruments for effecting desired changes in the individual
and the group.
4) The group lends itself to the use of a variety of activities that are not only
relevant to the group’s goal but also responds to the group’s individual
member’s needs and interests (e.g., group discussions, group dynamics
exercises, role play, audio visuals).
5) The cooperative thinking process that takes place in a group, especially if
guided properly can hasten decision-making on the part of its members.
6) Many individuals have similar problems that are best handled with a group
engaged in collective action instead of acting individually.
7) For certain purposes, it may be more economical to work with groups than
with individuals
Conceptions of the Functions of Social Group Work Service
1) SGW as serving the requirements of a democratic society for citizen
participation, decentralization but shared decision-making and active
pursuit of goals.
Goal: social participation and democratic decentralization
Assumption: cruciality of small groups in a democratic society
Clients: disadvantaged stratum of population
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2) Individual development process can be facilitated by training in social skill
and inculcation of values mediated for clients through guided experiences.
Goal: socialization or development of goals seeking fulfillment of
individual capacities and preparation for responsible assumptions of
roles
3) Group work focuses on its utility in ameliorating the adverse condition of
individuals whose behavior is disapproved or who have been
disadvantaged by the workings of an imperfect society.
Emphasis: manifest personal and social problems and the
rehabilitative potentials of guided group processes in
alleviating these problems
Goals: treatment or rehabilitation
 These concepts have evolved according to the conditions of society.
Generalizations about SGW Method, Process and Goals
1) SGW is a method of rendering service to persons, through providing
experiences in groups for the development of the person towards individual
potential, improvement of relationship and social functioning competencies
and social action are recognized as a purpose of SGW.
2) The worker functions within the ethical social work values.
3) SGW is a generic method which can be used in different settings.
4) The method includes conscious use of worker-member relationship;
relationship among members, and of group activity.
5) SGW is often used in conjunction with other social work service methods
and with other disciplines.
6) Goal selection, decision-making, program development, acceptance and
internalization of appropriate controls, creative utilization of conflicts are
recognized as some of the components of SGW process.
Tripartite purposes of SGW: individual growth, group growth and
community change
7) In SGW the group itself is a major tool of individual development.
8) The worker is viewed as helping “person” whose jobs is to help people,
discover and utilize individual, group, agency and community resources or
strengths for the well-being of all persons involved.
Functions of worker is “helping or enabling.”
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9) SGW uses scientific method: fact finding to evaluation.
10) SGW includes the worker forming purposeful relationships to group Philosophies of Group Work Practice
members and the group. 1) The people’s need for group experiences is basic and universal.
11) One of them main tools in achieving such relationship is the “conscious 2) That individuals can be helped to grow and change in personality
use of self”. attitudes and values through group life experiences.
12) There is acceptance of people without accepting all their behavior. This 3) That persons not only develop in groups but also through groups
involves capacity for empathy. because of the forces within the groups.
13) SGW starts where the group is. 4) That groups are dynamic and ever-changing and it must be accepted
14) Constructive use of limitation. at the level of group development.
15) Individualization 5) That democratic ideals and skills can be experienced and developed
16) Use of interacting process in group.
17) Understanding and conscious use of non-verbal and verbal material
Values
Philosophical Foundation of SGW  Beliefs, preferences about what is considered good or desirable for
man.
Philosophical Foundation Constitute:  Formulations of preferred behaviors held by individuals or groups,
o Philosophy their preference for certain means, ends, and conditions of life, which
o Vales and assumptions are often accompanied by strong feelings. (SW Dictionary)
o Principles
o Code of ethics SGW Values
1) Human rights
What is Philosophy? 2) Social justice
3) Social responsibility
 Kind of thinking, thought, or approach to a certain situation.
4) Man’s self-realization
 General discipline concerned with the ultimate nature of the world and
of man. (SW Dictionary) Ultimate Value Commitment of Social Group Work
 It is good and desirable for man to fulfill his potentials, to realize himself
What is the Philosophy of Social Group Work?
and balance this with equal effort to help others do the same.
(Agrinelda Nelmida Miclat)
 “Belief that that need for group experience is basic and universal. That Value Assumptions
individuals can be helped to grow and change in personality attitudes and 1) Respect for the inherent worth and dignity of man.
values through group experiences… that persons not only develop in 2) Belief in the social nature of man as unique creature depending on
groups but also through groups. And that groups are dynamic, ever other men for the fulfillment of his uniqueness.
changing and must be accepted by the social worker at its level of 3) Belief in human capacity for change, growth and development.
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- There are perceived threats/danger leading to personal and/or
Underlying Purposes of SGW social breakdown or deterioration.
 To release human power for individual fulfillment and social good, and to 3) Facilitating/ Enhancement of Normal Growth and Development of
release social power for the creation of the kind of society, social institution Individuals
and social policy which will make self-realization. - For people in stress period
- Provides preparation for and adaptation to new situation
Purposes of SGW 4) Achieving a greater of self-fulfillment and personal enhancement
Underlying purpose of SGW reflects the Tripartite Purposes of SGW: through meaningful and stimulating interpersonal relations.
1) Individual growth - Talents, skills, potential for growth which cannot be achieved
2) Group growth through individual experiences but through the group.
3) Community change 5) Education and Citizen Participation
Focus is always in the individual to achieve the tripartite purposes, so the - Developing a sense of civic responsibility and participation
immediate purpose or aim is the development of to a mature - Emphasis on the value of development.
person.
 The basic goal in the practice of SGW is the enhancement of the social
What are the purposes of Social Group Work? functioning of the individual through group experiences.
(Agrinelda Nelmida Miclat) –SW Encyclopedia
 Enhancement of the social adjustment of the individual and developing the
social consciousness of the group. Reasons for the Use of Group Experiences
 Provide opportunities for planned group experiences that are needed by all (Trecker, 1965; from the SW Encyclopedia)
people. 1) Corrective, when the clients in the group require restoration to normal
functioning.
 Provide experiences that are relaxing and that give individuals a chance to
2) Prevention of perceived threats leading to personal and/or social
create, to share and express themselves; and
breakdown
 Help individuals in groups to take responsibility for their own behavior, 3) Facilitating the normal growth and development of individuals
relate with others and how to become participating members of society. 4) Achieving a greater measure of self fulfillment and persona
enhancement through meaningful and stimulating interpersonal
Specific Purposes of SGW relations
Social group work maintains and improves the personal and social 5) Developing a sense of civic responsibility and participation
functioning of group members within a range of purposes:
1) Corrective purpose Goal of Social Group Work
- Clients require restoration to normal functioning, something may
 To provide opportunities for the individual to participate in group activities
have gone wrong or never developed within the person or the
to help solve/modify their personality/behavioral patterns and meet their
social environment.
individual needs and interests, and develop their capacities for social
2) Preventive Purposes
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Objectives of SGW - Recognizing the need for consciously determining the specific
1) Individualization results for individual and group to become purposeful rather than
2) Development of a sense of belonging focused.
3) Develop the capacity to participate 6) Principle of Purposeful Worker Group Relationship
4) Increase of the capacity for decision-making - Based on worker’s acceptance of the group as they are and upon
5) Increased respect for differences among people group’s willingness to accept help
6) Development of a warm and accepting climate 7) Principle of Continuous Individualization
- Recognizes that groups are different and that individuals utilizes
Principles group experiences in a variety of ways.
 Guiding assertions, statements that have come from experiences or 8) Principle of Guided Group Formation
research. They are generalizations based upon what has been - Harnessing direction and conscious utilization of natural social
observed in good practice with groups in different situations (H. processes of interaction.
Trecker) - Role of worker is to influence the type and degree of interaction,
convert the social process into a group work process.
Principles of Social Group Work 9) Principle of Democratic Self-determination
(Power point of Ma’am) - Group must be helped to make its own decision and determine its
1) Principles of Social Work Values own activities, taking the maximum amount of responsibility in
- Values of the profession are the foundation upon which services line with its capacity and ability.
are developed and made available to persons who need them. - The primary source of control over the group is the group itself.
- Central to this: belief in the dignity and worth of all people and 10) Principle of Flexible Functional Organization
in their right to participate in making decisions - Formal organization of the group should be adoptive and should
2) Principle of Human Needs change as the group change.
- Basis for determining the provisions of programs and services. 11) Principle of Progressive Program Experience
3) Principle of cultural setting - Program experiences should begin at the level of member’s
- To understand the individual member better, his/her background interests, needs, experiences and competence, and should
including the community of his/her origin should be understood. progress in relation to the developing capacity of the group.
4) Principle of Planned Group Formation 12) Principle of Resource Utilization
- Conscious design and plan for the group which must contain the - Group work process that encourages utilization resources within
potential for growth of members. the agency and community to enrich content of group experiences.
- Consider the size of the group, bearing in mind the kind of 13) Principle of Evaluation
problems, goals and objectives. Take into account the age of - Evaluating the process of attaining goals and objectives and its
members. outcome is a standard operating procedure.
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Principles of Social Group Work
(Agrinelda Nelmida Miclat)
1) “The Principle of Planned Group Formation”
- The group in social group work must possess conscious design
and plan. It must contain the potential for social growth of its
members.
2) “The Principle of Specific Objectives”
- Specific objectives for individual and group development have to
be consciously formulated by the social group worker in order to
meet the group’s needs and concerns effectively.
- Worker has to take into account the group member’s capacities
and the agency’s function.
3) “The Principle of Purposeful Worker-Group Relationship”
- Premised on the assumption that there has been established
acceptance between the group members and the worker.
o The worker accepts the group as they are while there is
willingness on the part if the group to accept help from the
worker because of their confidence on the worker and the
agency he/she represents.
- The professional relationship between the worker and the group
members is the major tool in the helping process. Its quality and
strength determine the extent to which the group can be assisted to the
fullest realization of the group’s potentials.
4) “The Principle of Continuous Individualization”
- The worker should consciously practice individualization to meet the
differential needs of the group members.
5) “The Principle of Guided Group Interaction”
- The worker should consciously operate on the principle that his/her
role in the social group work process is to release and facilitate the
interaction among the members rather than minimize or subdue it.
o Guided group interaction
 The heart of the social group work process.
 Refers to the harnessing, direction and conscious
utilization of the natural process of social
interaction in the group.
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6) “The Principle of Democratic Self-Determination
- Anchored on the belief that groups have the right to make choices and
that they are endowed with the capacity to make decisions.
- Individuals and groups can develop to assume social responsibility if
they are given opportunities to experience performing responsible
tasks.
7) “The Principle of Flexible Functional Organization”
- Flexibility is needed in formal organization so that it can be adaptive
to any change that may arise.
- The group should be able to modify their form or organization and
make necessary changes as it evolves in their level of development.
8) “The Principle of Progressive Program Experience
- Emphasizes the need for the group to engage in program
experiences at the level of the member interest, need, experience
and capacity. It should also progress in relation to the developing
competence of the group.
- The worker should begin where the client group level is and
program experiences progresses in consonance with the progress
made by the group.
9) “The Principle of Resource Utilization”
- Encourages the group’s utilization of the resources within the agency
and community to enrich the content of their group experiences.
- The SW may serve as the group’s liaison to the community where they
can tap needed resources.
10) “The Principle of Evaluation”
- Evaluation of the process in attaining the goals and objectives and its
outcomes is a standard operating procedure.
- In social group work, evaluation should be done by the group and the
social group worker after every group activity. The process records of
the social group worker would be a good reference material for
learning and research
Code of Ethics for Social Work

Ethics
 Science that treats of moral and right conduct. Professional ethics is
the system of ethical principles and rules of conduct generally
accepted by the members of a professional group, based on the
philosophy, values and guiding principles of that provision.
Formal
 Written
Informal
 Unwritten
Historical Development
 Some historical account takes the position that group work did not begin
as a method of helping people in trouble to solve their problems, but merely
as a way of organizing individuals into groups for self-help and self-
improvement purposes.
 The early group workers did not use insights and concepts from
psychoanalytic theories but from education and sociology whose
practitioners were active in the self-help movements.
 The development of social group work may be traced to the introduction of
socio-civic movements during the period of American colonial rule
 The method of social group work derived its institutional base from the
settlements.
o Its concepts for the development of responsible citizenry, mutual
aid, and group action originated from the English educators.
o The value of play and social activities was derived from the
recreation movement that used organized recreation as a means
of character building.
 The roots of social group work can be traced to several different traditions
and origins (Comptons, 1994)
o Service workers and volunteers once opted to live in specific
areas where the working people lived. The service workers
exerted efforts to educate and assist them to find solutions to their
problems.
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 The use of groups as a medium for change dates back to the years when the
settlement houses, informal self-help recreational organizations, Jewish
centers and the scouting movement were developed during the first three
decades of this century (probably 1800’s) (Zastrow, 1992)
o These agencies focused on providing group programs for people
considered “normal”.
 Recipients of early group services came for:
a) Recreation
b) Informal education
c) Friendship and
d) Social action
 Early recipients learned to cooperate and get along with others socially;
they enriched themselves through new knowledge, kills and interests; and
the overall state of society was bettered through responsible involvement
in community problems.
Settlement House
(Prototype of modern day community center)
 The first settlement house, Toynbee Hall, was established in London
in 1884
 They emphasized “environmental reform” but also struggled to teach
the poor the prevailing middle-class values of work, thrift, and
abstinence as to key to success.
 Played a key role in drafting legislation and organizing to influence
social policy and legislation.
 Settlement-house leaders believed that by changing neighborhoods,
they could improve communities, and by altering communities, they
could develop a better society.
 Social group work originated from the English Settlements where
progressive educational movements took place.
o The concept of the settlement as conceived by the English
educators was to have a place where the poor could gather
and participate in trainings in the form of lectures, discussion
groups, and special groups. (VIF)

 Concept (according to review notes module)
o It was a place for working people where their higher moral
and intellectual capacities were developed to insure full
participation in a democracy as exemplified by the U.S.
 Its basic purpose (according to the review notes)
o To establish contact between the educated men and woman
and the poor for their mutual benefit, so that by common
work and studies they could exercise a cultural influence
beyond the teaching of special subjects.
 o Kindergarten
Functions of Social Group Work Activities in the English Settlements
1) The development of the personality to its greatest capacity.
2) Teaching of democratic value
3) Building of character
4) Improvement of interpersonal skills
 The concept of settlement in London was later adopted in the United States
and added certain necessary and relevant functions.
Functions of SGW Activities in U.S Settlements
1) Development of cultural and ethnic contributions
2) Conceiving of democratic values
3) Support of active and mature participation in community life.
4) Mobilization of neighborhoods for social reform
5) Presentation of ethical and middle class values
Hull House (1889)
 The most noted leader in the settle-house movement was Jane Addams
of Hull House Chicago.
 Founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr
 Provided services to individuals who needed immediate help such as
food, shelter, and information on and referral for other services.
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 Its success served as a model for the establishment of settlement houses
in the other areas of Chicago and many other large cities in the United
States.
 The residents became the champion for social reform. They fought for:
o Equal opportunities for the poor and the handicapped
o Abolition of the prejudice and discrimination against people
because of their skin, religion, race and foreign birth.
 Programs they had:
o Boys and girls club
o Adult education
o Handicraft
o Art and cultural workshops
Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)
 Founded by George Williams
 Started as a prayer circle consisted of 12 fellow employees of
Williams.
 Organized for the improvement of the spiritual and mental conditions
of young men.
U.S YMCA
 The first organization to aid troops during wartime in the field
 Pioneered community sports and athletics, invented volleyball and
basketball and taught water safety and swimming
 Devised an international program of social service similar to that of
the Peace Corps.
 Established by Thomas V. Sullivan, a retired mariner.
Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)
 Formed in Boston in 1866
 Provided low-cost housing for young girls and women.

 The patterns of group activities started during the latter part of 1800s and
their objective was missionary and religious in nature.
19th century
 The Americans colonized the Philippines and brought along with them
other components of the American life, a democratic way of life was
implanted as well as a democratic system of government.
1911
 The Americans organized the YMCA in the Philippines
1926
 The Americans organized the YWCA in the Philippines
1936
 The Boy Scouts of the Philippines
 The establishment of YMCA, YWCA and BSP ushered in the beginning of
formal structures of group-serving agencies. The focus of this program was
towards recreation as a means of character building.
 The BSP and GSP used camping as a venue for citizenship training and for
the inculcation of positive values.
 The establishment of schools of social work in the Philippines in the early
50s notably the Philippine School of Social Work brought about the
practice of social group work in welfare agencies where social work
students have to be placed for field practice.
Philippine Youth Welfare Coordinating Council (PYWCC)
 The first agency where the PSW demonstrated how social group work
services can supplement and complement their services for the youth.
Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS)
 Social group work services was introduced to supplement their
counseling and guidance services.
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Other schools/institutions who used SGW for counselling &guidance
services:
 Institute of Social Work and Community Development at the University
of the Philippines
o Placed their students in welfare agencies for field practice.
 Social group work was later recognized by the welfare agencies as an
effective method to supplement their case work services in hastening the
rehabilitation of their client groups.
 The schools of social work spurred the development of SGW as a method
in the Philippines.
UNICEF-Assisted Social Services Project
 Gave scholarships for graduate studies in social work that specified
group work and community organization as the area of concentration
for the scholars of the schools of social work to take.
1965
 The Philippine YMCA adopted a personal policy to require YMCA
secretaries to have units in SGW and community organization as
prerequisites to a staff position.
1966
 The YMCA preferred those who had training in SGW for their staff.
 Other welfare institutions started to use the SGW method:
1) Child welfare institutions
2) Institutions for the elderly
3) Rehabilitation centers for the handicapped/PWDs
4) Youth centers and community centers of the Department
of Social Welfare
 Social group work services in public and private caring institutions were
used to provide homeless children with group experience close to a family
and neighborhood atmosphere to prevent the development of socially
unacceptable behavior.

 For juvenile delinquents, SGW is used to redirect deviant values and
behavior to accepted norms and improved social functioning,
Foster Parents Plan, Inc.
 A family welfare agency that employed SGW method to promote
responsible parenthood, vocational efficiency and citizenship training
with their group of mothers.
Home for the Aged
 Elderly are provided with group experiences for socialization,
recreation, vocational and intellectual interests.
 The parents of the mentally retarded were involved in social group
work.
 The goal is developing acceptance and understanding of the dynamics
of the mentally retarded children.
o The accepting and positive attitude of the parents towards
their handicapped children contributes to their well-being
and better treatment.
National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled (DSW)
 Used group work to develop positive work attitudes and values among
its disabled clients who used to beg in the streets and find mendicancy
a more lucrative and quicker way of earning income.
Integrated Human Resource Development Program
 A DSW program for the needy out of school youth that employed SGW
to meet the varied problems and needs of the said youths.
Other Private Agencies that Pioneered SGW
1) Christian Children’s Fund
 The use of group work as a medium of personality growth and
development among the mothers in the 74 CCF Project Affiliate has
been the agency’s thrust as a key role in their children’s upbringing
and development.
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 Mothers are organized into groups where they can plan their activities
in the day care program, nutrition program, education program,
spiritual and value formation/enhancement of their children.
2) Kaunlaran Multi-Purpose Center
 A 6 months group building program to develop skills in five levels
among youths aged 13-17 y/o
a) Self-awareness
 Members must be able to identify and express both
positive and negative feelings about themselves.
 The group is involved in group dynamics, song
analysis and bible reading.
b) Interpersonal relations
 Members are assisted to express positive and
negative feelings about others, to volunteer to help
others and express their need for others.
 Role playing, reflection sessions, and other group
activities.
c) Communications
 Members are made to express his/her ideas,
perception, feelings and feedbacks and are also
encouraged to contribute information pertinent to
what is being discussed.
 Focus is on a one-way and two-way communication
that are verbal and non-verbal
 Group dynamics, outings, sports, group discussion
and slide presentation are utilized to enhance
relationships and self-expressions.
d) Group maintenance
e) Leadership

3) Rizal Youth Development Foundation (RYDF)
 Focused on the physical, economic and social development of Rizal’s
OSY.
 Youths are involved in sports activities to engender fellowship, develop
their physical well-being and sense of sportsmanship
 Youths are organized into groups where they are involved in skills
training and self-employment through income-generating projects.
4) Salvation Army
 An international organization known more for its services at times of
disasters.
 The main focus is on the Golden Agers Club which has for its
objectives the fostering and maintenance of a sense of usefulness and
dignity for the elderly who are past 60 years old.
o Intended to promote the member’s physical, intellectual and
spiritual well-being.
o Criteria for membership:
 Age
 Available time and the need for companionship
 Recognition of the sense of usefulness
o Its recreational and educational programs are designed to
give members a renewed interests and zest for life.
o The agency’s program are mainly determined by the group
and the agency’s available facilities.
5) The Young Women’s Christian Association
 its target groups are:
o in-school and OSY girls women aged 10-25 y/o
o employed female or homemaker 25 years and above
 4 dimensions of its programs;
o The physical well-being using recreation and camping as
program media
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o The economic well-being through vocational guidance;
training and placement
o The social well-being through family life educations
o The spiritual and cultural well-being through Christian
education, world fellowship and housing for women.
 Group solidarity and group accomplishments are emphasized
6) The Girl Scouts of the Philippines
 Has 5 Basic Features
o Optimum participation for national development plan
(economic self-sufficiency)
o Linkage with environmental
o Social amelioration programs
o Cultural values
o Moral values
 The patrol system of the GSP which is actually a democratic self-
government among group of 5-8 girls on each program level
emphasizes self-development, socialization and international
friendship.
 The GSP’s distribution into four program levels is in cognizance of
the varying yet unique development of girls from one stage to another.
o star-scout
o junior scout
o senior scout
o
7) The Philippine Mental Health Association (PMHA)
 Its group work service was mainly carried out in its organized groups
in high schools known as PMHA’s Student Mental Health Clubs
 The members are given edifying experiences that will increase their
capacity to cope in a more effective way with problems of daily life
o how to develop awareness of the need for mental health,
o a deepening sense of values
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o attitudinal modification for personal enhancement

o a keener realization of one’s social responsibilities
o national progress and human welfare as a whole
 The program media for personality development are:
o leadership, and human relation training
o skills training
o camping
o group discussions on varied subjects
o group dynamics, seminars and workshops
 The members of the group become aware of problems and needs with
the guidance of a social group worker who uses techniques
purposefully to bring about the desired thinking and changes on the
outlook of the students.

References;
Philippine SW Encyclopedia Vol. 1

Social Work with Groups: A Comprehensive Workbook. Zastrow,

Charles. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. 2006

Social Work with Groups. Thelma Lee Mendoza. University of the

Philippines. Megabooks Company. Quezon City 1999

The Fundamentals of Social Group Work: Theories and Practice.

Agrinelda Nelmida Miclat. Mary Jo Educational Supply, 1995

Review Notes Compilation

Power Points and Hand Outs from Ma’am

GOOD LUCK FOR THE EXAM!

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