Social Work Intervention with Individuals and Groups
VOL. I
Social Work
Intervention with
Individuals and Groups
Editor
Gracious Thomas
School of Social Work
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
October, 2010
? Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2010
ISBN: 978-81-266-5042-2
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Preface
¡®Social Work Intervention with Individuals and Groups¡¯
has been presented in two volumes comprising thirty
one chapters. The first six chapters deal with casework
which is the oldest and the most developed method of
social work profession. In the initial period when social
work was emerging as a profession and a discipline, it
was through casework that social workers performed
their activities. Subsequently they gained recognition
from the society for their profession. Skills and
techniques of casework are well developed today.
Casework is also important as it is used by those
practicing other methods like group work, community
organisation, social action, social work research and
social welfare administration. The skills and techniques
of casework are used by social workers practically in
every setting. Thus, casework also becomes a base for
other methods.
The first chapter is on ¡®Introduction to casework:
historical development¡¯ which will introduce you to the
history of casework in the West and in India. Basic
assumptions, principles and values of casework are being
discussed in the historical perspective. The second
chapter ¡®Basics of social casework¡¯ deals with the
principles and values of casework in detail. Various
approaches to casework based on different theories will
also be discussed. The third chapter ¡®Practice of social
casework¡¯ shows how casework is done with the
individual. These phases are described so that you
understand the various elements involved in the
caseworker-client relationship, how the caseworker
develops a relationship with the clients and finally how
he/she uses the relation to solve a client¡¯s problems.
The fourth and fifth chapters: ¡®Interviewing and recording
in casework-I¡¯ and ¡®Interviewing and recording in
casework-II¡¯ deal with two important aspects of casework
namely, interviewing and recording. Most of casework
process are performed through interviewing the clients
and others related to him/her. The sixth chapter on
¡®Fields of social casework practice¡¯ provides an overview
of how casework is practiced in various settings and
also shows how these setting affect social casework
practice in Indian context.
Chapters seven to eleven are on ¡®Social work with
groups¡¯. Like casework, group work skills and techniques
can be used in a variety of settings. People live and
work in groups and therefore have an affinity towards
groups. Group work is based on the dependence of
individuals on groups and vice-versa. Chapter seven is
on ¡®Social group work: historical development¡¯ which
traces the historical journey of group work from its origin
to its acceptance as a recognised method of social work.
Chapter eight ¡®Characteristics and significance of group¡¯
gives you the theoretical bases of group work. Various
theories are presented which support the assumption
that groups can be used to influence its members for
the better. The ninth chapter ¡®Principles, skills and
models of social group work¡¯ describes the principles,
values, skills and approaches relevant to social group
work. The tenth chapter ¡®Group formation: stages of
development of groups¡¯ describes how group work is
actually done. Different phases of group work process
are described so that you understand that social
workers do group work systematically and meaningfully.
The eleventh chapter ¡®Role of group worker in group
work process¡¯ deals with the social worker¡¯s role in group
work. This chapter also discusses the usefulness of
this method in different settings.
A social worker often works in problem-afflicted areas
or with problem-afflicted people. They may try to resolve
the problem individually i.e. by helping individuals to
overcome the problem by themselves. For example, the
social worker may encourage a drug addict to go for
rehabilitation. A social worker may also tackle the
problem at the community level. Some of the strategies
can be influencing government policy, persuading the
bureaucracy to take necessary action, conduct
awareness campaigns etc. Whatever may be the
strategy, the social worker should have greater
awareness about the dimensions and the causative
factors of social problems. There are four chapters
dealing with social problems and services. Chapter
twelve ¡®Introduction to social problem¡¯ introduces you
to the concept of social problems and how different
ideologies identify the causative factors which cause
social problems and suggest different solutions to solve
them. Chapter thirteen on ¡®Contemporary social
problem-I¡¯ explains the dimensions and causative factors
of social problems such as HIV/AIDS, migration and
displacement,
environmental
degradation,
communalism, youth unrest and corruption.
¡®Contemporary social problem-II¡¯ deals with another set
of social problems like suicide, substance abuse, adult
crime, juvenile delinquency and problems of
disadvantaged sections like minorities, backward
classes and women which are elaborated in chapter
fourteen. Chapter fifteen ¡®Social defence¡¯ introduces
you to the concept and practice of social defence. The
Institute of Social Defence is the apex institution dealing
with social defence. Hence its programmes and
activities are discussed in details in this chapter.
¡®General Areas of social work practice¡¯ have been
discussed in six chapters. Each chapter deals with a
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