Approaches to social group work

Meaning

• It is an method to solve human problem in a systematic way,

• In group work it has it own systematic approach to solve members problem in any circumstances.

Approaches

• Remedial• Recreational• Preventive• developmental

Remedial

The dictionary meaning is “tending or intended to rectify or improve”

• Remedial groups Remedial groups focus on restoration to normalcy after a point of breakdown. (Gitterman, 2004 )

The group provides a means by which an individual’s problems can be assessed and addressed. (Reid 1981)

Recreational

• Dictionary meaning• Refreshment of one's mind or body after work

through activity that amuses.

Preventive

• “To prevent” literally means “to keep something from happening”

• The term “prevention” is reserved for those interventions that occur before the initial onset of disorder.

• Good examples of preventive work are a juvenile guidance centre group or a prenatal or pre-discharge group in a hospital.

Developmental

Dictionary meaningConcerned with the development of someone

or something.

• the primary concern of developmental research is how we become what we are.

• The term developmental can be understood to have two connotations:

• enhancing maturational tasks in the human life cycle with groups of children, teenagers and adults; and

• a partnership with the nation in its developmental programmes and social progress such as adult education or health.