Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children.

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children. Groups are a frequent form of intervention in social work. They can help reduce the sense of isolation adult clients often feel when they are faced with anxiety, depression, or many other problematic circumstances.

This week, you consider the ways in which children are no different in terms of certain needs. Group counseling can build social connections and help children find mutual support. Although counseling a group of children may seem daunting, many social workers find that groups provide the best environment for children to succeed.

Students will:

• Identify the purposes and advantages of group work with children and adolescents
• Recommend evidence-based practice group curricula for children in social work settings

Week 7: Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Webb, N. B. (2019). Social work practice with children (4th ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.

• Chapter 8, “Group Work With Children”

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2011). Interventions for disruptive behavior disorders evidence-based practices (EBP) kit. Retrieved from https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Interventions-for-Disruptive-Behavior-Disorders-Evidence-Based-Practices-EBP-KIT/SMA11-4634

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Disruptive behavior disorders. Retrieved August 7, 2018, from https://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/mental-disorders/disruptive-behavior-disorders

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

Discussion: Preparing a Child for Group

There are a number of evidence-based strategies for working with children who have behavior problems—many of those strategies use groups. In this Discussion, you identify a group curriculum recognized by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and explain how you would prepare a child to enter that group for the first time.

Review the Learning Resources and access the Walden Library to find additional peer-reviewed resources.

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

By Day 3

Post:

• Describe at least two advantages of group work with children.
• Briefly describe an evidenced-based group curriculum found through the SAMSHA resources for children with disruptive behavior disorders.
• Explain how you would prepare a 10-year-old child to enter this group for children with disruptive behavior disorders.

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

By Day 5

Respond to at least two colleagues’ posts.

• Recommend a different evidence-based group curriculum that your colleague could apply.
• Offer an additional suggestion to enhance your colleague’s approaches for preparing the 10-year-old child.

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 7 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 5

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 7 Discussion

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

Week in Review

This week you identified the purposes and advantages of group work with children and adolescents and recommended evidence-based practice group curricula for children in social work settings.

Next week you will examine school-based interventions and the required skills needed to deal effectively with multiple professions and perspectives.

Week 7:Methods of Practice – Group Work With Children

Looking Ahead

Review the requirements for your Week 10 Final Project—and if you have not already, consider beginning it this week.

To go to the next week:

Week 8