Spring 2025 SOWK 487w Class 06 Weekly Email
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I hope that you all are doing well. I’m excited to to move into focusing on group work.
Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn
In week six, we are transitioning from working with families to working with groups for the rest of the semester. Reading Hepworth et al. (2022) and Chapter 11: Understanding Social Work Groups provides a strong understanding of the various groups we will discuss for the rest of the semester. This session is designed to help orient us to group work, dynamics, and general processes. The agenda is as follows:
- Overview of working with groups
- Practice with a development group
- Group dynamics and roles
- Working in a circle activity
Unit Assignments
Read/Watch
- Read Hepworth et al. (2023) Chapter 11: Understanding Social Work Groups
A-01: Class Engagement and Attendance
Attend Class
A-02: Reading Engagement and Check-in Questions
Complete the reading engagement and check-in questions at W-06 A-02 Reading Questions. It is due before class.
Unit Resources
You got a chance to spend time preparing for this in class, but next week you will be doing your presentations. You can find Assignment 03: Family Treatment Modality Research Presentation Description and Rubric to review.
All of the presentations for this class can be found at https://presentations.jacobrcampbell.com. This week’s slides are Spring 2025 SOWK 487w Week 06 - Understanding Social Work Groups.
You can find the recording of all of our classes in the lecture videos tab for this course.
To-Do Lists
- A-01: Class Engagement and Participation Attend class
- A-02: Reading Engagement and Check-in Questions W-06 A-02 Reading Questions
- Read Hepworth et al. (2022) Chapter 11
- Continue working on assignment three and your group’s presentation, which will happen in week seven
