Assignment:
Techniques
Select two of the techniques described and one technique demonstrated in the video, People Skills: Productive Counseling, that reflect an experience or experiences you have witnessed and the effects of using those techniques. Why do you believe it helped or harmed? How could a different technique been more useful or less helpful? Reply in 250 to 300 words.
Roles
In 250 to 300 words, describe a group situation, natural or formed, that you have witnessed a variety of roles. What was the interaction you witnessed? How was the helping professional of benefit or a distraction to the group process? In what settings do you see the use of a group beneficial to the helping process? Why? Support your response with one scholarly source cited according to APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.
Required Text
Levine, J. (2013). Working with People: The Helping Process (9th ed.).
Articles
- National Association of Social Workers. (2013). Advocacy.
- Pestorius, M. (2006). What makes groups work? A reflective review in a range of contexts. Australian Social Work, 59(2), 141-156.
- Singh, A.A., & Salazar, C.F. (2010). Six considerations for social justice group work. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 35(3), 308-319.
Multimedia
Ash Quarry Productions (Producer). (1998). People skills: Productive counseling [Video file].