Courses
SOWK3035 Theory and Practice in Social Work: Group (I) (2 units)
- Prerequisite:
- SOWK2006 Social Work Values and Interventions
The course content includes conceptualizing social group work, covering ethics and values (including social justice) in social group work, and principles, rationale, and theoretical models of social group work. It also includes preparing and planning for a group, focusing on skills in group formation and interventions, and developing group proposals and group composition to foster social support and social inclusion. The course further explores the group process and stages of development, providing theoretical overviews of changes in group structures and processes in different group stages to promote members’ psychological well-being. Finally, the course addresses ethical issues in group work, focusing on key ethical issues that arise in group work. To enhance students’ skills and techniques in social group work, practice tutorials will be organized for small groups within the course.