GROUP WORK

GROUP WORK

1. 70'S and 80'S grp wrk became a focus in Health care

   • 1990's emphasis moved away from grp towards individually tailored packages of care
     • result of 1990 NHS and Community Care Act
       • result of service user complaints that their individual needs were being ignored
       • services now targeted those most in need
     • felt the individual approach provided better basis for increased self respect and recognition that peoples circs vary
   • felt being in a group cld be therapeutic esp if skilled leader involved
     • possible to learn frm others experiences and can lead to an understanding of themselves and personal development
     • enabled people to speak out an didentify individual and collective need, focus isn't just on them and their experience of illness/situation

2. A group has 4 identifying factors

   • 1. has members who depend on each other
   • 2. Has own rules and shared ideas
   • 3. Sml enough so can know s'thing about everyone
   • 4. There is a shared goal

3. LINDA FINLAY: Social development is shapped by experiences of grps

   • can be linked to V. Patel and latency period of childhood