Zusammenfassung der Ressource
GROUP WORK
- 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
- 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
- LINDA FINLAY: Social
development is shapped by
experiences of grps
- can be linked to V.
Patel and latency
period of childhood