A Mutual-Aid Model for Social Work with Groups

Abstract

1. The Mutual-aid Model of Social Work with Groups 2. The Nine Dynamics of Mutual Aid and Their Implications for Practice 3. Ten Common Worker-Based Obstacles to Mutual Aid, Their Impact, and Their Antidotes 4. Pre-Group Planning with Mutual Aid in Mind 5. Early Group Goals and Norms 6. Mutual Aid, Time and Place, and the Role of the Worker 7. Individual Problem Solving with Mutual Aid in Mind 8. Mutual Aid and Authority 9. The Role of Conflict in a Mutual-Aid System 10. Mutual-Aid Practice with Single-Session Groups 11. Mutual-Aid Practice with Short-Term Groups 12. Mutual-Aid Practice with Open-Ended Groups 13. Mutual-Aid Practice with Very Large Groups 14. Evaluation Appendix A. Mutual Aid Dynamics and Their Related Skills Appendix B. Generic Skills for Catalyzing Mutual Aid Appendix C. Assessing Group Purpose Statements Appendix D. Assessing Statements - Instructor Cheat Sheet Appendix E. Exercise Guide: Transforming Statements into Statements of Group Purpose Appendix F. Exercise Guide: Developing a Group Purpose Appendix G. Case record: Group Work v. Casework in a Group Appendix H. Case Record: Group Work V. Casework in a Group Appendix I. Skills for Maintaining Mutual Aid during Individual Problem Solving Appendix J. Skills for Decentralizing Authority Appendix K. Exercise Guide: The Impact of Conflict Resolution Strategies on Mutual Aid Appendix L. Skills for Maintaining Mutual Aid during Conflict Appendix M. Exercise Guide: Applying the Keys to Dealing with Group Conflict Appendix N. Exercise Guide: Catalyzing Mutual Aid in Single-Session Groups Appendix O. Skills for Catalyzing Mutual Aid in Single-Session Groups Appendix P. Skills for Catalyzing Mutual Aid in Short-Term Groups Appendix Q. Skills for Catalyzing Mutual Aid in Open-Ended Groups Appendix R. Skills for Catalyzing Mutual Aid in Very Large Groups Appendix S. Exercise Guide: Introducing Mutual-Aid Practice into the Very Large Group Appendix T. Mutual-Aid Practice: Ten Common Obstacles and Antidotes