Groups Hanging Out on the Street at Night

There are meetings every night at this place in Penfield at 5:30 P.M. Each meeting has a different name

For years the local hangout for streetwalkers was the corner of King Street and Cedar Street in downtown Kitchener the core of K-W. I found this information out shortly after moving to Waterloo in grade ten, Kitchener was considered a rough part of K-W and Cedar Street was a no hangout zone for the youth. There has been several times in the years that I have seen prostitutes on the corners and the streets of King and Cedar; first the impact was shocking and unreal and then empathy took ahold on me. Today I realize everyone must make a living and some of these women are simply all right with what they do, but others have been thrown into a life of despair and a path that is hopeless for them. There are restaurants, Laundromats, car cleaners,

Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Haynes, R. (2014). Groups in action: Evolution and challenges (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Upon observing this group, I noticed the group to be homogeneous, and in addition, there were also clients who attended who did not appear appropriate based on the functioning level of the group. According to Maguire (2002), “Group members must be at similar levels of ego strength or functionality.” The is based on the idea of group membership for a group for function properly. Maguire states, “A person who is literally too abnormal or who deviates

The meeting I attended took place in Bothell on a weeknight at 7:00 pm in the evening. The meeting was held in a local church and there were 17 people in attendance, excluding myself. Among the 17 people, there were 6 women and 11 men. The average attendee was approximately between the ages of 40-50, 4 people were under the age of 30, and two were somewhere around 60. Of the 17 people, 16 were white and one woman was of an Asian-American descent.

Group Dynamics. The meeting was formal and it commenced exactly at eleven o’ clock and ended exactly at twelve o’ clock. However, once the meeting was over, members could stay for informal

There was a new man in NA meeting that night. As common, he said that someone told him about the group, but he said that he was not addicted. Denial is the first thing that came in front of my head. However, the people sharing the information were very helpful with him because they never use negative punishment to attack him. The people in this group that I think they are members of this group were very kind with everybody. They showed respect and warm session meeting. In the other hand, it is not that something bothers me, but I think if they study about abnormal behavior or diagnosis could help them and understand each other. When I pasted to share my story and information, some of them putted close attention about what I was

As I observed the N.A. group, I compared Hepworth 's, Direct Social Work Practice, five stages of group development. The Preaffiliation stage involves observation and feeling out the environment of the group; members may be hesitant to speak or test out certain behaviors to see reactions from other members of the group or the facilitator (Hepworth, Rooney, Rooney, & Strom-Gottfried, 2017, 2013). Returning group members greeted each other with hugs, handshakes, pat on the back, while newcomers sat quietly observing others. The facilitator provided an introduction and instructions for participation. Each member was instructed to introduce the first name, state "I am an addict" and take turns reading from the

In his research Jay Macleod, compares two groups of teenage boys, the Hallway Hangers and the Brothers. Both groups of teenagers live in a low income neighborhood in Clarendon Heights, but they are complete opposites of each other. The Hallway Hangers, composed of eight teenagers spend most of their time in the late afternoon or early evening hanging out in doorway number 13 until very late at night. The Brothers are a group of seven teenagers that have no aspirations to just hang out and cause problems, the Brothers enjoy active pastimes such as playing basketball. The Hallway Hangers all smoke, drink, and use drugs. Stereotyped as “hoodlums,” “punks,” or “burnouts” by outsiders, the Hallway Hangers are actually a varied group, and much

Informed Consent: In the Social Work Code of Ethics (1.03c) it states, “In instances when clients lack the capacity to provide informed consent, social workers should protect clients’ interests by seeking permission from an appropriate third party, informing clients consistent with the client’s level of understanding... ("Code of Ethics: English," n.d.).” All the students involved in the group are considered minors, meaning they are under the legal age to consent to services. The case study did not indicate that the social worker obtained consent from the student’s parent/guardians to have them participate in the group. She also did not

In this paper I will identify the need for the group that was chosen. Part of the discussion will concentrate on the three key values used in the group approach with this population. The other will address models and theories of group practice, and the approach used by this group. The paper will also look at the key challenges or obstacles in group interventions with this population. Using the worksheet planning guide for social work group’s eight headings will be discussed. Briefly the readings from the course syllabus will be used in the development plan and incorporated in the paper will be the plans for an initial group session. Based on the skills inventory three critical skills will be addressed. Lastly a critique of a proposed group will be conducted.

My first observation took place in on the second floor of Diggs. The group, I observed is called Pi Kappa Phi, a Greek organization here on campus. I observed and listened to this group twice, while they were sitting on the couch, which is directly to your left when you walk in the doors that are across from the west center. Both observation took place during common time on Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, I observed how the members of the fraternity greeted one another.

The client we are working with is Community Living Cambridge, which is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with various mental disabilities such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD). The organisation was founded in 1954, and has since then provided support for over 450 members of the Cambridge community. The main members of this organisation are young adults (age 18-29) who have been diagnosed with FASD, and have been in foster care for most of their lives. Young adults with FASD are the most vulnerable to being viewed as outcasts, as they generally lack the same social and mental skills.

This mutual aid group is a closed group with a total of six weeks during which each member facilitates the group one time, and one person facilitates twice. Each person chooses a topic that has to do with the self –identity and facilities that group. It is anticipated that throughout the six weeks the group moves through the phases of group, but the pace at which the group moves through these phases depends upon the rate at which

Social work groups are usually formed based on their intended purpose. For this particular video, all six