University
of Tennessee
College of
Social Work
SW-525 - Clinical Social Work Practice with Groups
Course Outline
Fall 2003
Section # 79898
Thursdays 12:20 - 3:20
RM
311 Henson Hall
Yalom, I. D. (1995). Theory and Practice of Group
Psychotherapy, 4th ed. New York: Basic Books.
Reserved
readings available at http://pac.lib.utk.edu:8000/WebZ/html/reservetitles.html?sessionid=01-34193-38903351
Course
Requirements
1. Attendance
(non-optional).
2. Responsible
participation in class activities and discussion.
3. Completion of all
biweekly papers. These type-written papers are due at the
start of class and should be emailed to the professor. These papers are to be 3-4 pages in length. They will contain
two sections.
a. An applied discussion the concepts and ideas from the readings to the group processes and group content of the class experiential groups. Discuss the relevance and applicability of the theory and concepts of the readings to your own experiences in group. Your self and group observations are a critical component of this section. Include theory and concepts from prior readings as appropriate.
b. Specifically state your personal change goals for the class experiential group in the next two sessions. Your capacity to examine your own behavior, motivations, and emotional reactions and formulate personal change goals will facilitate your ability to assist clients in specifying how they wish to be different.
4. Biweekly quizzes on the content of the readings.
To take the bi-weekly quizzes, log onto http://online.utk.edu/. You have three hours to complete each quiz. The quiz is open-book, open note, but it is strongly recommended that you thoroughly read all assigned readings for the quiz before taking it.
Though the quizzes are open-book, open-note, they are not collaborative projects. Any copying of the questions, any sharing of questions or answers, any form of collaboration, discussion, or shared information via email or any other medium constitutes Academic Dishonesty as described by UT Hilltopics. As such, it will dealt with by the instructor to the fullest extent allowable by UT Hilltopics, which may include suspension from the class and assignment of an “F” for either the quiz, the class, or both.
5.Comprehensive final exam - This
will be available at http://online.utk.edu/.
You will have four hours to complete it.
Grades
Grades for the biweekly papers will be earned on the basis of the quality of the thought and depth of analysis evidenced in them. The first two requirements (attendance and participation) will account for 10% of the grade. The weekly papers will account 35% of the course grade (5% per paper). Biweekly quizzes will account for 35% of the course grade. The final will comprise 20% of the course grade. Grades will be assigned according to the guidelines set forth in the Graduate Catalogue as follows:
Some students find it helpful to enter individual therapy as
part of their development as social workers.
For students seeking individual therapy, there are two resources
available on campus, the Psychology Clinic and the Student Counseling Services
Center. They are both described below.
For
the past 50 years, graduate student clinicians at the Psychological Clinic at
the University of Tennessee have offered quality mental health services to
students and residents of the surrounding community at affordable, sliding-scale
fees. The Clinic is available to UT students for individual, marital, and group
therapy. To make an appointment, call the UT Psychological Clinic at 974-2161,
from 8 A.M. to 8 P.M., Mondays through Thursdays, or 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Fridays.
COURSE OUTLINE
Introduction
Third Class - 9-4-03
1st
Paper Due
Group
Foundations
Yalom, Ch.
1 - The Therapeutic Factors & 17 - Training the Group Therapists
Corey &
Corey, Ch. 5 - Initial stage of a group
Fourth Class - 9-11-03
1st Quiz Due
Group
structure, process and interpersonal
learning.
Therapeutic Factors
Yalom, Ch.
2, - Interpersonal Learning, & 4 - The Therapeutic Factors: An Integration
2nd
Paper Due
Group
Cohesiveness
Basic Tasks
Yalom, Ch.
3 - Group Cohesion & 5 - The Therapist: Basic Tasks
2nd Quiz Due
Creation
and Composition of Therapy Groups
Yalom, Ch.
8 - The Selection of Patients, 9 - The Composition of Therapy
Groups & 10 - Creation of the Group: Place, Time, Size, Preparation
Toseland
& Rivas, Appendix E - Outline for a group proposal
3rd
Paper Due
Assessment
and evaluation of clients
Group
Treatment Ethics
Toseland
& Rivas, Ch. 13 - Evaluation.
Corey &
Corey Ch. 2 - Ethical and legal issues in group counseling
3rd Quiz Due
Setting of
goals/Formative stages of group
Preparation
for group therapy.
Rose, Ch 6
- Setting individual and group goals
Yalom, Ch. 11- In the Beginning
10-16-02
Fall Break
10-23-03
4th
Paper Due
Working in
the Here and Now
Transference and
Transparency
Yalom, Ch. 6 - The Therapist: Working in the Here and Now & 7 - The Therapist: Transference and Transparency
Ninth Class - 10-30-03
4th
Quiz Due
Meditation
and Relaxation
Dynamics of
damaging group experiences
Rose, Ch.
10 - Involving group members in relaxation, breathing, meditation, and
socio-recreational activities.
Smokowski et al. - Postgroup-casuality status, group events, and leader behavior: An early look into the dynamics of damaging group experiences.
Tenth
Class - 11-6-03
5th
Paper Due
Special
Populations
Corey &
Corey, Ch. 10 - Groups for adolescents & 12 - Groups for the
elderly.
Edwards
& Edwards, 1984 - Group work practice with American Indians.
Hurdle, 1991 - The
ethnic group experience.
Roffman, Picciano, Ryan, Beadnell, Fisher, Downey, & Kalichman, Prevention group counseling delivered by telephone: An efficacy trial with gay and bisexual men.
Eleventh Class 11-13-03
5th
Quiz Due
The
Advanced Group
Yalom, Ch.
12 - The Advanced Group
Pollio,
Reconstructing feminist group work.
Saulnier, Alcohol problems and marginalization: Social group
work with lesbians.
Twelfth Class
11-20-03
6th
Paper Due
Problem
Patients
Yalom, Ch. 13 - Problem Patients
11-27-03 Thanksgiving Break
Thirteenth Class 12-4-03
6th
Quiz Due
Special
formats
Specialized therapy
group
Yalom, Ch.
14 - The Therapist: Specialized Formats and Procedural Aids - & 15 - The
Specialized Therapy Group
Schiller - Stages of development in women's groups: A relational model.
Fourteenth
Class 12-11-03
Extending
treatment into the world
Ending the
Group's Work
Toseland
& Rivas, Ch. 14 - Ending the group's work
Pulling it
all together
Final
Due Due
Group Theory and
Treatment Bibliography
*Indicates a reading in the
course reader.
Bloch, S., Crouch, E.,
& Reibstein, J. (1981). Therapeutic factors in group psychotherapy. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 38(5), 519=526.
Blumberg, H. H., Hare, P.,
Kent, V., & Martin F. D. (1983). Small Groups and Social Interaction. (Vol. 2).
New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Bostwick, J., G. J. (1987).
"Where's Mary?" A review of the group treatment dropout literature. Social Work with
Groups, 10(3), 117-132.
Braaten, L. J. (1991).
Group cohesion: A new multidimensional model. GROUP, 15(1), 39-55.
Brekke, J. S. (1989). The
use of orientation groups to engage hard-to-reach clients: Model, method, and
evaluation. Social Work with Groups, 12, 2(75-88).
Budman, S. H., Soldz, S.,
Demby, A., Davis, M., & Merry, J. (1993). What is cohesiveness? An empirical examination.
Small Group Research, 24(2), 199-216.
*Corey, M. & Corey, G.
(1997). Initial stage of a group. Groups: Process and Practice (5th
ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
*Corey, M. & Corey, G.
(1997). Groups for adolescents. Groups: Process and Practice (5th ed.).
Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
*Corey, M. & Corey, G.
(1997). Groups for the elderly. Groups: Process and Practice (5th ed.).
Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
*Corey, M. & Corey, G.
(1997). Ethical and legal issues in group counseling. Groups: Process and
Practice (5th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
DeLucia-Waack, J. (1997).
Measuring the effectiveness of group work: A review and analysis of process and outcome measures.
The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 22(4), 277-293.
Dreikers, R. (1959). Early
experiments with group therapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 13, 882-891.
*Edwards, E. D. &
Edwards, M. E. (1984). Group work practice with American Indians. Ethnicity
in Group Work Practice. The Haworth Press: New York.
Elman, D., & Rupple, D.
(1978). Group discussion members' reactions to a structured opening exercise. Small
Group Behavior, 9, 363-371.
Ettin, M. F. (1988).
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group psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 38(2), 139-167.
Evans, C. R., & Dion,
K. L. (1991). Group cohesion and performance: A meta-analysis. Small Group Research,
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Flowers, J. V. B., C. D. (1989).
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H., Davies, M. F., & Kent, M. V. (1994). Small Group Research: A Handbook. Norwood,
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Hill, C. E. (1990). Is
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Hill, G. W. (1982). Group
versus individual performance: Are N=1 heads better than one? Psychological Bulletin, 91, 517-539.
*Hurdle, D. E. (1991). The
ethnic group experience. Ethnicity and Biculturalism. The Haworth Press:
New York.
Kacen, L. (1999). Anxiety
levels, group characteristics, and members' behaviors in the termination stage of support groups
for patients recovering from heart attacks. Research on Social Work Practice, 9(6),
656-672.
*Lewis, E. A. & Ford,
B. (1991). The network utilization project: Incorporating traditional strengths
of African-American families into group work practice. Ethnicity and
Biculturalism. The Haworth Press: New York.
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C. (1994). The relation between group cohesion and performance: An integration.
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*Pollio, D.E. (2000), Reconstructing feminist group work. Social-Work-with-Groups. 23(2): 3-18, 2000.
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method in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders. Sociometry, 8, 323-331.
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*Roffman-R.A; Picciano-J.F; Ryan-R; Beadnell-B; Fisher-D; Downey-L; Kalichman-S. C .
(1997), Prevention group counseling delivered by telephone: an efficacy trial
with gay and bisexual men. AIDS-and-Behavior. 1(2): 137-154, June 1997
*Rose, S. D. (1989).
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*Rose, S. D. (1989).
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*Rose, S. D. (1989).
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*Saulnier,
C. F. (1997). Alcohol problems and
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*Schiller, L. Y. (1995).
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*Smokowski, P. R., Rose,
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and leader behavior: An early look into the dynamics of damaging group
experiences. Research on Social Work Practice. 9(5), 555-574.
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*Toseland, R. W., &
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to Group Work Practice. (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
*Toseland, R. W., &
Rivas, R. F. (1995). Evaluation. An Introduction to Group Work Practice. (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
*Toseland, R. W., &
Rivas, R. F. (1995). Evaluation. Ending the group's work. (2nd
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A., & Rothery, M. A. (1996). Evaluating the effect of group process and client
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