Foundation Groupwork Skills
Three Day Workshop
This course is for those who have not practiced group work before, or who wish to build
and develop existing knowledge. It explores key theories, dynamics and processes in
working with or leading groups.
Topics covered include:
Current social group work theory. Understanding group processes and dynamics. Group planning. Positive and negative roles within groups. Strategies for dealing with difficult members and situations. Co-working and leading groups. Leadership and leadership styles.Participants receive a pack relating theory to practice on this task-oriented workshop,
which teaches groupwork through participation in small and larger groups.
By the end of the course participants should be able to identify and have a better
understanding of the following:
Current groupwork theory.How group processes work.Acquire new ideas for their practice.Recognise their own and others leadership styles.Understand the impact of these styles on their own co-working relationships.Learn to channel positive group roles and deal with negative behaviour.Participants who attend all three days will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement.
They are then eligible for a place on the Intermediate Course.
Dates: Venue: Greenwich London
20th-22nd January 2010
24th-26th February 2010
21st-23rd April 2010
21st-23rd July 2010
22nd-24th September 2010
8th-10th December 2010
Standard Guide
NVQ’s National Vocational Qualifications are a very significant part of the UK training and development. They were first introduced in 1986 by the specially formed National Council for Vocational Qualifications.
NVQ awards are often at a high level of competence. Course could add further knowledge towards gaining a NVQ level 3. For example within the Health & Social Care NVQ3 awards, there are two optional group work units for Children & Young People HSC 322 and HSC 393.
Course could also provide significant learning for NVQ level 4.
DANOS, the Drug & Alcohol National Occupational Standards specify the standards of performance that staff in the drug and alcohol field should be working towards.
Course could be linked to DANOS standards:-AD.2.1; AD3.1; AD2.2; AD3.2; A13.1; A13,2; A13.3.
These three days are part of a twelve - day Groupwork course and count as 54 units of 216 units towards the Certificate of Groupwork.
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