Group Work Assessment and Planning (Classroom & Asynchronous)
About This Course
This course will provide learners with the competencies to assess the need for group work and plan appropriate interventions for a group. The key purpose of this course is to equip learners with the relevant knowledge and practice skills to:
1. Establish if there is a need for group work.
2. Plan a psycho-education or support group to address the needs of the group.
3. Design effective group work programmes and activities (interventions) to address the needs of a specific group.
At the end of the course, learners are required to undergo an assessment which comprises a Written Assessment (Case Study), a take-home individual project work and an Oral Interview.
The knowledge and abilities in this course will be aligned to the Proficiency Level 3 of the related Technical Skills Competencies in the SkillsFuture Singapore WSQ Skills Framework (please visit www.skillsfuture.sg/skills-framework/social-service for more information on the Skills Framework for Social Service.
What You'll Learn
1. Apply appropriate techniques to plan for group work at different stages of group development.
2. Apply relevant clinical skills to plan and deliver group work.
3. Assess potential clients to determine needs and suitability for group work.
4. Identify potential impact of group dynamics and patterns of behaviour on group cohesiveness.
5. Plan a psycho-education or support group.
6. Apply principles of effective group work planning and development to design group work programmes and activities.
7. Identify potential issues, risks and conflicts that may impact group work.
8. Recommend strategies to manage potential issues, risks and conflicts in group work.
9. Identify group work outcomes to monitor for proposed group work.
Entry Requirements
• English proficiency level equivalent to Grade C6 of GCE ‘O’ Level English or Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5.
• Numeracy skills at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 5.
• Basic language / dialect skills relevant to clients’ target group.
• Basic Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills.