Evaluation and analysis task group functioning
This community participation group project came together to become involved in a social change effort that is taking place among the community. In order to provide a comprehensive report on the group’s successes and efforts, information is provided regarding the group’s structure, effectiveness, decision-making processes and challenges.
The group became formed at the beginning of the school semester for the “Community Participation Strategies” course in the Masters of Social Work program. Like all the other groups formed that day, the group was formed with its particular members because of the interest they had in that particular topic.
As a result, there were five members within the group. Aside …show more content…
Furthermore, cohesiveness is a result of all the forces that attracted people to the group (Nagy, 2015). To begin at the bigger picture, each group member is a graduate student seeking a degree in the Masters of Social Work program. As a result, of this, each member is required to take the course in which the project was given. From there, the community issue that developed the task group was families living in poverty. While all these factors mentioned contributed to the group cohesion, there are other things that kept the group running and functioning. Norms are the standards of behavior and attitudes to which the group abides (Nagy, 2015). These rules vary among groups and depending on the group could be forthright, unspoken, strictly upheld, or more …show more content…
The group functioning contributed to the successes, but some challenges also arose. Group successes included the diversity of skills sets and capabilities among each of the group members. The group did well with allowing each group member to contribute to the project and ultimately contribute in reaching the goal. Everyone also adapted to one another when it came to schedules, skills set, connections, etc. This further stimulated the openness in communication among the group. As a result, all group members trusted one another in accomplishing tasks and putting forth their best
This community participation group project came together to become involved in a social change effort that is taking place among the community. In order to provide a comprehensive report on the group’s successes and efforts, information is provided regarding the group’s structure, effectiveness, decision-making processes and challenges.
The group became formed at the beginning of the school semester for the “Community Participation Strategies” course in the Masters of Social Work program. Like all the other groups formed that day, the group was formed with its particular members because of the interest they had in that particular topic.
As a result, there were five members within the group. Aside …show more content…
Furthermore, cohesiveness is a result of all the forces that attracted people to the group (Nagy, 2015). To begin at the bigger picture, each group member is a graduate student seeking a degree in the Masters of Social Work program. As a result, of this, each member is required to take the course in which the project was given. From there, the community issue that developed the task group was families living in poverty. While all these factors mentioned contributed to the group cohesion, there are other things that kept the group running and functioning. Norms are the standards of behavior and attitudes to which the group abides (Nagy, 2015). These rules vary among groups and depending on the group could be forthright, unspoken, strictly upheld, or more …show more content…
The group functioning contributed to the successes, but some challenges also arose. Group successes included the diversity of skills sets and capabilities among each of the group members. The group did well with allowing each group member to contribute to the project and ultimately contribute in reaching the goal. Everyone also adapted to one another when it came to schedules, skills set, connections, etc. This further stimulated the openness in communication among the group. As a result, all group members trusted one another in accomplishing tasks and putting forth their best