Social Work Skills Essay

Alicia and I have two completely different styles when it comes to getting our work done. I like to wait until the last minute to start anything, whereas Alicia likes to start everything as soon as possible. So when we were paired to write the group curriculum I was concerned that we would be butting heads with one another. Thankfully this wasn’t the case we split up the work as evenly as possible, we each planned four of the sessions and wrote different parts of the narrative. I’m positive I stressed her out a bit when I would put off some of the pieces I had to write, but it was relieving to have our entire project done before the due date. It was nice to watch others scramble to get their work done and not have to worry about ours, because …show more content…
This is something I’m going to have to work on; because the next group I lead I will be the social worker not a teacher. I feel I went into the classroom thinking I had to only focus of the education piece, that I overlooked some of the social work skills that Alicia made a point to utilize. If we ever got the chance to try this experience again I would like to be the social worker and have Alicia be the teacher, to see if it changes my mindset and focus. I feel I worried too much about making my role known as the teacher, that I overlooked what I would need to be a social worker leading the group.
Did the Experience Change My Feelings Towards Group Work? Before this experience I wanted nothing to do with group work, I was terrified of messing up. After this experience and realizing how at ease I was leading the group, that fear of groups went away. I realized that when I felt prepared and I knew what was going to happen during the group I wasn’t nervous at all. If I was able to plan the group like I was able to for the facilitation I feel I would really enjoy running groups and doing group work.
What I Learned About