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Reflecting on the materials covered in Module number two; I was intrigued to learn about the changes that occurred in group work throughout history and how these changes influenced Social Work with groups. Learning that the YMCA organization came to the United State of America in 1851 carrying out "considerable community-based group recreational programs" (Muskat, Winter 2016) and continuing on to 1923 when "noted group courses was offered at Western University in Cleveland, Ohio now Western…

Bafa Bafa Experiment Concrete Experience For the “Bafa Bafa” experiment done in class, our room was divided into two separate groups. The one’s who relocated outside were deemed the “Alphas”, the ones in the classroom were named the “Betas”. I was part of the Alpha group, and each member of our group had to follow a certain set of rules applied to us. Guidelines such as “Women are deemed the males of the group’s property” made it seem like a more of an old fashion type of society to me. Each…

The fundamental element for any organization is its structure. When an organization lacks an efficient organizational structure, then disarray will be run rampant throughout the organization and the project’s initiated by the members lack adequate quality. KLRN demonstrates these symptoms from their lack of an official practicing organizational structure. The organization practices a lackadaisical procedure without any significant guidelines as to how the organization conducts meetings, projects…

1. Why do you want to be a Lead Consultant? Being a lead consultant would allow me to better my team, myself and next year’s associate consultants. I know that I have what it takes to lead a team at SOURCE. As an ESTJ, I live for organization and deadlines. I love to updates calendars, make agendas and create timelines. Two of my greatest strengths are organizing others’ ideas and thinking of pragmatic approaches to big ideas. I know that having this personality type would allow me to create…

Our group faced some unique struggles in respect to this project. We had a serious conflict, but were able to resolve everything and become a succinct and cohesive group afterward. I truly believe that if we had not gone through the aforementioned conflict, we would not have been successful as a group. Our group development very closely followed Tuckman’s stages of group development: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning (Rust, 2015). First, our group was formed through random…

The Ethical Cosmetics Bill 2016 was introduced in Parliament on February 29 by its sponsoring Member of Parliament; Clare O’Neil. This Private Bill amends the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 in order to effectively terminate, and create offences against the importation, manufacture and trade of cosmetics tested on live animals within Australia. This Bill has been actively backed by Labor Party’s Deputy Leader and MP for Sydney; Tanya Pilbersek as well as O’Neil’s…

Professional organizations can be found for almost any specialty that you may have an interest in. Some organizations can be informal and joining can be as simple as signing up for their monthly newsletters. Other organizations have a formal vetting process which may require you to send in sample of your work, proof of education and references. They may even have an entry exam that you must take or you might need to be sponsored by an existing member. When evaluating professional organizations,…

“The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson in the month of June in 1948. The story is about an annual tradition, called the lottery, held in an anonymous small village. All of the villagers gather for the annual event and Mr. Summers conducts a quick roll call. Each one of the residents of the village draws a piece of paper from the black box. As this happens, the villagers start to talk with one another how some nearby villages have stopped following the tradition of the lottery.…

“The Lottery” is a short story written by Shirley Jackson. This story takes place in a small town on a clear sunny day on the 27th day of June. The children of the town arrive first and begin collecting stones and piling them together until their parents call them to order. Mr. Summers calls each head of the household to come forward to a black old wooden box, where each select a slip of paper. Once the men of the house have chosen a paper slip, Mr. Summers allows everyone to open the paper and…

CHAPTER EMERGENCY PROCEDURE TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Emergency Procedure Team: President (in charge) Vice President-Standards House Chairman Chapter Council Adviser 2. Emergency phone numbers for police, fire, emergency medical service/ambulance and campus security should be posted by all phones in the chapter facility. 3. Chapter member immediately contacts the appropriate emergency service and a member of the Emergency Procedure Team. 4. Chapter President • Ensures appropriate…