Designing a group programme

Geldard, Kathryn; Geldard, David

doi:10.1007/978-1-4039-1459-0_5

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“…In response to the lack of literature on groupwork in the fi eld of career education and guidance which focuses on developing self awareness, opportunity awareness, decision making and transition skills (Law, 2001), Higgins andWestergaard (2001) set out to defi ne the key characteristics of what they termed 'guidance groupwork'. They identifi ed three underpinning principles which can be applied equally to PLD group sessions:…”

Section: What Is Personal Learning and Development?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All the planning in the world will not in itself ensure the effective delivery of PLD group sessions (although it will certainly help). In addition, the facilitator should ensure that they have developed appropriate techniques and skills to use when face-to-face with a group of young people (Geldard and Geldard, 2001). The key skills which are utilised in group interventions include:…”

Section: Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The purpose of this paper is not to provide a full and detailed analysis of learning theory (Rogers, 1969;Kolb, 1984;Gardner, 1999;Honey & Mumford, 2006), or group processes and skills (Geldard & Geldard, 2001;Jaques & Salmon, 2007;Westergaard, 2009) as these apply to youth support work. These areas are covered elsewhere in the literature.…”

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Providing support to young people through groupwork

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2012

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A key outcome of support work with young people, it is hoped, is increased self awareness and autonomy on the part of the recipient. Engagement in one-toone interventions with youth support workers can enable this process to take place. However, a valuable alternative approach to the work exists, which focuses on helping young people to enhance their personal learning and development (PLD) in a group interaction.This chapter will explore how youth support professionals can facilitate PLD effectively in a group context. It focuses on the following:• Identifying what ‘personal learning and development’ means• Examining how groupwork can enable young people to learn about themselves, develop greater self awareness and make decisions about their lives• Evaluating ways in which being part of a group can lead to positive outcomes for individuals• Analysing the role of the youth support worker in facilitating PLD in the group contextIn addition, the chapter offers a model to inform the planning, preparation and delivery of PLD groupwork with young people.

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Section: What Is Personal Learning and Development?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%