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Group Observation Of Independent Living Service (IL)

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The group I observed today is Independent Living Service (IL). IL is a growth and educational group that seeks to train individuals to maximize their growth and development. The meeting was held in Together Lives Change (TLC) and the purpose of the group is to equip adolescents with valuable tools to build healthy relationships, set goals, and become fully prepared for adult living. The group’s goals for today is to budget and plan a food menu, prepare a healthy meal and snack, practice soft skills, learn conflict resolution and develop core communication skills. Today I focused on observing the teens and how they interacted with one another in a group setting, and I was impressed with their willingness to step up and accomplish the group’s …show more content…

The adolescent has problems adjusting to group settings, so I was responsible for sitting with him and monitoring his behavior. During group, he had a couple of outbursts; however, I helped him manage his emotions by talking to him and I also provided constructive advice to help him manage his behavior.
The core competencies I will link to the following learning experiences:
• Diversity in Practice: Practice Behavior: Social workers gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse groups.
• Engage, assess, intervene and evaluate: Practice Behavior: Social workers critically analyze, monitor and evaluate …show more content…

• Professional Identity: Practice Behavior: Social Workers use supervision and consultation.
• Engage, assess, intervene and evaluate. Practice Behavior: Social workers collect, organize, interpret data and assess client’s strengths and limitations.
2/27/16 6:00-11:30 Today I assisted with the winter formal that was held at TLC and this event was amazing. The teenagers were dressed to perfection and they utilized all the skills they learned about healthy relationships. They were paired up with a date and they really enjoyed themselves. This was not a mandatory event, but I have enjoyed working with the teens, so I really wanted to give my time and support. Attending this event has shown me how much TLC value their youth within their community.
The core competency I will link to this learning

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