Mutual Aid Group Reflective Report

At the beginning of our fourth meeting, it seems members were ready to work together, I notice that the group as a whole were ready for this meeting, when I asked the group members how their spring break was and to share with group members anything excited that happen during their break. Every member responded to my questions, the group felt relax and joke around with the facilitator. After this discussion, I knew this session was going to be a positive meeting. At the end of this group, the group was in the middle phase because the facilitator covered the following skills: tuning in skills, contracting skills, elaborate, making a demand for work, summarizing the lesson. The facilitator was able to cover the purpose of our mutual aid group,

Social worker need to demonstrate empathy on client's issues and feelings which this is called tuning in, reflect on what the client is sharing, and use the interpersonal skills in order to engage clients. I experience the skill of engagement through this course during my role as a participate in the mutual aid group. Therefore. I gain experience when I was the facilitator and needed to find techniques of engaging the group as a whole. one techniques to use in the beginning phase of group is to include an icebreaker, in order for members of the group to feel comfortable and help in the engagement process between members and

During the intervention process, social worker need to discussed with client the purpose of receiving service, explain the consent form of service, and explained the process of confidentiality. I learned that to be open-minded and be respectful to client difference in diversity, therefore, avoid counter-transparency when coming across with viewing client issue. As discussed in class, when a social worker is not able to help their client with specific needs, he or she needs to referral client into another department, co-worker or