Paula just recently announced to the social worker that
she is pregnant. She has been unsure whether she wanted to continue the
pregnancy or terminate. Paula also told the social worker she is
fearful of the father of the baby, and she is convinced he will try to
hurt her. He has started to harass, stalk, and threaten her at all hours
of the day. Paula began to exhibit increased paranoia and reported she
started smoking again to calm her nerves. She also stated she stopped
taking her psychiatric medications and has been skipping some of her HIV medications.The following is an interdisciplinary team meeting being
held in a conference room at the hospital. Several members of Paula’s
team (HIV doctor, psychiatrist, social worker, and OB nurse) have
gathered to discuss the precipitating factors to this hospitalization.
The intent is to craft a plan of action to address Paula's noncompliance
with her medications, increased paranoia, and the pregnancy.
Instructions
As a clinical social worker it is important to
understand group typology in order to choose the appropriate group
method for a specific population or problem. Each type of group has its
own approach and purpose. Two of the more frequently used types of
groups are task groups and intervention groups.
For
this Assignment, review the “Cortez Multimedia” case study, and
identify a target behavior or issue that needs to be ameliorated,
decreased, or increased. In a 2- to 4-page report, complete the
following:
Choose either a treatment group or task group as your intervention for Paula Cortez.
Identify the model of treatment group (i.e., support, education, teams, or treatment conferences).
Using the typologies described in the Toseland & Rivas (2017)
piece, describe the characteristics of your group. For instance, if you
choose a treatment group that is a support group, what would be the
purpose, leadership, focus, bond, composition, and communication?
Include the advantages and disadvantages of using this type of group as an intervention.