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What I thought...

believes in the capacity of conscious human beings to reason, make choices & act freely, uninfluenced by gods and religion

concerned with the meaning for human

beings of the fact of their existence

a human search for meaning and

purpose in life, to see being human as

incorporating into a whole personality

a wide variety of experiences

Carl Rogers

Social workers should be:

non-directive

non-judgemental

active listeners

empathetic

able to establish

authentic friendship

Glassman & Kates

Humanistic Groupwork

develop the democratic mutual

aid system and help group members

express and carry out their purpose.

Neil Thompson

Intentionality

Facticity

Being

George Herbert & Max Weaver

"People act toward things based

on the meaning those things have

for them; and these meanings are

derived from social interaction and

modified through interpretation."

The approach focuses on creating a framework for building a theory that sees society as the product of the everyday interactions of individuals.

Transactional Analysis

humanistic therapy:

assumes people are responsible

who have the energy to control their

own lives & solve their own problems

African-centered World Views

Ghandian Social Work

Symbolic Interactionism

What it really is...

Achieving human

potential & growth

Humanism

Existentialism

& Spirituality

These affect the human need to find

meaning and importance in our lives

above mere survival.

We need to understand the spirituality of

many minority, ethnic groups in Western

countries so that we can understand their

social & personal needs.

Why do we need to know this?

The approach is therapeutic

because the main purpose is

achieving human growth

rather than social change.

Main Points:

Social Worker Techniques

Objective:

Clients should perceive

that social workers...

- Demanding work, providing support

- Staying with feelings

- Silence

- Exploration

- Identification

1. are genuine & honest

2. have unconditional positive

regard for clients

3. empathically understand

Stages of Group Development

  • People are both interdependent

and self-reliant

  • The spiritual is important in all

worldly affairs

  • Faith in purity of means rather than

achieving ends is important

  • Formal legal authority is disapproved

1. We're not in charge

2. We are in charge

3. We're taking you on

4. Sanctuary

5. This isn't good anymore

6. We're okay and able

7. Just a little longer

Humanism

in Action

Humanist Influences

Focus:

Ontology (the study of being)

Epistemology (view of knowledge)

4 Elements:

4 Life Positions:

  • Structural
  • Transactional
  • Games
  • Script Analyses

I'm ok - you're ok

I'm ok - you're not ok

I'm not ok - you're ok

I'm not ok - you're not ok

Human beings are spiritual

All things are

interconnected

(people, animals,

inanimate objects...)

Mind, body, and spirit

are one, and equal.

Individuals cannot be understood

seperately from their identity

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