A man cannot survive or live alone; they need to be a part of the group in society for growing as well as experiencing social life. Social Group Work (working with groups) helps individuals solve their problems by observing them and helping them to adapt to the environment through the learning process. Every individual can improve their behaviours and skills while doing group work in social work. Different activities are done with the purpose to improve the behaviour of an individual using group work in social work. Many social workers can share their thoughts as well as ideas and information that helps with their behaviour problems

Main Contents of Social Group Work (working with groups)

An individual can construct their intervention with people in a social group and maintain social relations. Social Group Work (working with groups) helps heal emotional problems, and many activities are used for relaxing. Working in a group helps develop personal abilities and learn to cooperate with people in social life. Group work is the process of doing social work that means development process as well as education process that helps social development as well as social adjustment of an individual. Many scholars have different views on describing social group work (working with groups) are mentioned below:

·   Many scholars such as Coyle, Trecker and Hamilatton give different social group work definition 

1.       Coyle defines that social group work helps personality development by involving in different social activities and learning to collaborate in work according to situations.
2.       Tracker describes social group work as important for sharing knowledge and experiences within the groups, which helps the workers guide their work in social activities and get opportunities for fulfilling their needs and demands, while gaining experience to ensure community development.
3.       Hamilton said that social group work helps to improve leadership ability and also build interest in group work for achieving social work’s goal.

While analysing social group work definition, the members in the social group need to support each other and build mutual understanding for enhancing their social life. Each member of the group has a different status in the community, so they have a different opinion in the decision-making process. All groups have different ethics and cultures that they have to understand for each other. The group work gives opportunities to different people to gain their knowledge and experiences by sharing ideas with each other.

·   Different principles of social group work

Many scholars also describe various principles for social group work, but it isn’t easy to describe them. So, here we are highlighting some important principles of social group work described by the two most famous authors, Tracker and Douglas, that are mentioned below:

1.       Planned for Formation of Group

The groups in social life are the only place where the work is done effectively. Members in groups help each other for social development and improve social functioning by collaborating with different activities. The social agency and workers are responsible for the establishment of groups for the social work process.

2.       Aims and objectives for achieving goals

The objectives and goals of an individual should be aligned with the aim of the social group while proceeding with social work with harmony. The group member should help the group achieve the goals of social work to guide the individual to grow and modify themselves for the development.

3.       Building Strong relationships within group worker

Social work cannot succeed if there is the status of a weak relationship between workers and group agency. There should be established strong relationships by developing mutual acceptance as well as mutual understanding

4.       Giving importance to every individual

It is important to recognize every individual in group work and give importance to their views and thoughts. It is necessary for the group agency to achieve the objectives of the social work process by treating them equally and allowing them to participate in the decision-making process.

5.       Directed the group work

Social Group Work(working with groups) gives opportunities to different people to learn many program activities in social life. Trained professional group workers guide every individual in a group in implementing social group work methods as well as direct their interaction process according to the participation of every individual for social work.

6.       Program activities for experience

Social Group Work (working with groups) helps an individual function socially not only in programs and events but also gain experience and improve social relations and interactions and improve group engagement by putting interest in work.

Conclusion

Social Group work is the most important method to change an individual’s personality and improve their leadership skills and abilities in the group in a social environment. Every individual learns acceptance as well as interaction within the group while participating in social work. They also learn to share their ideas and thoughts as well as emotions for solving their problems and fulfilling their needs. Social group work is the different methods of the educational process and recreation activities, and different events help individuals to live with harmony in society.