Accessing Your Course |
Canvas (by Instructure)
Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the
Canvas Basics course space
to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to
access this space.
You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class.
However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course
start date.
Logging In
Log in to your Canvas course space at
bucks.instructure.com
- Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
- Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)
If you do not know your Bucks Username, you can retrieve it by using the Find Your Username Form. Enter your Name, Birthday (mm/dd/yyyy) and either your 7 digit student ID number OR your social security number, then click Submit. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.
Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be
able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.
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Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials |
While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the
ISBN number available through the course's academic department
where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore
and our online bookstore,
guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.
Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link
below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have
any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic
department directly.
Click
this link to see the book list for your course.
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Other Information about the Course |
This is an introductory course in group dynamics and group work practice. It's objective is to teach students the knowledge and practice skills which are necessary for working with groups. The course emphasizes basic theory about groups and group process, demonstrates the skills necessary for effective practice, and gives students the opportunity to discuss and practice these skills. It provides a general introduction to effective communication within group structures. Didactic and experiential techniques are used to explore the stages of group development, decision-making techniques, group problems and problem solving, resolution skills, norms, structures, leadership, authority, membership, ethics, cultural sensitivity and the intra-and inter-personal dynamics within small groups.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To educate generalist social workers to have the tools to work in various settings with a variety of client groups, addressing a range of personal and social problems and using skills to intervene at practice levels ranging from the individual to the community.
Understanding of the historical and the current use of groups in social work practice.
Ability to understand, assess, and use group properties and group processes occurring in a group.
Ability to understand and work with diversity in groups.
Ability to assess the need for a group.
Ability to plan for, begin, and conduct a group.
Understanding of and ability to use group processes to achieve the goals and objectives of the group.
Ability to evaluate the outcome of a group and to use the information to improve group practice.
Knowledge about resources available to plan for and establish specific treatment and task groups which may be needed in specialized fields of practice and in specific social work settings. |