Case Study:Jose School Social Worker
What type of group would suit Jose based on the information that is presented? For example, social/emotional/academic focused?
Jose has undergone treatment for over six years and while he was there, he managed to reduce his aggressive behavior incidences. However, there were still times when he would become aggressive to his peers and adults. This is a demonstration of a person who needs more emotional support than academic. The group should be emotionally focused, which will allow the group to address the emotional challenges and aggressive behavior being displayed by Jose. Even if Jose is placed in a normal classroom, he might be faced with challenges that would result in him losing his self-control and harming other students or teachers. Jose is developmentally disabled and while he might be smarter than the other students in the special education class, he still has not matured emotionally. With the group focusing on how they can assist Jose to control his behavior and developing strategies that could be applied when he is in school, it would be possible to solve the current issue. The school personnel views Jose as having serious emotional and behavioral problems and the school social worker has to convince them otherwise by demonstrating to them the special needs of Jose. The group will be working towards creating an environment that would Jose to exist with other students and teach him how to control his emotions. Jose must also be willing to undergo counseling every week or met with the counselor daily to share his experiences in class. Jose has to be convinced of his need for special education as the school cannot put in place new services to accommodate him. Jose needs to understand that he cannot be placed in a class with the other students as he requires special attention due to his learning problems. The emotional challenges faced by Jose can be handled by the school social worker.
What size of group would best fit his needs?
A small brainstorming group would suit the needs of Jose. Brainstorming can be used for any group size and the current...
This makes brainstorming vital for the case of Jose. Since the group members already know what the problem is using brainstorming will be useful in increasing the ideas generated by the members (Toseland & Rivas, 2013). Using brainstorming, the members can determine the problem, discuss the different parts of the problem, generate ideas for solving the different parts of the problem, and select the best idea for
discussion and implementation. The group comprises representatives from different areas and it is vital to receive input and ideas from each member. Using brainstorming, the ideas can be evaluated and the members can select the best one for implementation....…with a solution that they feel would be favorable to the other group members and there should be no bias in the solution.
What future group therapy would benefit Jose?
Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) is best for Jose in the future. Reason being that Jose needs to learn how to cope with his
aggression. Jose has undergone some adverse childhood events and he needs to learn how to cope with these events that took place early in his life. Teaching Jose how to manage and get to grips with his anger will allow him to achieve great things. The strategy would be to get Jose to modify his behavior, cognitive restructuring, modifying core beliefs, and preventing relapse. Being in a group setting offers Jose the opportunity to interact with other people who are struggling with aggression. The group members can brainstorm, offer suggestions, and models for role-playing. All this has the potential to teach Jose how to cope with a stressful situation and he will learn how to express himself in difficult situations. Mutual reinforcement is vital for Jose and it is more effective than reinforcement by the therapist. Teaching Jose new coping skills will assist him to ameliorate his current relational and intrapersonal problems. In a group setting, Jose will learn from the experience of others and they can also teach him how they have managed to overcome or rechanneled their anger and frustration.…
