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Bhoomika Trust's StepOne - Social Work interventions for persons with disability, to facilitate employment opportunity
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SOCIAL GROUP WORKIN PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL
WORK
Presented by
K.C.Lazar
December 2008
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DEFINING DISABILITY
According to the World Health Organization, “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity”
Impairment is defined as “any loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological or anatomical structure or function”, e.g. loss of foot, defective vision or mental retardation
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DEFINING DISABILITY
Disability has been defined as any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.
Handicap is defined as a disadvantage for a given individual, resulting from impairment or a disability that limits or prevents the fulfillment of a role that is normal (depending on age, sex and social and cultural factors) for that individual”.
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REHABILITATION
WHO had defined rehabilitation as, “the combined and coordinated use of medical, social, educational and vocational measures for training and retraining the individual to the highest possible level of functional ability”
It is a holistic approach aimed at reducing the impact of disabling and handicapping conditions and at enabling the disabled and handicapped to achieve social integration
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DIMENSIONS OF REHABILITATION
Rehabilitation process involves working at 4 levels
Medical rehabilitation - restoration of function Social rehabilitation – restoration of family and
social relationships Vocational rehabilitation – restoration of
capacity to earn a livelihood Psychological rehabilitation – restoration of
personal dignity and confidence Psychiatric Social Worker is involved in the social, vocational
and psychological rehabilitation
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STATISTICS ON DISABILITY
10% of the world’s population, which is approximately 650 million people, of which 200 million children experience some form of disability. WHO estimates
In India 4% - 8% of the population, i.e. 40 to 80 million persons The 2007 World Bank report “People with disabilities in India: From Commitments to Outcome”
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EMPLOYMENT AMONG PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
Large majority of persons with disability in India are capable of productive work
Despite this fact, the employment rate of disabled population is lower (about 60 percent on average) than the general population, with the gap widening in the 1990s
3% reservation of the PWD Act has also failed to materialize
Public sector initiatives to provide jobs have had only very marginal impact
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BHOOMIKA TRUST’S STEPONE
One month work experience opportunity For persons with disability There is no job guarantee in this program The employer would take the decision on
employing them at the end of one month If the candidate is able to prove that he/she
will be an asset for the organization, there is an increased opportunity for getting job
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NEED FOR GROUP WORK
Their first experience at work Anxiety of working in a new environment Working with new a set of people who have
little understanding of their impairment posses its own challenges.
Individual difference to adjust well to the situation
Individual with low self esteem find it difficult during their initial phase of the program, might drop-out
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SOCIAL GROUP WORK
According to Konopka,
Social Group Work is a method of Social Work which helps the individuals to enhance their social functioning through purposeful group experiences and to cope more effectively with their personal, group or community problems.
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OBJECTIVES OF GROUP WORK
Group Workers are interested in furthering the social adjustment of the individuals and in developing the social consciousness of the group
It is an objective of the group work to help individuals develop their capacities and participate intelligently in the groups
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OBJECTIVES OF GROUP WORK
Group work provides experiences that are relaxing and give individuals a chance to create, to share and to express themselves.
Group Work enriches community life when individuals learn how to take responsibility for their own behaviour and how to become participating members of the society
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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL GROUP WORK
According to Trecker
The principles of planned group formation The principles of specific objectives The principle of purposeful worker-group
relationship The principle of continuous individualization
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PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL GROUP WORK
The principle of guided group interactions The principle of democratic group self -
determination The principle of flexible functional
organization The principle of progressive program
experience
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TARGET GROUP
Persons with disability who voluntarily participate in the StepOne program
Despite their best attempts, have been unsuccessful in getting employment
Have been discriminated due to their disability
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PURPOSE OF THE GROUP WORK SESSIONS
To enable the candidate to share and learn from one another
Through the facilitation provided by the Group Worker,
To increase their chance of getting employed
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DURING THE 2 HOUR SESSION
Social Worker
Explains the program for new comers On how it differs from a typical placement
agency On job guarantee Stipend Work experience certificate Insurance
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DURING THE 2 HOUR SESSION
Mentoring by senior members On what happened to them during that one
month On the reaction of other colleagues Challenges during the initial 2 weeks How they handled the situation How things have gradually changed How their responsibility has increased How the candidate should conduct themselves
during that period Need for being pro-active
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STEPONE - 14TH GROUP WORK SESSION IN PROGRESS AT LOYOLA COLLEGE, SOCIAL WORK
DEPARTMENT
Group Worker explaining StepOne
Resource person Mr.Vardakutty – on what
the industry expects
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DURING THE 2 HOUR SESSION
Resource persons from the industry – On what is expected of them How to upgrade their skills Avenues for employment
Members discuss – on work specific issues Dealing with colleagues / supervisorsImproving productivitySalary negotiation
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BHOOMIKA TRUST’S STEPONE GROUP WORK SESSIONS
Are held on the 2nd and 4th Sunday’s of the month
From 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon
At Loyola College, Chennai
Normally about 20 to 30 persons participate
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PERSONS WITH DISABILITY EMPLOYED THROUGH STEPONE
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STEPONE LATEST UPDATE Between October 2007 and December 2010 49 persons were provided StepOne’s one
month work experience opportunity 37 of them were employed by the
organizations which gave them the opportunity
Self-esteem of participants enhanced Members feel more confident in work
situations Successful candidates sponsor another
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