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Section 3. Psychoeducation

Providing a Bridge between Psychoeducational Groups and Social Work

Pages 175-181
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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The authors examine the relationship between psychoeducational groups and social work with groups using a structured community-based class: “Self-Esteem: A Family Affair” (SEAFA) (Clarke, 1978, 1981). This class is based on the developmental framework of transactional analysis. As a psychoeducational group, SEAFA is time-limited, has a specific group purpose, and leader-prepared agendas focused on specific content areas and on internal application of the material. In asking “Is SEAFA social work with groups?,” the authors use Falck's (1984, 1989, 1993) membership theory and criteria for social work with groups. They find his criteria articulate principles for practice and philosophical process expectations rather than specific examples. In this context, the authors assert that SEAFA as a psychoeducational group does meet the standards for social group work.

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Janice Andrews

Dr. Carol F. Kuechler is an assistant professor of social work at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she teaches research and family practice courses in the B.S.W. and M.S.W. programs. She is a Regular Member of the ITAA and has presented at local and international transactional analysis conferences.
Dr. Janice Andrews is a professor of social work at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she directs the distance education program and teaches courses in feminist practice and social work history.