Demystifying and Celebrating Group Work Through Poetry

ABSTRACT

This collection of poetry and commentary is offered as an aid for teachers and students in the classroom, and for supervisors and practitioners in the field. Poetry themes presented range from learning from group work traditions and values, to understanding group development, to integrating verbal and non-verbal activities, to promoting social action, and to tuning in to the situational surround. The purpose of presenting these poems is to help to demystify and celebrate group work.

KEYWORDS:

• Poetry
• group work
• teaching
• supervision
• social work education
• field instruction