What is the recording process in social work?

Answer 1

RECORDING IN SOCIAL GROUP WORK

1. Definition:
2. 1. Generally Recording is defined as 'the process by a social welfare agency maintains an account of its dealings with a service user".
   1. To avoid errors and mistakes
   2. To implement the group activities in a systematic way as they were planned
   3. For guidance purpose
   4. To deal the group in a best way
3. Importance of Recording in Group Work
   1. By maintaining records, a group worker can improve his professional skills and techniques, can learn by his own errors and can thus make his help more effective and systematic.
   2. Records not only help a group worker to evaluate his own work, but he can also improve upon his own methods.
   3. Records can create interest not only in the group worker but also in the group, group members and help in building worker-group relationship.
   4. Records add to the body of knowledge of social group work and also make this knowledge communicable.
   5. Records make supervision and teaching easier and effective.
   6. Records can be used for social research and planning.
   7. Through records a worker can show his agency what work he has done.
   8. Records ensure continuity of work, if another replaces one worker.
   9. Records are useful for future references.
   10. Records help in providing service on a systematic basis
4. Major Functions of recording in Group Work

Muhammad Arshad Abbasi

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Social work Department,

University of the Punjab, New Campus, Lahore

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