The Men’s Group

Abstract

Groupwork is a process of enquiry, discovery and action in which all participants are prepared to engage. It is a shared endeavour towards resolving problems or circumstances felt by participants to be both real and urgent. (Preston-Shoot, 2007, p.27). This is a reflective piece about my first fieldwork placement experience of establishing and running a therapeutic group. The work was based in a day-centre for clients with mainly mental health issues. The piece opens with an analysis of the theories used and effectively examines the first six weeks of a ‘Men’s Group’. The aim has been to include an honest reflection about what worked and what didn’t. As a first piece of groupwork, the Author feels it was an extremely valuable experience and one which he intends to build on in the future.