Review of Group Work Principles with Adolescents and their Practical Implementation in Education Environment in the Framework of Potentials Perspective. The Contribute of Andrew Malekoff

Abstract

This article will focus on riviewing the group work principles with adolescents and their implementation in the framework of potentials perspective in education environments, such as schools, residential settings, penitentiary institutions or probation service, etc. For the purpose of this article education environment is defined as institutional settings where the work include education and treatment of behavioral problems of adolescents. Institutional settings impose to adolescents certain normes and rules, which can raise the reaction of adolescents and their resistance if they don’t precieve the leader of the group, the program and the environment as a safe and respectful aspect to him/her.Group work principles with adolescents of Andrew Malekoff (Malekoff 2001,2002) are a good contribute to the work in education environment of many social workers or other profesionals as: teachers, psychologists, education assistants. The combination of perspective of potentionals with group work priciples of Malekoff is a very good framework for any program focused on adolescents emotional or behavior problems in education environments.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n2p185