Single Parenting

Written Group Proposal Guidelines
a. create a written proposal for a single fathers group you feel will
benefit your clients
b. Your proposal will be presented to the Board of Directors (the class) for approval
c. Paper should minimally address the following areas
i. Population (single fathers) ages 15-35 the group can be spilt into 2 groups ages 15-21, and 21-35
ii. Type of group (support/education)
i. How will participants benefit; How will agency benefit?
ii. How to recruit participants; (school, daycare agency, barbershops, etc) how many participants (maximum/minimum numbers) 20 max, 4 min
iii. Criteria for participants to be invited; Criteria to continue participation; Criteria to exclude
iv. Resources needed
v. Longevity of group
1. Where will group meet
2. How many sessions; Ongoing? Open/Closed?
3. Frequency of group meetings
b. Theory and Technique
c. Co-leader? Support need
d. Topics for first 3 groups
i. Plan topics for 3 groups
ii. Exercises, Tasks, Dyads, Triads
e. Plan B: in the event your original plan does not work
f. Termination: How will the group end? What will be included in the ending of the group?
g. This is NOT a research paper; you can use research (properly cited) to support the benefits for your proposed group
Presentation to the Board (10 slides power point)
a. Your group proposal will be presented to the Board of Directors (the class) for their approval of your group
b. Presentation will be a maximum of 10 minutes; leave time for the Board members to ask questions & provide feedback
c. Presentation can include whatever you feel the Board needs to hear and/or see in order to make informed decisions regarding your proposal
d. Keep in mind that unforeseen circumstances may cut into your proposal time so you may want to have a Plan B
e. Goal of presentation (& written proposal) is to obtain Board approval for group you are proposing