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By Avery Smith

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Grace Coyle made a huge impact on group work within the social work field

Grace Coyle wrote about the formulation of group process for her dissertation where it gained her a lot of attention about her ideas

She worked with many other people to illuminate and bring attention to how important group leadership and work is.

She also served for the National Conference of Social Work, the American Association of Social Workers, and the National Conference of Social Work Education

Coyle advocated for expansion of government services to help solve social problems and working together as groups to solve these issues.

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How did Grace Coyle contribute to Social Policy?

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How did Grace Coyle contribute to Social Policy?

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Grace Coyle’s  speeches and writings helped with the acceptance of group work as a component of social work

With her advocating for expansion of government services to help with widespread social issues.

Grace Coyle felt that case work and group work had a lot in common and that Bothe would benefit off of each others use

She argued that group workers need to become more aware of personality issues and family relationships, while at the same time case workers need to be more knowledgeable of group dynamics and the use of leisure activity

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Example of history happening at the time of Grace Coyle’s work

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Example of history happening at the time of Grace Coyle’s work

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Some relevant historical events and developments during her time of advocacy are the progressive era which was a time of heavy social reform movements there was a lot of social activism government intervention and beliefs in solving social issues

This was also a time of the settlement house movement which  grew in the late 19thcentury and Grace Coyle was heavily involved in settlement houses working at them for several years with both children and adults

She was also working on social policy during the time of the Great Depression which not only was hard for everyone but led to widespread poverty, unemployment, and economic hardship which was a time where Coyle’s advocacy for community organization and group work was very necessary  due to the hardships

She was during a time of the most need for advocation for group work and community organization with her also going through WWII  and the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the rise of social work as a profession in general

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Code of Ethics and how Grace Coyle demonstrated them

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Code of Ethics and how Grace Coyle demonstrated them

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The NASW Code of Ethics involves six values every social worker should follow these include, Social Justice, Dignity and Worth of the Person, Service, Importance of Human Relationships, and Competence

Grace Coyle demonstrated all of these core values but one of the most prominent in her time was Social Justice which calls for social workers to advocate for policies and practices that promote social change for well being of all people and Grace Coyle definitely demonstrated this

An example of how she demonstrates social justice is how she was deeply invested in addressing the inequality’s in the roles and especially within the community organization context with particular concern for marginalized groups she believed in empowering communities to help work together

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A current social worker who is continuing Grace Coyle’s work 

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A current social worker who is continuing Grace Coyle’s work 

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A leader in social work who is continuing to influence and advance the work of Grace Coyle is Sandra Bernabei

Sandra Bernabei is a social worker, activist, and practitioner who works to advance social justice in the realm of anti- racism, community empowerment, and policy advocacy

Like Coyle, Bernabei works with community organizing and emphasizing on community empowerment to bring out lasting change as well as both serving as president for the associations and conferences for social workers and promoting change

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Smith, Mark. “Grace Coyle and Group Work.” Infed.Org, 8 July 2024, infed.org/mobi/grace-coyle-and-group-work/.

Papell, Catherine. “Coyle, Grace.” Social Welfare History Project, 5 May 2020, socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/people/coyle-grace/.

NASW Foundation. “Our Work.” NASW Social Workers Pioneers Bio Index, 2021, www.naswfoundation.org/Our-Work/NASW-Social-Work-Pioneers/NASW-Social-Workers-Pioneers-Bio-Index/id/616.

Bernabei, Sandra. “Home.” Sandra Bernabei, 8 June 2022, sandrabernabei.com/.

CSWAC. “Sandra Bernabei, LCSW.” Center for the Study of White American Culture, 15 Nov. 2024, cswac.org/person/sandra-bernabei-lcsw/.