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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Title: Force Field Analysis

Group Members:
Eusebia Liverpool 1030173
Shelby Mc Cammon 1011699
Danica Melville 1023165
Evita Rodrigues 1023576
Secola Thomas 1021716

Lecturer: Ms. Avonel Corrica

Due Date: 10th March, 2020
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INTRODUCTION

 Name of the Agency: GENTLEMEN IN DISGUISE ASSOCIATION

 Mission Statement: Gentle in Disguise Association is an organization that targets the

developing male populace of society. Inspiring, empowering and enlightening young
boys into great men, so they may become better leaders; whose impact will be significant
for generations to come.

 Goals & Objectives:

GOALS:

 To empower and mould young boys

 To enhance morally accepted societal attitudes
 To aide in the academic performance and promote upward mobility among male
adolescence
 To teach skills that can aide in alternative career decisions/choices
 To create a safe environment for the target population to express themselves freely

OBJECTIVES:

These objectives were formulated based on the aforementioned goals.

 Through lectures and empowerment sessions

 Through tutoring sessions
 Skills training such as craft, cooking, art among others,
 Through group counselling
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Board of Directors shall be the five members of this group.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GENERAL
DIRECTOR

QUALITY PROJECT
ASSURANCE OFFICER
OFICER

ADVOCACY,
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
& RESEARCH & PUBLIC
COORDINATOR RELATIONS
COORDINATOR

SECRETARY

EXTERNAL
LIASON
OFFICER

DRIVER

DONORS
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UNFREEZING
Name of Organization: St. John’s Bosco Orphanage

Intervention: A Needs Assessment was conducted after the group’s initial visit to the
orphanage; it was highlighted by the Administrator and Assistant Administrator that the boys are
in ‘desperate need’ of counselling to facilitate the transitional stage of adolescence. The target
population will consist of adolescent boys from the age of twelve (12) to sixteen years (16).
Moreover, there will be sessions that will consist of anger management training, sexuality
exploration, dating/courtship, drugs, etiquette, capacity building and morally accepted societal
behaviours.

(i) Reasons for Intervention:

 To assist the staff who are predominantly females with the aid of external specialized
personnel
 To instill the required knowledge for the various psychological, physical and
psychosocial changes occurring during this stage.
 To implore upon them the importance of becoming respectable, decent and proactive men
of society

(ii) Candidates desire for change

A brief meeting was conducted with the administration of the St. John’s Bosco Orphanage
seeking permission to conduct our practicum needed for the fulfilment of our Bachelor’s Degree
(Social Work) at the University of Guyana under the guidance of the lecturer, Ms. Avonel
Corrica. Verbal approval was given for the initial meeting to be carried out with the participants
on Wednesday March 4th, 2020.

On Wednesday March 4th, 2020, the group briefly conducted the aforementioned meeting
with the boys stating our purpose and the duration of the program. It was emphasized, that these
sessions will not only be verbal discussions but physical activities as well. During this meeting
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the participants were made aware of various boundaries that must be enforced and followed in
order for session to be successful and effective.

Moreover, members of group observed the prospective candidates’ non-verbal cues that
indicated signs of enthusiasm, attentiveness, and their willingness to participate. This is our
current status which is a work in progress.

(iii) Examination of motives

 Plan mind stimulating activities which increase problem-solving and creativity.

 Give appropriate incentives- Incentives are tangible or intangible rewards used to

motivate a person or group to behave in a certain way. Incentives may promote program
attendance and a sense of belonging to a program.

 Encourage self-reflection

 Use positive competition

 Change scenery

 Give participants a sense of control

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MOVING

These are anticipated forces that can work for and against change.

Forces working for change Forces working against change

High Levels of
Enthusiasm among 4 Plan 4 Level of Reluctance
candidates
 To
enhance
morally 5 High Expectations
accepted
Attentiveness 3
societal
attitudes
4 Low Attention Span
 To
empower
young
Collaboration 3
males
Lack of Team work/
3
 To instill Difficult candidates
skills
training

Use of Available Lack of Human

4 3
Resources Resources
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WEIGHING OF FORCES AND ALTERNATIVES

 The group will strategize solutions to address these challenges, which will include fun
activities geared towards the management of attention span and reluctance, alongside
snacks.
 The Board of Directors should make an assessment of the participants that they will
encounter and condition their expectation to a more realistic outcome seeing things for
what they are and tackling challenges as they arise.
 A partnership with skilled personnel will be established to aide in the delivery and
success of this intervention. However, if any partnership is breached as a result of
unforeseen circumstances, a proxy will be in place.

DEFINITION OF GOALS SET

 To empower and mould young boys-

‘To empower someone means to give them the means to achieve something’; this
Association will be no different as such we will aide in the strife to see these boys
become successful young men in all aspects. This can be achieved through lectures and
empowerment sessions.

 To enhance morally accepted societal attitudes-

‘Morals are standards of behaviour; principles of right and wrong’. This
Association will reinforce these behaviours that are morally accepted by society. Which
will be achieve through lectures and empowerment sessions.

 To aide in the academic performance and promote upward mobility among male
adolescence-
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Notwithstanding the fact that our target population are school aged boys, the
Association will assist these boys in achieving their academic goals; which in turn
enhances their applicability in reaching future goals/milestones. This will be achieved
through tutoring sessions.

 To teach skills that can aide in alternative career decisions/choices-

Since the educational systems such as the schools do not often provide for
alternative career choices, hence this association will seek to teach skills such as cooking,
craft among others which will create avenues, for these boys, towards becoming future
business entrepreneurs as an alternative.

 To create a safe environment for the target population to express themselves freely
Socialization has created a severe negative impact which causes the inability of
males among all ages to freely express themselves. As such the Association will create a
safe environment while adhering to the codes of ethics guidelines by the National
Association of Social Workers (NASW), so that these boys can learn to openly and
comfortably express themselves. This can be achieved through group counselling.

EVALUATION OF THE PROCESS

In order to evaluate the program and its effectiveness on its participants the Gentleman in
Disguise Association has decided to compile an evaluation form that will be used after each
session. This will be given to each participant with the aim of gaining their responses on the
sessions in the aspect of; how informative it was, if they learn anything new, how they felt about
the activity and if they would like to do the activity again. In doing this after every session the
facilitators would have a better idea of what peaks their interest and what they need to be better
informed about.
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REFREEZING

(i) Stabilization of change

The Board of Directors will educate the staff and other influential personnel, techniques and
activities that can be utilize to promote the continuation of our work when the attachment is over,
which would stabilize change.

(ii) Public Assistance

The St. John Bosco Orphanage is currently being maintained by a number of existing public
assistance surrounding the orphanage. They have access to extracurricular activities such as
music (steel pan), singing, swimming and various sports; school, religious activities, and private
donors who donates various items to the boys. Alongside private donors, The Sisters of Mercy
also play an integral part in the funding and resourcing of the orphanage.

(iii) Evidence of objective

In order to provide evidence of our impact at the St. John Bosco Orphanage, the Board of
Directors of the Gentlemen in Disguise Association will network with local newspapers and
media outlets to have our organization and motives featured.
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