Thesis (M.S.)--Boston UniversityA shifting of age patterns towards a larger number of
older people in the population is creating a new frontier
for social work in our American Society. Increasingly, group
work agencies are being challenged to meet the needs of our
senior citizens through day center and club programs. For
most group work agencies programming for the older person is
a relatively new development and one requiring constant experimentation and evaluation . While aged persons have much
in common , just as other age groups do, there still remains
a uniqueness of different individuals and groups. Therefore, in evaluating the effectiveness of a group work program for
the aged, each group must be studied in light of the needs
and characteristics of this particular group .The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness
of the program of the Sixty Club of Union Settlement
of Hartford in light of the following criteria. Does
the program grow out of the needs and interests of the
individuals who compose the group? Does the program take
into account such factors as age of group members and
economic and cultura l backgrounds? Is the program diversified
enough to satisfy a variety of needs and interests
