Group work is a form of voluntary association of members benefiting from cooperative learning, that enhances the total output of the activity than when done individually.
It is also meant to develop generic knowledge and socially acceptable attitudes.
[1] Specifically in psychotherapy and social work, "group work" refers to group therapy, offered by a practitioner trained in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, counseling or other relevant disciplines.
It is defined as an educational process emphasizing the development and social adjustment of an individual through voluntary association and use of this association as a means of furthering socially desirable ends.
It is a psychosocial process which is concerned in developing leadership and cooperation with building on the interests of the group for a social purpose.