Before revision: The new definition dismissed the idea of group work with normal growth and development and instead saw group work as a <block quote> "service to a group where the primary purpose is to help members improve social adjustment, and the secondary purpose is to help the group achieve objectives approved by society…the definition assumes that the members have adjustment problems" (Alissi, 1980, p. 24).
After revision: The new definition dismissed the idea of group work with normal growth and development and instead saw group work as a "service to a group where the primary purpose is to help members improve social adjustment, and the secondary purpose is to help the group achieve objectives approved by society…the definition assumes that the members have adjustment problems" (Alissi, 1980, p. 24).