In the institutional setting the social group worker makes a contribution through providing opportunities for constructive use of free time. Besides this her contribution includes the understanding of the group, nature of institutional living and makes it possible for many of the institutional residents to make a constructive use of the institution’s services. Institutional living is group living. It consists of living groups, school groups, work groups, leisure-time groups, friendship groups, age groups, and a wide variety of other groups. The group worker’s skills required in making constructive use of these group relations for the success of institutions. Some of the institutions that make use of the group worker’s skill are correctional institutions, institutions for the mentally retarded and the handicapped, homes for the aged, and children’s homes. The group worker perform different role according to the different function of the institution as well as to the personnel who are employed. As said earlier, the group worker’s