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Abstract: This paper documents the development and use of groupwork as a strategy for inclusion and social skills training in the curriculum of a special school, which is also the site of a fieldwork practice teaching unit for social workers in training. The groupwork model was developed for work with 16-18 year old people with learning disabilities, as one day a week in their school curriculum. The article examines the groupwork model. The issues that arose are explored, as are the implications and applications of such collaborative ways of working