An Introduction to Group Work Practice, Global Edition
For courses in Group Social Work Practice Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, An Introduction to Group Work Practice presents a comprehensive, coherent, organised overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective. The new Eighth Edition continues to include typologies illustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition includes research on virtual groups, updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members, updated and expanded
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For courses in Group Social Work Practice
Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, An Introduction to Group Work Practice presents a comprehensive, coherent, organised overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective. The new Eighth Edition continues to include typologies illustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels.
Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition includes research on virtual groups, updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members, updated and expanded sections on working with individuals who have difficulty engaging in and sustaining work in groups, updated material on leadership and diversity, and thoroughly updated reference material and new content from evidence-based practice sources.
- PART I: THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF GROUP WORK PRACTICE
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Historical Developments
- 3. Understanding Group Dynamics
- 4. Leadership
- 5. Leadership and Diversity
- PART II: THE PLANNING STAGE
- 6. Planning the Group
- PART III: THE BEGINNING STAGE
- 7. The Group Begins
- 8. Assessment
- PART IV: THE MIDDLE STAGE
- 9. Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods
- 10. Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods
- 11. Task Groups: Foundation Methods
- 12. Task Groups: Specialized Methods
- PART V: THE ENDING STAGE
- 13. Ending the Group’s Work
- 14. Evaluation
For courses in Group Social Work Practice Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, An Introduction to Group Work Practice presents a comprehensive, coherent, organised overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective. The new Eighth Edition continues to include typologies illustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition includes research on virtual groups, updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members, updated and expanded