An Introduction to Group Work Practice
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The perfect text for preparing students to work with either treatment (ongoing) or task (special focus) groups, this newly revised edition offers the most up-to-date research available in the social work field. An Introduction to Group Work Practice, Sixth Edition, continues to stress the importance of developing skills in group-work and provides the most comprehensive information available on the market today. Students receive a thorough grounding in areas that vary from treatment to organizational and community settings. The addition of new case studies, practice examples, and guiding principles add to the ease and readability of this popular text. Booknews The third edition includes a sharper focus on generalist practice and on typologies which illustrate group work practice (both treatment groups and task groups) at the micro, meso, and macro level. Additions include a new chapter on leadership and diversity, and new material on confidentiality, telephone and computer groups, dealing with conflict, and working with reluctant and involuntary group members. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Pt. IThe knowledge base of group work practice1Ch. 1Introduction3Ch. 2Historical developments44Ch. 3Understanding group dynamics64Ch. 4Leadership92Ch. 5Leadership and diversity128Pt. IIThe planning stage151Ch. 6Planning the group153Pt. IIIThe beginning stage189Ch. 7The group begins191Ch. 8Assessment219Pt. IVThe middle stage255Ch. 9Treatment groups : foundation methods257Ch. 10Treatment groups : specialized methods284Ch. 11Task groups : foundation methods320Ch. 12Task groups : specialized methods352Pt. VThe ending stage387Ch. 13Evaluation389Ch. 14Ending the group's work417Ch. 15Case examples439App. A1: Guidelines for ethics467App. A2: Ethical guidelines for group counselors471App. A3: Standards for social work practice with groups473App. B: Films and videotapes479App. C: Group announcements482App. D: Outline for a group proposal484App. E: An example of a treatment group proposal485App. F: An example of a task group proposal487App. G: Suggested readings on program activities489Bibliography493Name index531Subject index540
