A-Z of Groups and Groupwork
Published on 28. November 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-230-30857-2 (ISBN)
Description
Launching Palgrave's new interdisciplinary Professional Keywords series, this reader-friendly reference guide distils the vast field of groupwork study and practice into digestible, yet authoritative, chunks. With over 60 alphabetized entries, it is the perfect introduction to groupwork for health and social care practice.
Reviews / Votes
'This comprehensive, clear and well written text provides a valuable resource for anyone involved in the planning, preparation and delivery of groupwork.' - Jane Westergaard, Senior Lecturer in Education, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK 'A unique contribution which thoughtfully and clearly explains salient social group work concepts and terms.' - Alex Gitterman, Zachs Professor of Social Work, Director of Doctoral Program, University of Connecticut, US "Doel and Kelly present 75 topics; each entry typically has three suggested further readings. A comprehensive international bibliography features over 500 entries ... This volume will be a valuable addition to collections in a variety of social sciences." - ChoiceMore details
Series
Edition
2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
275 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-30857-2 (9780230308572)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-31527-4
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Mark Doel | Timothy Kelly
A-Z of Groups and Groupwork
E-Book
11/2013
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€27.49
Available for download
Persons
Mark Doel is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He is the author of many books, including Using Groupwork (2005) and The Essential Groupworker (1999) with Catherine Sawdon.
Timothy B. Kelly is Professor of Social Work at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He co-edits the journal Groupwork and has been Secretary and Vice-President of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.
Timothy B. Kelly is Professor of Social Work at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He co-edits the journal Groupwork and has been Secretary and Vice-President of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.
Content
Accountability.- Activities.- Beginnings, Middles and Endings.- Cohesion.- Collective.- Community groups.- Confidentiality.- Conflict.- Contexts.- Counselling groups.- .- Co-working.- Democracy.- Development.- Differences and similarities.- Difficulties in groups.- Encounter groups.- Evaluation.- Evidence-base.- Flash groups.- Gender.- Ground-rules.- Group as a whole.- Group dynamics.- .- Group supervision.- Group-think.- Health groups.- History of group-work.- Human development and groups.- Individuals.- Involuntary groups.- Joining and leaving.- Leadership.- Learning groups.- Manualised groups.- Membership.- Methods and Models.- .- Open and closed groups.- Organisations as groups.- Outcomes.- Planning and Preparation.- Populations.- Power.- .- Problem-solving.- Process.- Purpose.- Race.- Recording and documentation.- Recreation groups.- Reflection and group-work.- Research using groups.- Researching groups.- Residential groups.- Resources.- Roles.- Selection.- Self-help groups.- Sessions.- Silence.- Size.- Skills.- Social action.- Structure.- Subgroups.- Supervision of group-work.- Support groups.- Taboos.- Tasks.- Teamwork.- Theories.- Therapy groups.- Time.- Values.- Venue.- Virtual groups.- Work groups