
Introduction to Group Work Practice, An, Global Edition
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 27. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-292-16028-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
More details
Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-16028-3 (9781292160283)
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Previous edition

Ronald W. Toseland | Robert F. Rivas
An Introduction to Group Work Practice: Pearson New International Edition
Book
08/2013
7th Edition
Pearson Education Limited
€60.65
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Content
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
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