Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Canada / Nancy E. Sullivan, Ellen Sue Mesbur, and Norma C. Lang -- United States / Albert S. Alissi -- Jane Addams / Judith A.B. Lee -- Grace Longwell Coyle / David S. Crampton -- The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc., an international professional organization (AASWG) / John H. Ramey -- Summer camps / Meryl Nadel and Susan Scher -- Contemporary landscape / Harriet Goodman -- Struggle for survival / Shirley R. Simon and Joyce A. Webster -- Humanistic and democratic values / Urania Glassman -- Social context / Maura McIntyre and Lynne Mitchell -- Cognitive-behavioral model / Randy Magen -- Empowerment model / Rhonda E. Hudson -- Mutual aid model / Dominique Moyse Steinberg -- Psychodynamic model / Carol Tosone -- Task-centered model / Charles D. Garvin -- Activity : history / Maxine Lynn and Danielle Nisivoccia -- Activity : use and selection / Edna Comer and Kasumi Hirayama -- Activity therapy for children / Lorraine R. Tempel -- Anti-oppressive practice / Izumi Sakamoto -- Curricular-based approach / Joan Letendre -- Emergency crisis interventions / Ogden W. Rogers -- Family involvement approach / David S. Crampton -- Intergroup dialogue : introduction / Nancy Rodenborg and Lois A. Bosch -- Intergroup dialogue : overview / Adrienne Dessel -- Intergroup dialogue : principles / Mona C.S. Schatz -- Multiple family approach / Geetha Gopalan and Lydia Maria Franco -- Needs acquisition and behavior change approach / Tom Caplan -- Psychoeducational approach / Lynn Turner -- Self-directed approach / Audrey Mullender and David Ward -- Spirituality / Carlean Gilbert -- Systemic approach / Oded Manor -- Boston model / Francis Bartolomeo -- Relational model / Linda Yael Schiller -- Preliminary phase / Lawrence Shulman -- Beginning phase / Lawrence Shulman -- Middle phase / Hal Lipton -- Sessional endings / Martin L. Birnbaum and Andrew Cicchetti -- Termination phase / Steven Rose -- Field instruction / Carol S. Cohen and Julianne Wayne -- Use of literature in teaching / Dana Grossman Leeman -- Use of technology in teaching / Shirley R. Simon and Kathleen W. Stauber -- Evidence-based group work / Mark J. Macgowan -- Focus group / Lawrence C. Shulman and Michelle G. Shedlin -- Intervention research / Maeda J. Galinsky and Mark W. Fraser -- Measurement / Mark J. Macgowan -- Quantitative and qualitative methods / Varsha Pandya -- SYMLOG / Saul S. Kutner and Ruth D. Kirsch -- Groupwork / Mark Doel -- Small group research / Aaron M. Brower, Charels D. Garvin, and Richard Kettner-Polley -- Social work with groups / Andrew Malekoff -- Community settings for adolescents / Maryanne Sabatino -- Corrections / Karen Green and Robert Green -- Family and children's services / Mary Pender Greene -- Foster care / Michael Wagner -- The homeless / Sarah Stevenson -- Partial hospitalization / Gilan Miller-Gertz and Nancy L. Herron -- Residential care settings for adolescents / Francis Bartolomeo -- Schools / Steven Rose -- Adolescents with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems / Marvin W. Clifford -- Adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use problems / Brian E. Perron and Kimberly Bender -- Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse / Carolyn Knight -- Blind adults / Faith Fogelman -- Children with traumatic grief / Alison Salloum -- Domestic violence survivors / Patricia O'Brien -- Family violence survivors / Wendy Bunston -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals / Mitch Rosenwald -- Nonresidential fathers / Glenn Stone -- Parents / Janet Seden -- People with AIDS / George S. Getzel -- People with cancer / Rachel M. Schneider -- People with mental health problems / Kathi R. Trawver -- People with problematic alcohol use / Meredith Hanson -- People with problematic alcohol use and their children / Neta Peleg-Oren -- People with problematic substance use--adults / Andrew Cicchetti -- People with problematic substance use--older adults / Loretta Hartley-Bangs -- People with problematic substance use--in crisis / Leslie Temme and Maurice Lacey -- Police officers / George T. Patterson and Grace A. Telesco -- Police officers and their spouses / Linda Openshaw -- Rape survivors / Shantih E. Clemans -- Sexual offenders / Steven Hartsock and Karen Harper-Dorton -- Siblings of children with autistic spectrum problems / David Strauss and Daniel Aaron -- Street youth / Steven Kraft -- Trauma survivors / Carolyn Knight -- Women with advanced breast cancer / Fiona McDermott and Christine Hill -- Youth at risk / Sam Copeland -- Children / Carolyn Knight -- Adolescents / Andrew Malekoff -- Adults / Esta Glazer-Semmel -- Older adults / Ronald W. Toseland -- Transgenerational relationships / Scott P. Anstadt -- End-of-life care / Daniel Liechty -- Coalitions / Donna McIntosh and Margo Hirsch -- Community change / Mark Chupp -- Rural regions / Michael Kim Zapf -- Social action / Jennie Fleming -- Social capital / Paul Abels and Sonia Leib Abels -- Interdisciplinary teams / Laura Bronstein and Julie S. Abramson -- Involuntary clients (change processes) / Michael Chovanec -- Involuntary clients (engagement processes) / Kay Goler Levin -- Vicarious traumatization / Shantih E. Clemans -- Work groups / Paul H. Ephross and Thomas V. Vassil -- Workplace coaching / Gregory J. Tully -- Co-leadership / Kathryn S. Collins and Marceline M. Lazzari -- Co-working / Mark Doel -- Leadership / Steven Rose -- Mentoring / Cheryl D. Lee and Eliette Montiel -- Online support / Andrés Arias Astray and Ana Barrón López de Roda -- Online groups / Brian E. Perron and Thomas J. Powell -- Telephone groups / Ronald W. Toseland.

What do you have to know, today, to be an effective group worker and what are the different group work approaches? With 110 articles and entries, this book provides a comprehensive overview of social work with groups from its initial development to its astounding range of diverse practice today.