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Handbook of social work with groups : [electronic book] /

Contributor(s): Garvin, Charles D [editor.] | Gutiérrez, Lorraine M. (Lorraine Margot) [editor.] | Galinsky, Maeda J [editor.] | ProQuest [vendor.].
Publisher: New York : The Guilford Press, 2017Edition: 2nd edition.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 642 pages).Content type: text | text Media type: computer | computer Carrier type: online resource | online resourceISBN: 9781462530618; 9781462530618:; 1462530613; 9781462530632; 146253063X.Subject(s): Social group work | Psychiatric social workOnline resources: Access ebook here
Contents:
Introduction -- Group dynamics -- An ecological/systems/Seven C's Perspective on Group Practice -- Social group work in a global context -- An empowerment perspective -- Ethics and values in group work -- Group work and socially just practice -- The Mutual Aid Model -- Cognitive-behavioral group work -- Support and self-help groups -- Psychoeducational groups -- Social work with groups and drug abuse prevention with youth : rich history and untapped potential -- Group work in health care settings -- Evidence-based group work in mental health practice -- Involuntary groups -- Strengths-based group work with children and adolescents -- Group work in child welfare -- Group-based approaches to preventing adolescent substance abuse : the state of social work science -- Groups for older adults -- Groups for reducing intergroup conflicts -- Group interventions for partner abuse -- Group work with immigrants and refugees -- Intergroup dialogue : engaging difference for social connectedness and social change -- Group work in the shadow of mass incarceration -- Assessing and strengthening characteristics of effective groups in community-based participatory research partnerships -- Participatory research, popular education, and popular theatre : contributions to group work -- Social action groups -- Group process dynamics and skills in interdisciplinary teamwork -- Group work with working groups -- Evaluation and research design -- Measurement issues -- Qualitative research -- Intervention research -- Technology-mediated groups -- Epilogue.
Summary: This definitive text, now revised and expanded, has introduced thousands of students and practitioners to the theory and practice of social work with groups. Leading authorities outline major models of group work and address critical issues in planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions. The handbook describes applications in all the major practice settings - mental health, prevention, child welfare, substance abuse, health care, aging, corrections, and more - as well as organizational and community settings.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Group dynamics -- An ecological/systems/Seven C's Perspective on Group Practice -- Social group work in a global context -- An empowerment perspective -- Ethics and values in group work -- Group work and socially just practice -- The Mutual Aid Model -- Cognitive-behavioral group work -- Support and self-help groups -- Psychoeducational groups -- Social work with groups and drug abuse prevention with youth : rich history and untapped potential -- Group work in health care settings -- Evidence-based group work in mental health practice -- Involuntary groups -- Strengths-based group work with children and adolescents -- Group work in child welfare -- Group-based approaches to preventing adolescent substance abuse : the state of social work science -- Groups for older adults -- Groups for reducing intergroup conflicts -- Group interventions for partner abuse -- Group work with immigrants and refugees -- Intergroup dialogue : engaging difference for social connectedness and social change -- Group work in the shadow of mass incarceration -- Assessing and strengthening characteristics of effective groups in community-based participatory research partnerships -- Participatory research, popular education, and popular theatre : contributions to group work -- Social action groups -- Group process dynamics and skills in interdisciplinary teamwork -- Group work with working groups -- Evaluation and research design -- Measurement issues -- Qualitative research -- Intervention research -- Technology-mediated groups -- Epilogue.

This definitive text, now revised and expanded, has introduced thousands of students and practitioners to the theory and practice of social work with groups. Leading authorities outline major models of group work and address critical issues in planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions. The handbook describes applications in all the major practice settings - mental health, prevention, child welfare, substance abuse, health care, aging, corrections, and more - as well as organizational and community settings.

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