Group Work

Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions

Sondra Brandler, Camille P. Roman

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781138790575
• eBook ISBN: 9781317653301
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

The new edition of Group Work adds a focus on diversity and the use of self in group work, an area too often neglected in professional training but essential to meeting current competence standards set by the Council on Social Work Education. As in previous editions, students and professors will find thoughtful analyses of complicated value dilemmas and specific techniques for use in a diverse range of settings, including confrontations and situations where humor is appropriate. Complete with more games and exercises, an updated discussion of values and ethics, and an expanded skills section, Group Work also contains excerpts and discussions of case studies that can be applied to students' own experiences and will serve as a valuable references for years to come.

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Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Table Of Contents
• Group Work
• Mutual Aid
• Matters of Confidentiality
• Use of Self: The Worker's Role as Authority
• The Members' Issues
• The Members' Issues
• The Members' Issues
• Needs Assessment
• Manipulating Aspects of Activities to Meet Clients' Needs
• Introduction
• The Absurdity of Suffering
• Differences and Sameness: The Use of Self
• Special Structures
• Co-therapy
• Bibliography