Empowerment Series: Social Work with Groups
eBook - PDF

Empowerment Series: Social Work with Groups

Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Empowerment Series: Social Work with Groups

Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care

About this book

Build effective group leadership skills with the experiential and self-evaluation exercises in SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS. The authors discuss topics that are central to understanding group leadership: stages of groups, group dynamics, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of groups, and diversity in groups. With support from this book, your classroom becomes a "lab" where you can experience what it's like to work in and lead many kinds of groups. This edition also emphasizes self-care -- with 30 strategies that you can use to improve your, and your clients', well-being.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Authors
  5. Chapter 1: Groups: Types and Stages of Development
  6. Chapter 2: Social Group Work and Social Work Practice
  7. Chapter 3: Group Dynamics: Leadership
  8. Chapter 4: Group Dynamics: Goals and Norms
  9. Chapter 5: Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
  10. Chapter 6: Task Groups
  11. Chapter 7: Working with Diverse Groups
  12. Chapter 8: Self-Help Groups
  13. Chapter 9: Social Work with Families
  14. Chapter 10: Organizations, Communities, and Groups
  15. Chapter 11: Educational Groups: With a Focus on Self-Care
  16. Chapter 12: Treatment Groups
  17. Chapter 13: Treatment Groups with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
  18. Chapter 14: Termination and Evaluation of a Group
  19. Appendix 1: Group Treatment Theories Resource Manual (GTTRM)
  20. Appendix 2: Answers to Group Exercises D-F in Chapter 6
  21. Notes
  22. Index