An Experiential Approach to Group Work

An Experiential Approach to Group Work

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An Experiential Approach to Group Work is not your typical group work text! Using dozens of exercises that build practicetested skills, the authors' approach is in perfect step with CSWE's competencebased education requirements. The book is organized into three sections the first addresses stages of group practice, the second looks at major types of groups, and the final section looks at examples of group work practice with special populations. Features of the Second Edition: Expanded! Discussion of the theory of group process and dynamics; New! Content regarding Canadian, British, and Australian group work practices; New! Chapters on antioppressive practice, group work with immigrants, and macropractice group work; New! Content on the use and development of technology to aid group work; Contains customized exercises for each group work topic, designed to build the student and practitioner s skills for use in group work sessions; Special emphasis on how to bring individual sessions or groups to closure; Provides examples of group work in specialized settings: conflict resolution groups within elementary schools, pregnant teens, Latinos, and HIV/AIDS clients

Publication Date

2014

Publisher

Lyceum Books

City

Chicago, IL

Keywords

Social group work, Social groups

ISBN

978-1935871330

An Experiential Approach to Group Work

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