About the book

A comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective.

Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, An Introduction to Group Work Practice presents a comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective. The new Eighth Edition continues to include typologies illustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition includes research on virtual groups, updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members, updated and expanded sections on working with individuals who have difficulty engaging in and sustaining work in groups, updated material on leadership and diversity, and thoroughly updated reference material and new content from evidence-based practice sources.

Content:

1. Introduction
2. Historical and Theoretical Developments
3. Understanding Group Dynamics
4. Leadership
5. Leadership and Diversity
6. Planning the Group
7. The Group Begins
8. Assessment
9. Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods
10. Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods
11. Task Groups: Foundation Methods
12. Task Groups: Specialized Methods
13. Ending the Group’s Work
14. Evaluation