Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups

ISBN-13: 9780789036360 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 352 str.

Alex Gitterman; Robert Salmon

Opis

What do you have to know, today, to be an effective group worker and what are the different group work approaches? With 110 articles and entries, this book provides a comprehensive overview of social work with groups from its initial development to its astounding range of diverse practice with many populations in different places.

Recenzje

'It is a descriptive and explanatory work and will be useful to the student of social work along with new and existing practioners in this field.' - Rachael Whitfield, Deputy Subject Librarian, School of Human Sciences/School of Business and Economics, Swansea University, UK.

Spis treści

Group Work History: Past, Present and Future.  Group Work Values.  Group Work Major Models.  Group Work Approaches and Methods.  Group Stages of Development.  Group Work Phases of Helping.  Group Work Education.  Group Work Research.  Group Work Journals.  Group Work in Fields of Practice.  Group Work with Specific Populations.  Group Work over the Life Course.  Group Work and Community Context.  Group Work and Organizational Context.  Group Work Leadership.  Group Work and Technology.