Introduction: Setting the agenda for groups and group work
1 Group work in Australia: The question of agency
II PERSPECTIVES
2 The history of working with groups
3 Working with groups: Remedial and reciprocal perspectives
4 The social goals perspective for working with groups
III DOING IT
5 How groups work: The life cycle of groups
6 Working with groups: Structured exercises and experiential learning
7 Working with groups and the role of the facilitator
8 Working with groups in community work and social movements
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Joan Benjamin teaches in Criminal Justice and Youth Studies at RMIT; Judith Bessant teaches in Sociology and Youth Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne; Rob Watts teaches in Social Science and Social Work at RMIT.