Group Work
A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach
- Urania Glassman - Yeshiva University, USA
A book that supports the human spirit and the humanistic visions of those who champion personal and social change through the social work group….
The Second Edition of Group Work: A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach identifies the humanistic values and democratic norms that guide the group practitioner's interventions. The book presents seven stage themes of group development, 29 techniques for group work practice, and more than 60 new illustrations from contemporary group work. The Second Edition remains centered on the role of the social group work practitioner, who employs group work methods to further the personal growth and empowerment of members in community and institutional contexts.
Features of the Second Edition:
· Offers 29 new descriptions of group work practice techniques, which have applicability in clinical, support, and organizational groups
· Provides seven stage themes of group development, describing member reactions and highlighting worker pitfalls, self-awareness issues, and skills for maximizing member growth within each stage
· Presents 60 new illustrations of group meetings, which demonstrate the practitioner role and conclude with discussion and analysis
· Includes an updated Chapter 10, which highlights ethical values in mental health, substance abuse treatment, and health care groups
Intended Audience
This is an ideal core text for advance undergraduate and graduate courses such as Group Work, Foundation Practice, Skills of Counseling, and Group Dynamics in the fields of social work, psychology, and counseling.
"Group Work: A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach delivers as promised: a book solidly informed by humanistic values and principles: a book willing to teach clinical skills through a combination of theory and detailed case examples: a book equally of use and at ease in the classroom as in the field."
This book, with its 12 well-written, easy to read chapters, is highly recommended to those interested in studying group work. Social work students and supervisors will find this book useful because it presents many illustrations of group meetings that help readers to understand values, norms and practitioners’ roles.
To enhance knowledge of working with groups
Useful reading for me in terms of preparing my powerpoint presentation; interesting reading for students who want to investigate further.
This second edition offers much in the way of how group work and Humanistic theory and practice integrate. The illustrations are particularly useful in integrating theory to contextual examples of group work and challenges readers to understand the process in application.
Certain chapters of this book are most relevant to this module and student group. It is intended to be a reference book for students and it will also support them in reading around subject areas for topics within lecture/small groupwork series and also their assignments.
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