1st Edition
Theory and Practice in Social Group Work Creative Connections
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is an important look at creative ways to successfully blend theoretical knowledge with skillful intervention in social group work. Theory and Practice in Social Group Work represents leading works in conceptual development that creatively connect practice with theory and also reflect the current diversity of interventions in group work practice. The book calls for more carefully articulated... Read more
Contents
Foreword
- Introduction
- I. Theory, Practice, and Education
- Creative Connections Between Theory and Practice
- All Lives Are Connected to Other Lives: The Meaning of Social Group Work
- Maximizing the Potential of Social Group Work Method
- Issues in Education for Social Work With Groups
- II. Health
- Social Work With Groups in Health Settings: Past, Present, and Future
- Content and Process Issues in a Pain Management Group Using Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
- Group Therapy With People With AIDS/Kaposi’s Sarcoma
- AIDS Anxiety: Techniques and Skills With a Worried-Well Group
- III. Practice and Intervention
- Group Work With the Homeless Mentally Ill: In Shelters, Drop-In Centers, and SRO Hotels
- Group Treatment for Adults Molested as Children: An Educational and Therapeutic Approach
- Group Work for Parents, Siblings, and Relatives of Developmentally Delayed Children
- IV. Transitions in Life
- Self-Help Socialization Groups for Adolescents in Residential Treatment
- Facilitating Adult Life Transitions Through Usee of Groups
- V. Vulnerable Populations and Communities
- Parameters of Group Work: A Model of Practice With Reference to Minority Populations
- An Exploratory Model for Group Work With Refugees and Immigrants
- Advancing Community Group Work Theory Through Action-Research
- Index
Biography
Kenneth L. Chau, Marie Weil, Dannia Southerland
