Ronald W. Toseland, Robert F. Rivas

Introduction to Group Work Practice, An, Global Edition (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

For courses in Group SocialWork PracticeWidely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate andgraduate courses in schools of social work throughout the world, this textpresents a comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practicefrom a generalist practice perspective. The new Ninth Edition,Global Edition, continues to include typologiesillustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-,meso-, and macro-levels. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition of AnIntroduction to Group Work Practice includes research on virtual groups,updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the mostcurrent literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members,updated and expanded sections on working with individuals who have difficultyengaging in and sustaining work in groups, updated material on leadership anddiversity, and thoroughly updated reference material and new content fromevidence-based practice sources.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson ITP
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781292352107
• Artikelnr.: 62669157

Autorenporträt

Ronald W. Toseland is Director and Professor, Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. He holds an MSW from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has published 6 books and over 110 articles and book chapters, many of which have focused on clinical practice with the frail and chronically ill older adults and their family caregivers. An edited book (with David Haigler and Deborah Monahan) Education and Support Group Programs for Family Caregivers: Implications for Practice, Research and Policy is in press (N.Y., Springer). Dr. Toseland is internationally recognized for his research on social work practice with groups and effective interventions for problems faced by aging individuals. His research findings have been featured in Congress and internationally. Dr. Toseland has received more than $10 million in grants for research. He was awarded the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Career Achievement Award in 2007 for outstanding lifelong contributions' the Society for Social Work and Research Distinguished Achievement Award in 2008 and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare in 2010.

Robert F. Rivas is Professor of Social Work at Siena College in Albany NY. He has published 2 books, several articles, book chapters and conference papers. He holds a BA Degree from New Mexico Highlands University and an MSW degree from Arizona State University. His practice has focused on individual and group work with children and families as well as work with Native Americans. Professor Rivas has served on both the Commission on Accreditation and he Board of Directors for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). He has also been honored by the Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors in Social Work (BPD) and was awarded the BPD Presidential Medal of Honor in 2008 for his service to this organization. Professor Rivas has consulted extensively with social work education programs across the country, specializing in curriculum development and accreditation services

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: THE KNOWLEDGE BASE OF GROUP WORK PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Historical Developments
Chapter 3: Understanding Group Dynamics
Chapter 4: Leadership
Chapter 5: Leadership and Diversity
 
PART II: THE PLANNING STAGE
Chapter 6: Planning the Group
 
PART III: THE BEGINNING STAGE
Chapter 7: The Group Begins
Chapter 8: Assessment
 
PART IV: THE MIDDLE STAGE
Chapter 9: Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods
Chapter 10: Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods
Chapter 11: Task Groups: Foundation Methods
Chapter 12: Task Groups: Specialized Methods
 
PART V: THE ENDING STAGE
Chapter 13: Ending the Group's Work
Chapter 14: Evaluation