An introduction to group work practice

by Toseland, Ronald W.

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Title Statements

Full title :An introduction to group work practice / Ronald W. Toseland, Robert F. Rivas.

Summary

"Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the world, this text presents a comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective. The new Ninth Edition, Global Edition, continues to include typologies illustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-,meso-, and macro-levels. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition of An Introduction to Group Work Practice includes research on virtual groups, updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members, updated and expanded sections on working with individuals who have difficulty engaging in and sustaining work in groups, updated material on leadership and diversity, and thoroughly updated reference material and new content from evidence-based practice sources." -- provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2022
Edition:Global edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson
Place of Publication:Upper Saddle River
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2022

Notes

Previous edition: 2017.

The Physical Object

Description:550 pages : : illustrations (colour) ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781292352091, 1292352094
oclc:on1259539468
Dewey Decimal:361.4

Introduction -- Historical and theoretical developments -- Understanding group dynamics -- Leadership -- Leadership and diversity -- Planning the group -- The group begins -- Assessment -- Treatment groups: foundation methods -- Treatment groups: specialized methods -- Task groups: foundation methods -- Task groups : specialized methods -- Ending the group's work -- Evaluation.