Group work: a practical guide to developing groups in agency settings

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Because of its cost-effective nature, group work has become the treatment approach of choice in a broad range of human service agencies. This practical guide offers the skills and awareness needed to effectively navigate the many intricacies of working in groups within diverse agency settings. Its unique agency perspective includes coverage of agency structure, policies, history, staff, politics, and client demographics. Practitioners are equipped with strategic planning in ways that can positi…

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Title Statements

Full title :Group work : a practical guide to developing groups in agency settings / Lupe Alle-Corliss, Randall Alle-Corliss.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley
Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780470463918, 0470463910
oclc:ocn420230155
LC Classification:HV45
Dewey Decimal:361.4

Introduction to group practice -- Developing group skills -- Fundamentals of group work -- Understanding group development -- Theory and practice of group work -- Developing agency skills -- Understanding agency systems and diverse client populations -- Ethical and legal issues of group work in agency settings -- How to engage in successful group practice within an agency -- Applying group and agency skills -- Application of skills : a lifespan approach.

Subjects

Group psychotherapy POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy Psychothérapie de groupe Psychotherapy, Group Service social Social group work Social groups SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services Social service Social Work