A practical guide for social work practitioners and students to the process of collective problem solving that is becoming increasingly popular for assessing a situation, determining a course of action, and accomplishing goals. Advises the social worker, as the hingepin of the p…
Collective problem-solving: a powerful and effective means of assessing a situation, determining a course of action, and accomplishing goals. In the realm of social services, this formidable method has been evidenced in the development of task groups; and in the textbook arena, …
With an emphasis on real world examples, technology, and ethical collaboration, Communicating in Small Groups: Principles and Practices helps readers enhance their performance in groups and teams, while giving them insight into why group and team members communicate as they do.
This general theory of small groups as complex systems draws on general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory in offering a more complete understanding of the nature of group behaviour and the factors which shape it.
This general theory of small groups as complex systems draws on general systems theory, dynamical systems theory, and complexity and chaos theory in offering a more complete understanding of the nature of group behaviour and the factors which shape it.
Group analysis is a method pioneered by Foulkes in order to study the behaviour of individuals in the social context of a group. Apart from its practical aspects, group analysis has features of specific value and is the method of choice for the treatment of many problems. 181 pa…
