Title: Groupwork /
Authors: Brown, Allan G.
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Social group work Great Britain.
Contents: 1. Groupwork in Social Work -- Context, definitions and aims; advantages and disadvantages; models of groupwork practice; values and ethics -- 2. Planning a Group: Preparation and Contract -- Perspectives on aims and expectations; the group and its environment; resources and finance; group composition, size, time-scale, open groups, selection; negotiating a contract; a groupwork planning exercise -- 3. Leadership in Groups (Including Co-working) -- Basic concepts; authority, power and control, choice of worker; co-working: potential benefits, choice of partner, preparation, in-group skills; the skills of group leadership; use of self-disclosure -- 4. Group Programme and Group Process -- Programme -- the concept and some general considerations; group processes and stages of development; group activities and techniques; the individual and the group -- difficulties and possible resolutions -- 5. Working with Groups in Day and Residential Centres -- Features of residential and day centres; the concept of grouping; a classification of groups and groupings; principles and values; a repertoire of skills; use of self -- 6. Anti-discriminatory Groupwork: Race and Gender -- Core aspects: group as social microcosm, arena for empowerment and context for confronting oppression; gender perspectives; race perspectives; practice guidelines; framework for empowerment -- 7. Developing Groupwork Skills and Understanding -- Training; consultation/supervision; recording; evaluation.