Social Work with Groups
Edition: third edition edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: August 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780231116329
Subjects: Social Work; Social groups & communities; Social Science; Sociology; Social Science / Social Work; Social group work
Description: "Opening with an instructive survey of the roots and development of group social work - from the first YMCA to the establishment of the NASW - Northern and Kurland contribute to the integration of theory and research that forms the basis of group social work practice. Using an ecosystem approach, they set forth a generic framework for practice with diverse groups, establishing a common core of values, knowledge, purposes, and interventions that can be applied to different populations and situations.

With clear step-by-step guidance, this book covers the major issues as well as the ethical challenges that working with groups entails." "This fully revised and updated edition includes seven new chapters that reflect the most recent developments in group practice."--BOOK JACKET.