Group work with children and adolescents
Subtitle: prevention and intervention in school and community systems
By: Steven R. Rose.
Series: Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ;; v. 38
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Social work with teenagers.; Social work with children.; Social group work.; School social work.
Description: This new book presents the concepts, context, and applications of a problem-solving approach to group work with children and adolescents. This comprehensive new volume addresses issues associated with assessment, problem recognition, planning and composition, leadership, and activities in a wide range of settings when working with children and adolescents. Phases of group work, practice guidelines, and evaluation are also thoroughly considered.

Significant applications focus on group work with children and adolescents from families in which divorce has occurred; group work to improve peer relationships and social competence; group work with children and adolescents who are at risk for developing mental health and substance abuse disorders; and school performance group work. To help illustrate key points, a lively case example is provided for each application.

A practical volume for the helping professions, Group Work With Children and Adolescents will be highly valuable to those practicing in the fields of social work, human services, clinical and counseling psychology, and psychiatric nursing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-176) and index.
Table of contents: title: The context of practice; title: The basis of group work; title: Processes of practice; title: Evaluation of practice; title: A review of the field; title: Parental divorce; title: Peer relationships and social competence; title: Mental health and substance abuse; title: School performance.