Encyclopedia of social work with groups / edited by Alex Gitterman and Robert Salmon. - New York : Routledge, 2009. - xx, 332 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Introduction
Group Work History: Past, Present, and Future
The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG)
Group Work Values

Group Work Major Models

Group Work Approaches and Methods

Group Stages of Development

Group Work Phases of Helping
Group Work Education
Group Work Research
Group Work Journals
Group Work in Fields of Practice
Group Work with Specific Populations
Group Work Over the Life Course
Group Work and Community Context
Group Work and Organizational Context
Group Work Leadership
Group Work and Technology

What do you have to know, today, to be an effective group worker and what are the different group work approaches? With 110 articles and entries, this book provides a comprehensive overview of social work with groups from its initial development to its astounding range of diverse practice today with many populations in different places.

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R HV 45 / E56 2009

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