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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154881103321

Autore

Conyne Robert K.

Titolo

What is group work? / / Robert K. Conyne, Leann Terry Diederich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, California : , : SAGE, , [2014]

ISBN

1-4833-1790-0

1-5063-7466-2

1-4833-1789-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (82 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Group work practice kit

Disciplina

616.89/152

Soggetti

Group psychotherapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Section A : Context : group work is defined, providing the background for all other books in the kit."--p. [i].

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1. Ingredients of group work : what practitioners need to know and do -- chapter 2. Evidence of group work effectiveness : meaning for practitioners -- chapter 3. Best practice guidelines in group work -- chapter 4. Multicultural competency and social justice in group work -- chapter 5. Key change processes in group work.

Sommario/riassunto

The Group Work Practice Kit is a set of nine slim volumes on the nuts and bolts of doing group therapy/work. The kit will focus on the practical aspects of setting up a group, planning the process and performing group work. Each volume in the kit will have a standard outline which will cover the theoretical aspects of the process, the evidence base and support, the topic highlighted, two real case studies and five short learning exercises. Volumes in the kit will cover how to design a group, how to run a group, how to evaluate a group, and how to deal with special challenges. In addition, two special areas will be highlighted such as groups in schools and groups in communities (most common settings) ...