Social work with multi-family groups / / D. Rosemary Cassano, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910305547303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-317-73624-9; 1-317-73625-7; 1-315-79168-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (122 p.)
• Collana: The Social Work with Groups Series
• Altri autori (Persone): CassanoD. Rosemary
• Disciplina: 362.82/8/0973; 362.8280973
• Soggetti: Family social work - United States; Social group work - United States; Family psychotherapy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1989 by The Haworth Press, Inc.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Multi-Family Group Therapy in Social Work Practice-Part I; Development of Multi-Family Group Therapy; A Social Work Approach to Multi-Family Group Therapy; Conclusion; The Multi-Family Therapy Group: Research on Patterns of Interaction-Part II; Method of the Present Study; Findings and Discussion; Conclusions; Recommendations; Summary; The 10th Floor Family Support Group: A Descriptive Model of the Use of a Multi-Family Group in a Home for the Aged; Identification and Assessment of Group Need; Group DevelopmentThe Use of Activities: A Theoretical Framework; The Use of Activities: Evaluating Its Effectiveness; Conclusion; A Support Group for Patients and Families Facing Life-Threatening Illness: Finding a Solution to Non-Being; Make Today Count; An Existential Focal Conflict; Composition; Role of the Leader; Group Development; An Enabling Solution: The Dead Live on; Groupwork with Parents of Unwed Pregnant Teens: Transition to Unexpected Grandparenthood; Health and Social Issues; Family Crisis; Family Support; Groupwork with Parents of Unwed Teens; Parents' Group; Group Process; Working ThroughResolution; Conclusion; Treating Children of Violent ; Families: A Sibling Group Approach; Who Are These Children?; Rationale for Sibling Groups; Sibling Groups at Work; Case Examples; Conclusion
• Sommario/riassunto: Here is a remarkable new volume for understanding the interrelatedness of the primary family group and the formed therapeutic group. Multiple family therapy is a special type of group practice that involves the members of several families meeting together with a professional to work on common family concerns. Rosemary Cassano, acclaimed for her qualitative research on multiple family group therapy, has produced an exciting volume that reflects the diversity of client populations and patterns and processes in these groups. Social Work With Multi-Family Groups reveals to the professional what ac