Social Work with Groups [[electronic resource] ] : Mining the Gold

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910305547503321
• Autore: Staff Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Florence, : Taylor and Francis, 2016; New York, New York ; London, [England] : , : Routledge, , 2011; ©2002
• ISBN: 1-315-54141-6; 1-134-90008-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HenrySue; EastJean; SchmitzCathryne
• Disciplina: 361.4
• Soggetti: Social group work; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Plenary Sessions; Symposium Presentations ; Part I: Plenary Sessions ; Chapter 1. Groupwork in Europe: Tools to Combat Social Exclusion in a Multicultural Environment; Introduction; Education and Transformation; Background of the European Seminar; Practice Principles; Conceptualizing: The Process; Creating Real Dialogue; Deconstructing Conflict; The Group Takes Ownership; Evaluation and Outcome; Application of the Method in Other Contexts; Chapter 2. Seeking Alternatives to Violence: A School-Based Violence Prevention ProjectOverview of School Violence; Overview of Seeking Alternative Solutions to Violence Program; Program Model and Methodologies; Projected Outcomes; Chapter 3. Social Work Empowerment Agenda and Group Work: A Workshop; Overview; Part I: Empowerment; Part II: Group Work and Empowerment Supports and Challenges; Conclusion; Part II: Symposium Presentations; Chapter 4. Narrative Social Work with Groups: Just in Time; The Narrative Practice ; Approach; The Need to Question Privileged Positions; Our Changing Perception of TimeEffects of Societal Change on Group Practice; Narrative Practice As Response to Societal Change; Specific Narrative Strategies and Results; Mutual Aid; The AASWG Group Work Standards; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice: A Prison-Based Group Work Program Bridging the Divide; Selection and Induction of Participants; Intervention Model; Session Content; Group Process Themes; Challenges to the Development of Group Cohesion; Recommendations and Conclusions; Chapter 6. Gender Diversity: A Powerful Tool for Enriching Group ExperienceDiversity in Group; Differential Responses and Their Implications for Practice; Group Awareness of Gender Diversity; Conclusion; Chapter 7. Group Work with Minority Mentally Ill Men: The Role of the Woman Worker; The Groups' Rationale and Purpose; The Role of the Woman Worker in Leading Men's Groups; The Role of the White Worker in Leading Nonwhite Groups; Men's Resistance to Discussing Certain Topics in Groups; Supervision of Women Workers Who Lead Men's Groups; Conclusion: Implications for Practice; Chapter 8. Building Bridges Over Troubled Waters: A Bridging Model for Teleconferencing Group CounsellingIntroduction; Teleconferencing Bridging Model (TBM); Theme-Centred Interactional Model; Interactional Mutual Aid Model; Structure of the Teleconferencing Bridging Model; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Groupworkers in the Making: A Simulation for Teaching Social Groupwork; Simulation As a Classroom Learning Tool; Group Simulation Example; Final Reflections on Group Simulation; Appendix: Group Member Profiles; Chapter 10. Creating Loss Support Groups for the Elderly; Seeing the Need; Planning the Sessions