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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450400903321

Autore

Douglas Tom.

Titolo

Basic groupwork / / Tom Douglas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-59077-6

0-203-16970-0

1-280-32942-4

0-203-13062-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

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 (p. 144) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A very diverse family: the range of group forms; Beginning at the beginning: group members; Small groups and bigger groups: the constraints; What happens in groups: group processes; Guidance, enabling and direction: leadership acts; Turning ideas into action: getting started; The more important steps in working groups; Where responsibility lies; Going on, changing direction or ending; The development of knowledge and skill; Further reading and references; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Basic Groupwork is a simple, practical guide to the processes of groupwork. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the changes which have taken place in society and social behaviour since it was first published in 1978, but in essence it remains an accessible and friendly text for the novice practitioner.In logical sequence the book follows the progress of one group from inception to close and exposes how groups work. Basic group processes explained include:how individuals bring their personal habitual responses to situations into a gro