Growth and development through group work / / laudia J. Carson. [et al.], editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453944503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2014
• ISBN: 0-7890-2640-6; 1-315-04416-1; 1-135-42826-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CarsonClaudia J
• Disciplina: 361.4
• Soggetti: Social group work; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2004 by the Haworth Press, Inc.; Papers from the Twenty-Third Annual Symposium on Social Work with Groups, held in Akron/Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 11, 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""About the Editors""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Historical Perspectives""; ""Contemporary Applied Group Work""; ""Evolving Group Work Educational Approaches""; ""Group Workers Facing New and Unpredictable Situations""; ""Informing the Future""; ""PART I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES""; ""Chapter 1. The Legacy of Ruby Pernell and Social Group Work""; ""Introduction""; ""Pernellâ€?s Vitae""; ""Pernellâ€?s Career""; ""Some Themes""; ""In Closing""; ""Chapter 2. Contributions of Research to Group Work""""Early Developments""; ""Group Development""; ""The Planning Process""; ""Group Purpose""; ""Social Relationships""; ""Content of Groups""; ""Group Cohesion""; ""Clusters of Interventions""; ""Termination""; ""Evaluation of Results""; ""Conclusions""; ""Chapter 3. Group Work at Hull House: Lessons from the Past, Signposts for the Future""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""Womenâ€?s Clubs and the Medical Centers: Groups for Cause and Function""; ""National Organizations: Confronting the Opposition""; ""Social Reform: Sex Education and Premarital Counseling""""Implications for Social Work Practice with Groups""; ""Chapter 4. Social Group Work in Germany: An American Import and Its Historical Development""; ""Introduction""; ""Reeducating the German People""; ""A Different Approach: Educational Processes Targeting German Youth""; ""One for All: Gisela Konopka""; ""The Hansische Jugendbundâ€?A Democratic Group Work Agency""; ""By Way of Summary""; ""PART II: CONTEMPORARY APPLIED GROUP WORK""; ""Chapter 5. Conflict As an Expression of Difference: A Desirable Group Dynamic in Anti-Oppression Social Work Practice""""Introduction""; ""Principles for Desirable Conflict""; ""Examples and Discussion of Group Conflict Arising from Difference""; ""Chapter 6. Putting Social Justice on the Agenda: Addressing Habitual and Social Barriers""; ""Introduction""; ""Barriers""; ""Opportunities""; ""Conclusion""; ""PART III: EVOLVING GROUP WORK EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES""; ""Chapter 7. Using Groups to Teach the Connection Between Private Troubles and Public Issues""; ""Introduction""; ""Issues and Challenges for Teaching and Learning""""Content""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 8. Restorative Education: Group-Centered Dialogue Between Students and Faculty at a Graduate School of Social Work""; ""Literature Review""; ""History of the Radical Social Work Student Group""; ""Student-Faculty Forum""; ""Program Evaluation""; ""Discussion and Implications""; ""Chapter 9. Group Simulation Projects: Teaching Group Work Skills in a Distance-Learning Classroom""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods of Teaching Group Work via Distance Learning""; ""Creating an Experiential Learning Environment Based on Group Work Principles""