Zastrow, Charles H.

Social work with groups : comprehensive practice and self-care / Comprehensive practice and self-care Charles H. Zastrow, Sarah L. Hessenauer. - Tenth edition. - Boston, MA : Cengage, c2019. - xxi, 598 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm - Empowerment series Brooks/Cole empowerment series .

Groups: types and stages of development 1 -- Social group work and social work practice -- Group dynamics: leadership -- Group dynamics: goals and norms -- Verbal and nonverbal communication -- Task groups -- Working with diverse groups -- Self-help groups -- Social work with families -- Organizations, communities, and groups -- Educational groups: with a focus on self-care --
Treatment groups -- Treatment groups with diverse and vulnerable populations -- Termination and evaluation of a group -- Appendix 1. Group treatment theories resource manual (GTTRM) -- Appendix 2. Answers to group exercises D-F in chapter 6.


Build effective group leadership skills with the experiential and self-evaluation exercises in SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS. The authors discuss topics that are central to understanding group leadership: stages of groups, group dynamics, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of groups, and diversity in groups. With support from this book, your classroom becomes a "lab" where you can experience what it's like to work in and lead many kinds of groups. This edition also emphasizes self-care -- with 30 strategies that you can use to improve your, and your clients', well-being.

9781337567916 (paperback)

2017949429


Social group work--Study and teaching--United States
Group relations training--United States

HV45 / Z1 2019