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A book that supports the human spirit and the humanistic visions of those who champion personal and social change through the social work group….
The Second Edition of Group Work: A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach identifies the humanistic values and democratic norms that guide the group practitioner's interventions. The book presents seven stage themes of group development, 29 techniques for group work practice, and more than 60 new illustrations from contemporary group work. The Second Edition remains centered on the role of the social group work practitioner, who employs group work methods to further the personal growth and empowerment of members in community and institutional contexts.
Features of the Second Edition:
Offers 29 new descriptions of group work practice techniques, which have applicability in clinical, support, and organizational groups; Provides seven stage themes of group development, describing member reactions and highlighting worker pitfalls, self-awareness issues, and skills for maximizing member growth within each stage; Presents 60 new illustrations of group meetings, which demonstrate the practitioner role and conclude with discussion and analysis; Includes an updated Chapter 10, which highlights ethical values in mental health, substance abuse treatment, and health care groups
Intended Audience
This is an ideal core text for advance undergraduate and graduate courses such as Group Work, Foundation Practice, Skills of Counseling, and Group Dynamics in the fields of social work, psychology, and counseling.
Techniques for Developing the Democratic Mutual Aid System and Actualizing Group Purpose
Techniques for Developing the Democratic Mutual Aid System and Actualizing Group Purpose
The following techniques represent the practitioner's attempts to help members express an array of feelings, ideas, actions, and attitudes. In the actual group process, the group worker will notice that some members need encouragement toward open and genuine behavior, either as a result of unfamiliarity with humanistic ways of participation or out of fear of disapproval. These techniques are used throughout the group process to bring about a variety of social and emotional interactions in relation to the humanistic group's dual objectives. They are demand for work, directing, lending a vision, staying with feelings, silence, support, exploration, and identification (see the “Techniques ...
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