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Groupwork practice for social workers / Karin Crawford, Marie Price and Bob Price.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]Description: 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 9781446208878
  • 1446208877
  • 9781446208861
  • 1446208869
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 361.4 23
LOC classification:
  • HV45 .C73 2015
Contents:
Introducing groupwork -- The context of groupwork -- Understanding groupwork -- Planning and preparation -- Setting up and starting out -- Facilitating -- methods and techniques -- Closure and endings -- what next? -- Enhancing groupwork practice.
Summary: Working with families, carers, groups and communities is something all social work students must prepare for. Written to guide you through these varied and complex groupwork situations, this book explores the knowledge, skills and values required for groupwork practice. Divided into two parts, the first provides an understanding of groupwork, its concepts and contexts, while the second takes you step-by-step through groupwork practice, from planning and preparation, to starting out, facilitating and finally ending work with a group. Different service contexts including work with children, with users who have learning disabilities, in mental health settings, and more, are covered throughout the book, with case studies, activities and reflective opportunities helping you to understand the complexities of these contexts. This text is a comprehensive and contemporary guide to groupwork in social work today. Book jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 361.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 85600
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 361.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 85601

CW017

Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-171) and index.

Introducing groupwork -- The context of groupwork -- Understanding groupwork -- Planning and preparation -- Setting up and starting out -- Facilitating -- methods and techniques -- Closure and endings -- what next? -- Enhancing groupwork practice.

Working with families, carers, groups and communities is something all social work students must prepare for. Written to guide you through these varied and complex groupwork situations, this book explores the knowledge, skills and values required for groupwork practice. Divided into two parts, the first provides an understanding of groupwork, its concepts and contexts, while the second takes you step-by-step through groupwork practice, from planning and preparation, to starting out, facilitating and finally ending work with a group. Different service contexts including work with children, with users who have learning disabilities, in mental health settings, and more, are covered throughout the book, with case studies, activities and reflective opportunities helping you to understand the complexities of these contexts. This text is a comprehensive and contemporary guide to groupwork in social work today. Book jacket.

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