| Description |
x, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Groupwork in Social Work. Context, definitions and aims; advantages and disadvantages; models of groupwork practice; values and ethics -- 2. Planning a Group: Preparation and Contract. Perspectives on aims and expectations; the group and its environment; resources and finance; group composition, size, time-scale, open groups, selection; negotiating a contract; a groupwork planning exercise -- 3. Leadership in Groups (Including Co-working). Basic concepts; authority, power and control, choice of worker; co-working: potential benefits, choice of partner, preparation, in-group skills; the skills of group leadership; use of self-disclosure -- 4. Group Programme and Group Process. Programme - the concept and some general considerations; group processes and stages of development; group activities and techniques; the individual and the group - difficulties and possible resolutions -- 5. Working with Groups in Day and Residential Centres. Features of residential and day centres; the concept of grouping; a classification of groups and groupings; principles and values; a repertoire of skills; use of self -- 6. Anti-discriminatory Groupwork: Race and Gender. Core aspects: group as social microcosm, arena for empowerment and context for confronting oppression; gender perspectives; race perspectives; practice guidelines; framework for empowerment -- 7. Developing Groupwork Skills and Understanding. Training; consultation/supervision; recording; evaluation |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [203]-218 |
| Subject |
Social group work -- Great Britain.
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Social group work.
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Social service.
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| ISBN |
185742087X |
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