Introduction to Group Work Practice, An, Global Edition Paperback – 27 March 2017

Key content changes include:

• Includes the latest research on groups and developments in the field of group work.
  • Research on Virtual Groups has been updated to include the latest information on the uses of virtual group formats, including teleconference and Internet groups.
  • Additional case examples illustrating practice with a wide variety of groups provide students and instructors with illustrations of evidence-based practice examples.
  • Updated and deeper content in the middle stage chapters on practice with treatment and task groups (Chapters 9-12) includes the latest evidence-based treatment and task group research. Other content has been added, deleted, and changed to reflect current practice.
  • The most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members has been incorporated in specific sections of Chapters 7 and 9, and throughout the text.
  • Updated and expanded sections on working with individual who have difficulty engaging in and sustaining work in groups has been included, along with additional information about conflict resolution skills as it pertains to both treatment and task groups.
  • A thoroughly updated Chapter 5 looks at leadership and diversity as social group workers practice in an increasingly pluralistic society.
  • Thoroughly updated reference material and new content from evidence-based practice sources is included throughout.