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An Introduction to Group Work Practice, Global Edition

• Title Page


• Copyright Page


• Contents


• Preface


• Chapter 1: Introduction


• Organization of the Text


• The Focus of Group Work Practice


• Values and Ethics in Group Work Practice


• Practice Values


• Practice Ethics


• Definition of Group Work


• Classifying Groups


• Formed and Natural Groups


• Purpose and Group Work


• Treatment and Task Groups


• Group Versus Individual Efforts


• Advantages and Disadvantages of Treatment Groups


• Advantages and Disadvantages of Task Groups


• A Typology of Treatment and Task Groups


• Treatment Groups


• Support Groups


• Educational Groups


• Growth Groups


• Therapy Groups


• Socialization Groups


• Self-Help Groups


• Task Groups


• Groups to Meet Client Needs


• Groups to Meet Organizational Needs


• Groups to Meet Community Needs


• Summary


• Chapter 2: Historical and Theoretical Developments


• Knowledge from Group Work Practice and Practice Research: Treatment Groups


• Differences Between Casework and Group Work


• Intervention Targets


• The Weakening of Group Work


• Current Practice Trends


• Divergent and Unified Practice Models


• Evidence-based Group Work Practice


• The Popularity of Psycho-educational, Structured, Practice Models


• Knowledge from Group Work Practice: Task Groups


• Knowledge from Social Science Research


• Influential Theories


• Systems Theory


• Psychodynamic Theory


• Learning Theory


• Field Theory


• Social Exchange Theory


• Constructivist, Empowerment, and Narrative Theories


• Summary