eBook downloads, eBook resources & eBook authors
Offers examples, guidelines, insights, and ideas that demonstrate how group leaders can apply the basic issues and key concepts of the group process to a variety of groups. This work features a focus on group work with children, the elderly, issues in both women's and men's groups and in school settings.
Learn to blend theory with practice in group work with GROUPS: PROCESS AND PRACTICE, the respected book that so many helpers (and helpers in training) rely on every day. Focusing on the what is and the how to of group counseling, the authors use up-to-date examples, guidelines, insights, and an enhanced diversity perspective to show you how group leaders can apply the key concepts of the group process to a variety of groups, including work with children, older adults, and in school settings. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Drawing on their extensive clinical experience in working with groups, Marianne, Gerald, and Cindy Corey provide a realistic approach to the blending of theory with practice in group work. Offering up-to-date coverage of both the what is and the how to of group counseling, the tenth edition incorporates the latest research, ethical guidelines, and practices to ensure student success in the classroom and beyond. The authors revised the book with instructors and students in mind, emphasizing personal and interactive learning. New features make an instructor's job easier, providing a range of ways to teach and appealing to a variety of learning styles. Many new activities within the chapters have broad application, both for in-class learning as well as in work settings with diverse clients. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Drawing on their extensive clinical experience in working with groups, Marianne and Gerald Corey provide a realistic approach to the blending of theory with practice in group work. This best-selling text has been updated with new examples, guidelines, insights, and ideas that demonstrate how group leaders can apply the basic issues and key concepts of the group process to a variety of groups. Offering up-to-date coverage of both the what is and the ''how to'' of group counseling, the Seventh Edition features a greater focus on group work with children, the elderly, issues in both women's and men's groups and in school settings. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Drawing on their extensive clinical experience in working with groups, Marianne, Gerald, and Cindy Corey provide a realistic approach to the blending of theory with practice in group work. Offering up-to-date coverage of both the what is and the how to of group counseling, the tenth edition incorporates the latest research, ethical guidelines, and practices to ensure student success in the classroom and beyond. The authors revised the book with instructors and students in mind, emphasizing personal and interactive learning. New features make an instructor's job easier, providing a range of ways to teach and appealing to a variety of learning styles. Many new activities within the chapters have broad application, both for in-class learning as well as in work settings with diverse clients. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
The second edition of Nina's Brown's Psychoeducational Groups provides an overview of the major learning and instructional theories together with specific guidelines for conducting a variety of psychoeducational groups. Presented are principles of group instruction; specific guidelines for creating groups and understanding phases of group development; and a guide for planning and leading experimental activities. This new edition includes two new chapters covering aspects of group planning and providing examples of preparing themed sessions with special population groups such as children, adolescents and adults.
Support Groups: Current Perspectives on Theory and Practice provides a framework for understanding and examining supportive group interventions. It provides descriptions of different kinds of support groups and alerts practitioners and educators to the factors they should consider in planning, implementing, and evaluating support group services. The book also offers guidance in using innovative approaches to providing support services through computer groups and telephone groups. Human service professionals and social work educators, practitioners, and students will find these topics covered in Support Groups: evaluation of support groups a support group model guidelines for support group practice innovative use of support groups issues in support group practice The purpose of this book is to examine state-of-the-art support group practice. Support groups are conceived as the center of a continuum of supportive group interventions, overlapping with self-help groups at one end and treatment groups at the other. The chapters are placed within the context of the open systems model developed by the editors. This model provides a framework for understanding factors that affect support groups, for guiding intervention, and for evaluating their outcomes.
Socially Just Practice in Groups: A Social Work Perspective comprehensively covers all aspects of group practice in social work settings, integrating a unique social justice framework throughout. Drawing from their experience as group work practitioners, authors Robert Ortega and Charles D. Garvin walk readers through the basics of group practice, including getting started, doing group work, establishing the purpose, roles and tasks of the group, stages and phases of practice, and specific skills in assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. A social justice framework provides a fresh perspective during an era of widespread social change and provides social workers tools for effective group interventions. Chapters contain detailed case examples to illustrate concepts presented, as well as exercises to help students practice skills.
Drawing on extensive teaching and clinical experience, this book discusses how therapists can bring about change in group settings using a well-developed organizing framework that utilizes interpersonal processes.
