Social Work with Groups

By Charles Zastrow

Book Overview

This edition continues to provide students with the most comprehensive and readable introduction to leading groups. The text is completely updated and includes new chapters on communities and groups; feminist intervention in groups; and the mandated content in the revised curriculum policy statements of the Council on Social Work Education. New material is presented on the Tuckman and bales models of group development; the RAP framework for leading multiracial groups; conflict resolution strategies; and professional boundaries with clients. Each chapter is designed to facilitate learning through the laboratory approach. First, the goals of the chapter are stated and then theoretical material is presented on how to achieve these goals. Next, group exercises that illustrate key concepts are explained and performed, providing students with the skills needed to reach the chapter's goals. Students are encouraged to conduct class sessions and lead classroom exercises.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830414436
• ISBN13: 9780830414437
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
• Length: 636 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

working in a group environment

The workbook is strongly task oriented, as you should expect. Each chapter does have a concise description of its theme, like intervention techniques or conflict resolution. But you are expected to use the underlying textbook for a fuller exposition. Instead, this workbook has extensive exercises for the chapters. Many are group exercises, which are meant to also let you garner experience in contributing to and running such groups. Indeed a significant point of the entire workbook is the latter. Above the specifics of a given exercise's tasks, take the opportunity to work in a group environment. Good practical experience.