Innovative group theory and practice are combined in this "how to" guide for professionals who take a variety of roles within the group. Practice examples are drawn from social agencies, a hospital, a low-income community, and the boardroom, providing practical principles for day-to-day group life based on a democratic model.
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"A meaningful voyage through task groups, which is guided by knowledgeable, experienced authors." -- Steven Rose, Social Work With Groups
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Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? This book combines group theory and practice for professionals who take a variety of roles within the group.
(Alex Gitterman, University of Connecticut School of Social Work ) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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THIS BOOK is ABOUT working groups that are concerned with producing a product of some kind external to themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
democratic microcosm, social work with groups, group work practice, interprofessional teams, social group work, service delivery organizations, salient publics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THIS BOOK is ABOUT working groups that are concerned with producing a product of some kind external to themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
democratic microcosm, social work with groups, group work practice, interprofessional teams, social group work, service delivery organizations, salient publics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mayor's Task Force, Mount Williams Community Hospital, Avon Friendly Society, Winterset Advisory Committee, Department of Health New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Social Work with Groups by Helen Northen in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Decision Making by Mescon Group in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Decision Making: A Psychological Analysis of Conflict, Choice, and Commitment by Irving L. Janis on page 104, and Back Matter
- Greedy Institutions: Patterns of Undivided Commitment by Lewis A. Coser on page 147, and Back Matter
- Role Theory: Concepts and Research by B. J. Biddle in Back Matter
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- Social Work With Groups: Expanding Horizons by Stanley Wenocur in Front Matter, page 24, and page 179
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