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An introduction to group work practice / Ronald W. Toseland, University at Albany, State University of New York, Robert F. Rivas, Siena College.
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Title:An introduction to group work practice / Ronald W. Toseland, University at Albany, State University of New York, Robert F. Rivas, Siena College.
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Author/Creator:Toseland, Ronald W., author.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Rivas, Robert F., author.
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Published/Created:Boston : Pearson, [2017]
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: HV45 .T68 2017
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: HV45 .T68 2017
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Social group work.
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Edition:Eighth edition.
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Description:xv, 509 pages ; 26 cm
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Series:Connecting core competencies series.
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Summary:Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, this text presents a comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective. The new Eighth Edition continues to include typologies illustrating group work practice with task and treatment groups at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. Thoroughly updated throughout, the new edition of An Introduction to Group Work Practice includes research on virtual groups, updated and deeper content on practice with treatment and task groups, the most current literature on working with reluctant and resistant group members, updated and expanded sections on working with individuals who have difficulty engaging in and sustaining work in groups, updated material on leadership and diversity, and thoroughly updated reference material and new content from evidence-based practice sources.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 462-290) and index.
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ISBN:9780134058962 (alk. paper)
0134058968 (alk. paper)
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Contents:Introduction
Historical and theoretical developments
Understanding group dynamics
Leadership
Leadership and diversity
Planning the group
Group begins
Assessment
Treatment groups: foundation methods
Treatment groups: specialized methods
Task Groups: foundation methods
Task groups: specialized methods
Ending the group's work
Evaluation.