This book provides counselors in educational, mental health, private practice, and rehabilitation settings practical guidelines for facilitating groups. This text goes beyond the adaptation or application of theories of individual counseling to the group work setting. New to the fifth edition are updated chapters addressing ethical/legal considerations in group work, as well as diversity issues in group work. This edition also has an updated section entitled “Group Work in Selected Settings,” which includes chapters on groups in schools, mental health, and rehabilitation settings. Readers will find these changes to be of high interest and helpful in developing an appropriate knowledge and skills base for group work.

In addition, this text includes chapters on the specialty groups (task, psychoeducational, and psychotherapy) identified by the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), which complement and extend the information included in the chapters covering professional issues related to group work.

 Special Features

• A comprehensive overview of major issues connected with group work
• Study guide - Links below
• A combination of research, theory, and practice information
• Case studies

 Contents - Click on a chapter for a self help guide

Part One: Foundations for Group Work
1. Group Work: An Introduction
2. Group Work: Stages and Issues
3. Group Work: Elements of Effective Leadership
4. Group Work: Theories and Applications
Part Two: Professional Issues
5. The Efficacy of Group Work
6. Approaches to Evaluating Groups
7. Group Work: Ethical/Legal Considerations
8. Diversity Issues in Group Work
Part Three: Specialty Groups
9. Task/Work Groups
10. Guidance/Psychoeducational Groups
11. Psychotherapy Groups
Part Four: Group Work in Specific Settings
12. Groups in Schools
13. Groups in Mental Health Settings
14. Groups in Rehabilitation Settings
Part Five: Group Work with Specific Populations
15. Group Work: Loss
16. Group Work: Addictions
17. Group Work: The Elderly and Their Caregivers
18. Group Work: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients

2009
Hardback / 630 pages
ISBN 978-0-89108-344-3
$92.00