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• CSWE EPAS 2015 Core Competencies and Behaviors in This Text
• Tiltle Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• Organization of the Text
• The Focus of Group Work Practice
• Values and Ethics in Group Work Practice
• Practice Values
• Practice Ethics
• Definition of Group Work
• Classifying Groups
• Formed and Natural Groups
• Purpose and Group Work
• Treatment and Task Groups
• Group Versus Individual Efforts
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Treatment Groups
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Task Groups
• A Typology of Treatment and Task Groups
• Treatment Groups
• Support Groups
• Educational Groups
• Growth Groups
• Therapy Groups
• Socialization Groups
• Self-Help Groups
• Task Groups
• Groups to Meet Client Needs
• Groups to Meet Organizational Needs
• Groups to Meet Community Needs
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 2. Historical and Theoretical Developments
• Knowledge from Group Work Practice and Practice Research: Treatment Groups
• Group Work in South Africa
• Differences Between Casework and Group Work
• Intervention Targets
• The Weakening of Group Work
• Current Practice Trends
• Divergent and Unified Practice Models
• Evidence-based Group Work Practice
• The Popularity of Psycho-educational, Structured, Practice Models
• Knowledge from Group Work Practice: Task Groups
• Knowledge from Social Science Research
• Influential Theories
• Systems Theory
• Psychodynamic Theory
• Learning Theory
• Field Theory
• Social Exchange Theory
• Constructivist, Empowerment, and Narrative Theories
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 3. Understanding Group Dynamics
• The Development of Helpful Group Dynamics
• Group Dynamics
• Communication and Interaction Patterns
• Group Cohesion
• Social Integration and Influence
• Group Culture
• Stages of Group Development
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 4. Leadership
• Leadership, Power, and Empowerment
• Leadership, Empowerment, and the Planned Change Process
• Theories of Group Leadership
• Factors Inf luencing Group Leadership
• Effective Leadership
• An Interactional Model of Leadership
• Purposes of the Group
• Type of Problem
• The Environment
• The Group as a Whole
• The Group Members
• The Group Leader
• Group Leadership Skills
• Facilitating Group Processes
• Data-Gathering and Assessment
• Action Skills
• Learning Group Leadership Skills
• Leadership Style
• Co-leadership
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 5. Leadership and Diversity
• Approaches to Multicultural Group Work
• A Framework for Leading Diverse Groups
• Developing Cultural Sensitivity
• Assessing Cultural Inf luences on Group Behavior
• Intervening with Sensitivity to Diversity
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 6. Planning the Group
• Planning Focus
• Planning Model for Group Work
• Establishing the Group’s Purpose
• Assessing Potential Sponsorship and Membership
• Recruiting Members
• Composing the Group
• Orienting Members
• Contracting
• Preparing the Environment
• Reviewing the Literature
• Selecting Monitoring and Evaluation Tools
• Preparing a Written Group Proposal
• Planning Distance (or Online) Groups
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 7. The Group Begins
• Objectives in the Beginning Stage
• Ensuring a Secure Environment
• Introducing New Members
• Defining the Purpose of the Group
• Confidentiality
• Helping Members Feel a Part of the Group
• Guiding the Development of the Group
• Balancing Task and Socio-emotional Foci
• Goal Setting in Group Work
• Contracting
• Facilitating Members’ Motivation
• Addressing Ambivalence and Resistance
• Working with Involuntary Members
• Anticipating Obstacles
• Monitoring and Evaluating the Group: The Change Process Begins
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 8. Assessment
• Conducting Efffective Assessments
• Focus on Group Processes
• External Constituencies and Sponsors
• The Assessment Process
• How Much Information?
• Diagnostic Labels
• Assessment Focus
• Relationship of Assessment to the Change Process and Problem Solving
• Assessing the Functioning of Group Members
• Methods for Assessing Group Members
• Assessing the Functioning of the Group as a Whole
• Assessing Communication and Interaction Patterns
• Assessing Cohesion
• Assessing Social Integration
• Assessing Group Culture
• Assessing the Group’s Environment
• Assessing the Sponsoring Organization
• Assessing the Interorganizational Environment
• Assessing the Community Environment
• Linking Assessment to Intervention
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 9. Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods
• Middle-Stage Skills
• Preparing for Group Meetings
• Structuring the Group’s Work
• Involving and Empowering Group Members
• Helping Members Achieve Goals
• Using Empirically Based Treatment Methods in Treatment Groups
• Working with Reluctant and Resistant Group Members During the Middle Phase
• Monitoring and Evaluating the Group’s Progress
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 10. Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods
• Overreliance on Specialized Methods
• Intervening with Group Members
• Intrapersonal Interventions
• Identifying and Discriminating
• Recognizing Associations
• Analyzing the Rationality of Thoughts and Beliefs
• Changing Thoughts, Beliefs, and Feeling States
• Interpersonal Interventions
• Learning by Observing Models
• Learning by Role Playing
• Environmental Interventions
• Connecting Members to Concrete Resources
• Expanding Members’ Social Networks
• Contingency Management Procedures
• Modifying Physical Environments
• Intervening in the Group as a Whole
• Changing Communication and Interaction Patterns
• Changing the Group’s Attraction for Its Members
• Using Social Integration Dynamics Effectively
• Changing Group Culture
• Changing the Group Environment
• Increasing Agency Support for Group Work Services
• Links with Interagency Networks
• Increasing Community Awareness
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 11. Task Groups: Foundation Methods
• The Ubiquitous Task Group
• Leading Task Groups
• Leading Meetings
• Sharing Information
• Enhancing Involvement and Commitment
• Developing Information
• Dealing with Conflict
• Making Effective Decisions
• Understanding Task Groups’ Political Ramifications
• Monitoring and Evaluating
• Problem Solving
• A Model for Effective Problem Solving
• Identifying a Problem
• Developing Goals
• Collecting Data
• Developing Plans
• Selecting the Best Plan
• Implementing the Plan
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 12. Task Groups: Specialized Methods
• Small Organizational Groups
• Brainstorming
• Variations on Brainstorming
• Focus Groups
• Nominal Group Technique
• Multi-attribute Utility Analysis
• Quality Improvement Groups
• Large Organizational Groups
• Parliamentary Procedure
• Phillips’ 66
• Methods for Working with Community Groups
• Mobilization Strategies
• Capacity-Building Strategies
• Social Action Strategies
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 13. Ending the Group’s Work
• Factors that Inf luence Group Endings
• The Process of Ending
• Planned and Unplanned Termination
• Member Termination
• Worker Termination
• Ending Group Meetings
• Ending the Group as a Whole
• Learning from Members
• Maintaining and Generalizing Change Efforts
• Reducing Group Attraction
• Feelings About Ending
• Planning for the Future
• Making Referrals
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• 14. Evaluation
• Why Evaluate? The Group Worker’s View
• Reasons for Conducting Evaluations
• Organizational Encouragement and Support
• Time Considerations
• Selecting a Data Collection Method
• Evaluation Methods
• Evaluations for Planning a Group
• Obtaining Program Information
• Needs Assessment
• Evaluations for Monitoring a Group
• Monitoring Methods
• Evaluations for Developing a Group
• Single-System Methods
• Case Study Methods
• Participatory Action Research Methods (PARS)
• Evaluations for Determining Effectiveness and Efficiency
• Evaluation Measures
• Choosing Measures
• Types of Measures
• Summary
• Key Terms
• Analytical Questions
• Appendices
• Appendix A. Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups
• Appendix B. Group Announcements
• Appendix C. Outline for a Group Proposal
• Appendix D. An Example of a Treatment Group Proposal
• Appendix E. An Example of a Task Group Proposal
• References
• Author Index
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