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An Introduction to Group Work Practice, Global Edition
Ronald W. Toseland | Robert F. Rivas
(2017)
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Abstract
For courses in Group Social Work Practice
A comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective.
Widely used by professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, An Introduction to Group Work Practice 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 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.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title Page | 3 | ||
| Copyright Page | 4 | ||
| Contents | 6 | ||
| Preface | 13 | ||
| Chapter 1: Introduction | 17 | ||
| Organization of the Text | 18 | ||
| The Focus of Group Work Practice | 18 | ||
| Values and Ethics in Group Work Practice | 21 | ||
| Practice Values | 21 | ||
| Practice Ethics | 24 | ||
| Definition of Group Work | 27 | ||
| Classifying Groups | 28 | ||
| Formed and Natural Groups | 28 | ||
| Purpose and Group Work | 29 | ||
| Treatment and Task Groups | 29 | ||
| Group Versus Individual Efforts | 32 | ||
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Treatment Groups | 32 | ||
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Task Groups | 34 | ||
| A Typology of Treatment and Task Groups | 35 | ||
| Treatment Groups | 36 | ||
| Support Groups | 36 | ||
| Educational Groups | 38 | ||
| Growth Groups | 39 | ||
| Therapy Groups | 40 | ||
| Socialization Groups | 41 | ||
| Self-Help Groups | 42 | ||
| Task Groups | 44 | ||
| Groups to Meet Client Needs | 44 | ||
| Groups to Meet Organizational Needs | 50 | ||
| Groups to Meet Community Needs | 54 | ||
| Summary | 58 | ||
| Chapter 2: Historical and Theoretical Developments | 59 | ||
| Knowledge from Group Work Practice and Practice Research: Treatment Groups | 59 | ||
| Differences Between Casework and Group Work | 60 | ||
| Intervention Targets | 61 | ||
| The Weakening of Group Work | 62 | ||
| Current Practice Trends | 63 | ||
| Divergent and Unified Practice Models | 66 | ||
| Evidence-based Group Work Practice | 67 | ||
| The Popularity of Psycho-educational, Structured, Practice Models | 68 | ||
| Knowledge from Group Work Practice: Task Groups | 69 | ||
| Knowledge from Social Science Research | 70 | ||
| Influential Theories | 72 | ||
| Systems Theory | 72 | ||
| Psychodynamic Theory | 75 | ||
| Learning Theory | 76 | ||
| Field Theory | 77 | ||
| Social Exchange Theory | 79 | ||
| Constructivist, Empowerment, and Narrative Theories | 80 | ||
| Summary | 81 | ||
| Chapter 3: Understanding Group Dynamics | 83 | ||
| The Development of Helpful Group Dynamics | 83 | ||
| Group Dynamics | 84 | ||
| Communication and Interaction Patterns | 84 | ||
| Group Cohesion | 95 | ||
| Social Integration and Influence | 99 | ||
| Group Culture | 105 | ||
| Stages of Group Development | 108 | ||
| Summary | 112 | ||
| Chapter 4: Leadership | 114 | ||
| Leadership, Power, and Empowerment | 115 | ||
| Leadership, Empowerment, and the Planned Change Process | 118 | ||
| Theories of Group Leadership | 119 | ||
| Factors Influencing Group Leadership | 120 | ||
| Effective Leadership | 121 | ||
| An Interactional Model of Leadership | 122 | ||
| Purposes of the Group | 122 | ||
| Type of Problem | 123 | ||
| The Environment | 125 | ||
| The Group as a Whole | 126 | ||
| The Group Members | 127 | ||
| The Group Leader | 128 | ||
| Group Leadership Skills | 129 | ||
| Facilitating Group Processes | 130 | ||
| Data-Gathering and Assessment | 134 | ||
| Action Skills | 136 | ||
| Learning Group Leadership Skills | 143 | ||
| Leadership Style | 144 | ||
| Co-leadership | 148 | ||
| Summary | 151 | ||
| Chapter 5: Leadership and Diversity | 153 | ||
| Approaches to Multicultural Group Work | 154 | ||
| A Framework for Leading Diverse Groups | 155 | ||
| Developing Cultural Sensitivity | 156 | ||
| Assessing Cultural Influences on Group Behavior | 160 | ||
| Intervening with Sensitivity to Diversity | 166 | ||
| Summary | 175 | ||
| Chapter 6: Planning the Group | 176 | ||
| Planning Focus | 176 | ||
| Planning Model for Group Work | 178 | ||
| Establishing the Group’s Purpose | 178 | ||
| Assessing Potential Sponsorship and Membership | 179 | ||
| Recruiting Members | 185 | ||
| Composing the Group | 188 | ||
| Orienting Members | 194 | ||
| Contracting | 196 | ||
| Preparing the Environment | 198 | ||
| Reviewing the Literature | 200 | ||
| Selecting Monitoring and Evaluation Tools | 201 | ||
| Preparing a Written Group Proposal | 202 | ||
| Planning Distance Groups | 202 | ||
| Summary | 211 | ||
| Chapter 7: The Group Begins | 212 | ||
| Objectives in the Beginning Stage | 213 | ||
| Ensuring a Secure Environment | 214 | ||
| Introducing New Members | 215 | ||
| Defining the Purpose of the Group | 220 | ||
| Confidentiality | 223 | ||
| Helping Members Feel a Part of the Group | 225 | ||
| Guiding the Development of the Group | 226 | ||
| Balancing Task and Socio-emotional Foci | 231 | ||
| Goal Setting in Group Work | 231 | ||
| Contracting | 234 | ||
| Facilitating Members’ Motivation | 235 | ||
| Addressing Ambivalence and Resistance | 235 | ||
| Working with Involuntary Members | 240 | ||
| Anticipating Obstacles | 242 | ||
| Monitoring and Evaluating the Group: The Change Process Begins | 243 | ||
| Summary | 245 | ||
| Chapter 8: Assessment | 246 | ||
| Conducting Efffective Assessments | 247 | ||
| Focus on Group Processes | 248 | ||
| External Constituencies and Sponsors | 249 | ||
| The Assessment Process | 249 | ||
| How Much Information? | 250 | ||
| Diagnostic Labels | 251 | ||
| Assessment Focus | 252 | ||
| Relationship of Assessment to the Change Process and Problem Solving | 253 | ||
| Assessing the Functioning of Group Members | 254 | ||
| Methods for Assessing Group Members | 255 | ||
| Assessing the Functioning of the Group as a Whole | 262 | ||
| Assessing Communication and Interaction Patterns | 262 | ||
| Assessing Cohesion | 263 | ||
| Assessing Social Integration | 265 | ||
| Assessing Group Culture | 270 | ||
| Assessing the Group’s Environment | 271 | ||
| Assessing the Sponsoring Organization | 271 | ||
| Assessing the Interorganizational Environment | 273 | ||
| Assessing the Community Environment | 274 | ||
| Linking Assessment to Intervention | 276 | ||
| Summary | 279 | ||
| Chapter 9: Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods | 280 | ||
| Middle-Stage Skills | 280 | ||
| Preparing for Group Meetings | 281 | ||
| Structuring the Group’s Work | 285 | ||
| Involving and Empowering Group Members | 291 | ||
| Helping Members Achieve Goals | 293 | ||
| Using Empirically Based Treatment Methods in Therapy Groups | 303 | ||
| Working with Reluctant and Resistant Group Members During the Middle Phase | 305 | ||
| Monitoring and Evaluating the Group’s Progress | 308 | ||
| Summary | 310 | ||
| Chapter 10: Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods | 311 | ||
| Overreliance on Specialized Methods | 311 | ||
| Intervening with Group Members | 312 | ||
| Intrapersonal Interventions | 313 | ||
| Identifying and Discriminating | 314 | ||
| Recognizing Associations | 315 | ||
| Analyzing the Rationality of Thoughts and Beliefs | 316 | ||
| Changing Thoughts, Beliefs, and Feeling States | 318 | ||
| Interpersonal Interventions | 326 | ||
| Learning by Observing Models | 327 | ||
| Environmental Interventions | 333 | ||
| Connecting Members to Concrete Resources | 333 | ||
| Expanding Members’ Social Networks | 334 | ||
| Contingency Management Procedures | 335 | ||
| Modifying Physical Environments | 338 | ||
| Intervening in the Group as a Whole | 339 | ||
| Changing Communication and Interaction Patterns | 339 | ||
| Changing the Group’s Attraction for Its Members | 341 | ||
| Using Social Integration Dynamics Effectively | 343 | ||
| Changing Group Culture | 345 | ||
| Changing the Group Environment | 346 | ||
| Increasing Agency Support for Group Work Services | 346 | ||
| Links with Interagency Networks | 348 | ||
| Increasing Community Awareness | 349 | ||
| Summary | 351 | ||
| Chapter 11: Task Groups: Foundation Methods | 352 | ||
| The Ubiquitous Task Group | 352 | ||
| Leading Task Groups | 353 | ||
| Leading Meetings | 354 | ||
| Sharing Information | 356 | ||
| Enhancing Involvement and Commitment | 358 | ||
| Developing Information | 359 | ||
| Dealing with Conflict | 361 | ||
| Making Effective Decisions | 364 | ||
| Understanding Task Groups’ Political Ramifications | 366 | ||
| Monitoring and Evaluating | 367 | ||
| Problem Solving | 368 | ||
| A Model for Effective Problem Solving | 369 | ||
| Identifying a Problem | 370 | ||
| Developing Goals | 373 | ||
| Collecting Data | 374 | ||
| Developing Plans | 375 | ||
| Selecting the Best Plan | 375 | ||
| Implementing the Plan | 376 | ||
| Summary | 378 | ||
| Chapter 12: Task Groups: Specialized Methods | 380 | ||
| Small Organizational Groups | 380 | ||
| Brainstorming | 380 | ||
| Variations on Brainstorming | 384 | ||
| Focus Groups | 385 | ||
| Nominal Group Technique | 388 | ||
| Multi-attribute Utility Analysis | 392 | ||
| Quality Improvement Groups | 395 | ||
| Large Organizational Groups | 397 | ||
| Parliamentary Procedure | 397 | ||
| Phillips’ 66 | 401 | ||
| Methods for Working with Community Groups | 403 | ||
| Mobilization Strategies | 403 | ||
| Capacity-Building Strategies | 405 | ||
| Social Action Strategies | 407 | ||
| Summary | 410 | ||
| Chapter 13: Ending the Group’s Work | 411 | ||
| Factors that Influence Group Endings | 411 | ||
| The Process of Ending | 412 | ||
| Planned and Unplanned Termination | 412 | ||
| Member Termination | 413 | ||
| Worker Termination | 415 | ||
| Ending Group Meetings | 416 | ||
| Ending the Group as a Whole | 418 | ||
| Learning from Members | 418 | ||
| Maintaining and Generalizing Change Efforts | 418 | ||
| Reducing Group Attraction | 424 | ||
| Feelings About Ending | 426 | ||
| Planning for the Future | 428 | ||
| Making Referrals | 429 | ||
| Summary | 432 | ||
| Chapter 14: Evaluation | 433 | ||
| Why Evaluate? The Group Worker’s View | 435 | ||
| Reasons for Conducting Evaluations | 435 | ||
| Organizational Encouragement and Support | 435 | ||
| Time Considerations | 436 | ||
| Selecting a Data Collection Method | 436 | ||
| Evaluation Methods | 437 | ||
| Evaluations for Planning a Group | 437 | ||
| Obtaining Program Information | 437 | ||
| Needs Assessment | 438 | ||
| Evaluations for Monitoring a Group | 439 | ||
| Monitoring Methods | 439 | ||
| Evaluations for Developing a Group | 445 | ||
| Single-System Methods | 446 | ||
| Case Study Methods | 449 | ||
| Participatory Action Research Methods (PARS) | 450 | ||
| Evaluations for Determining Effectiveness and Efficiency | 450 | ||
| Evaluation Measures | 454 | ||
| Choosing Measures | 454 | ||
| Types of Measures | 455 | ||
| Summary | 459 | ||
| Appendix A: Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups | 460 | ||
| Appendix B: Group Announcements | 471 | ||
| Appendix C: Outline for a Group Proposal | 473 | ||
| Appendix D: An Example of a Treatment Group Proposal | 474 | ||
| Appendix E: An Example of a Task Group Proposal | 476 | ||
| References | 478 | ||
| Author Index | 507 | ||
| A | 507 | ||
| B | 507 | ||
| C | 508 | ||
| D | 509 | ||
| E | 510 | ||
| F | 510 | ||
| G | 510 | ||
| H | 511 | ||
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| Y | 518 | ||
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| Subject Index | 519 | ||
| A | 519 | ||
| B | 519 | ||
| C | 520 | ||
| D | 520 | ||
| E | 520 | ||
| F | 521 | ||
| G | 521 | ||
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| T | 524 | ||
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