Group Work
A Practical Guide to Developing Groups in Agency Settings
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Beschreibung
Thorough, hands-on guidance for conducting group work innonprofit, public, and for-profit agency settings.
Because it improves access, is cost-effective, and can bemodified to conform to evidence-based practice, group work hasbecome the treatment approach of choice in a broad range of humanservice agencies. Written in an approachable manner that allows fordirect translation of concepts into practice, Group Work: APractical Guide to Developing Groups in Agency Settingsprovides a dual emphasis on clinical group skills along with athorough understanding of agency systems that is necessary to meetthe demands of today's practice settings.
Written by two experts in the field, this book offers:
* Practical, detailed, ready-to-use group treatment plans,including group objectives, weekly session guidelines, discussiontopics, activities, relevant research, and other essentialtools
* Coverage of the three major types of agencies--nonprofit,public, and for-profit--supported by research andevidence-based treatments that reflect practitioners' actualexperiences
* A unique agency perspective that includes coverage of agencystructure, policies, history, staff, politics, informal and formalnorms, and diverse client populations
Group Work also contains a resourceful CD-ROM with overfifty different Group Profiles that can be customized to suitclients' unique styles and needs. Addressing a wide variety ofpsychological issues frequently encountered in therapy work withgroups,¿the Group Profiles cover a range of clients across thelifespan--children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and themedically ill. Topics covered in these Group Profiles includeanxiety, depression, divorce adjustment, substance abuse, fostercare, trauma, chronic pain, anger management, hospice, weightmanagement/obesity prevention, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and manymore.
Clear, concise, and current, Group Work: A Practical Guide toDeveloping Groups in Agency Settings is a useful resource fromwhich professionals will gain the knowledge, skills, and awarenessof the many intricacies involved in working with diverse groupswithin different agency settings. Its easy-to-follow presentationwill enable all mental health professionals to successfully apply avariety of concepts, ideas, and skills into their group workpractice.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.
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Lupe Alle-Corliss
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