Group Work with Adolescents: Principles and Practice - Hardcover

Malekoff, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572302097 ISBN 13: 9781572302099

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1997

Synopsis

This volume broadens the knowledge and skill base of practitioners doing group social work with adolescents and fosters a creative, innovative, and self-reflective approach. A rich introduction to the field, enlivened by numerous illustrations from actual group sessions, the book provides principles and guidelines for work in a wide range of settings.

About this title

About the Author:

Andrew Malekoff, MSW, CASAC, is the Director of Program Development for North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights, New York. He is coeditor of the journal Social Work with Groups, Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University School of Social Work, and board member of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG).

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Contents Preface I. The Adolescent in Context 1. Adolescent Development, Risk, and Opportunity 2. Between Adolescent and Group Worker II. Guidelines for Group Building 3. What's So Special about Group Work? 4. Planning in Group Work 5. Socializing Adolescents into Group Culture 6. Alliance Formation with Parents Whose Adolescent Children Join Groups 7. The Use of Problem Solving in Group Work 8. Cultivating a Sense of Competence, Belonging, and Creativity 9. Leave Taking, Moving On, and Looking Back III. Contemporary and Age-Old Themes in Group Work: Guidelines, Applications, and Practice Illustrations 10. Prejudice Reduction, Group Identity, and Intergroup Relations 11. Violence and Youth 12. Adolescent Sexuality and Group Work 13. Group Work as a Counterforce to Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 14. Loneliness, Social Isolation, Scapegoating, and Group Work

About this edition

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1572302097
• ISBN 13: 9781572302099
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336