Group Work with Populations At-Risk - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190212128 ISBN 13: 9780190212124

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2016

Synopsis

Group Work with Populations a Risk, Fourth Edition is a fundamental resource for practitioners in health and mental health settings and a comprehensive guidebook of group work skills. Geared toward students and professionals gaining a beginning understanding of groups, this volume describes how to work with vulnerable populations. The first chapters, new additions to this edition and written by a new co-editor, provide overarching skills and techniques that apply across group work settings and populations. These skills, along with case examples, provide a template for practice with groups. The vulnerable populations that are addressed include returning war veterans, immigrants, the aging and their caregivers, children and adults who have been abused, and people struggling with substance abuse issues, cancer, and chronic mental illness. New chapters have been added for survivors of sex trafficking, children in need of social skills training, people who experienced intimate partner violence, parents who are homeless, and fathers who are incarcerated. Each chapter (designed to stand alone for easy reference) describes the population and reviews the relevant literature, identifies themes and practice principles, presents case illustrations, provides evaluation guidance, and refers readers to key references and web resources.

About this title

About the Author

Geoffrey Greif, PhD, MSW, is Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He has authored numerous books and more than 125 journal articles and book chapters. His research on relationships has been cited in news outlets throughout the world, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The Times of London. He has made personal appearances on CBS This Morning, BBC, CNN, and NPR.

Carolyn Knight, PhD, MSW, is Professor in the School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She has more than 25 years of experience providing individual and group treatment to adult survivors of childhood trauma. She has extensive experience facilitating groups for bereaved children and currently runs a group in a shelter for homeless parents. She has written and presented extensively on the group modality, including strategies for teaching group work in the classroom and the field practicum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0190212128
• ISBN 13: 9780190212124
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 568
• Editor: Greif Geoffrey