Introduction to Group Work Practice (with MyHelpingLab), An (5th Edition) - Hardcover

Toseland, Ronald W.; Rivas, Robert F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205488153 ISBN 13: 9780205488155

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2005

Synopsis

The perfect book for preparing to work with either treatment (ongoing) or task (special focus) groups, this newly revised edition offers the most up-to-date research and technology available in the social work field.

 

An Introduction to Group Work Practice, Fifth Edition, continues to stress the importance of developing skills in group-work and provides the most comprehensive information available on the market today. The text provides a thorough grounding in areas that vary from treatment to organizational and community settings. Chapters on the history of groups, group dynamics, group leadership, and diversity help the reader build a solid knowledge base about groups and apply them to real-life social work practice. The addition of new case studies, practice examples, and guiding principles add to the ease and readability of this popular book.

About this title

About the Author

Ronald W. Toseland, University at Albany, State University of New York

Robert F. Rivas, Siena College

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0205488153
• ISBN 13: 9780205488155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 560