Group Work with Adolescents, Third Edition: Principles and Practice

A trusted course text and professional resource, this comprehensive book delves into all aspects of planning and conducting strengths-based group work with adolescents. In an accessible, down-to-earth style, Andrew Malekoff spells out the principles of effective group practice. Extensive clinical illustrations show how successful group leaders engage teens in addressing tough issues--including violence, sexuality, prejudice, social isolation, and substance abuse--in a wide range of settings. Normative issues that adolescents face in the multiple contexts of their lives are lucidly explained. Packed with creative ideas and activities, the book helps readers develop their skills as confident, reflective practitioners.

New to This Edition
*Significantly revised chapters on group work essentials, school-based practice, and trauma.
*Additional topics: social media and cyberbullying, expressive and animal-assisted therapies, mindfulness, adolescent brain development, and more.
*Updated practice principles, information, and references.
*Numerous new practice illustrations.

Andrew Malekoff, MSW, LCSW, CASAC, until his death in 2024, was Executive Director and CEO Emeritus of the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights, New York. Mr. Malekoff served as Editor-in-Chief (2005–2023) of Social Work with Groups: A Journal of Community and Clinical Practice, taught as an adjunct professor at the Adelphi and New York University Schools of Social Work, and served as a board member for the International Association for Social Work with Groups. He was named Social Work Community Practitioner of the Year by the New York State Social Work Education Association. Widely published, Mr. Malekoff presented his work and facilitated workshops across the United States and Canada.