Groups: A Counseling Specialty - Hardcover

Gladding, Samuel T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0131735950 ISBN 13: 9780131735958

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

This book was written to address the total field of group work, including how to set up and conduct the four basic types of groups ― therapy, counseling, guidance, and work/task. It is a complete package on groups including the history of group work, dynamics of groups, leadership in groups, ethical issues in groups, multicultural aspects of groups, stages of group development, groups across the life span, and the theoretical basis for working with groups (10 theories covered). This text is filled with current and classic references and is packed with illustration. The author set out to write the most comprehensive and complete book on groups. Groups: A Counseling Specialty is readable and enjoyable. Readers are challenged frequently to reflect on how they would deal with specific aspects of a group and to reflect on their own experiences with groups.

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From the Back Cover

Groups: A Counseling Specialty not only provides readers with everything they need to know about group therapy, group counseling, and work groups ― it also challenges students to reflect upon what they have learned as well as upon their own experiences in groups. Current in its coverage and written to be enjoyed by students, this text presents a comprehensive look at groups, including the history of group work, dynamics of groups, leadership in groups, ethical issues in groups, multicultural aspects of groups, stages of group development, groups across the life span, and the theoretical basis for working with groups

 

The new sixth edition of Groups: A Counseling Specialty has been completely re-organized to enhance student learning and now contains a new chapter on specialty groups, 20 new case histories, and over 100 new references.

 

Hallmark features: 

• An engaging writing style and ample illustrations make this book easy to follow and enjoyable to read. 
• Case histories throughout the book help students to relate the principles and theories they have read to real-world group counseling and therapy situations. 
• An emphasis on specialty groups and multicultural counseling allows students to learn about a diverse array of groups and how groups with distinctive focuses or backgrounds can differ. 
• An emphasis on the development of groups from task to psychotherapy gives readers a more in-depth understanding of how different types of groups develop over time.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131735950
• ISBN 13: 9780131735958
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 560