Creating Effective Groups: The Art of Small Group Communication - Softcover

Fujishin, Randy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0965502996 ISBN 13: 9780965502993

Publisher: Acada Books, 2001

Synopsis

Creating Effective Groups, Second Edition provides a straightforward, yet comprehensive, introduction to the study of small group communication, group decision-making, group problem solving, group dynamics, leadership, and team building. This practical book gives students the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to communicate more effectively and interact more productively in the small group setting. Throughout the book, the reader will develop, practice, and implement the communication skills essential to any small group environment. The second edition of Creating Effective Groups contains new sections on reducing speaking anxiety, intercultural awareness? including the S.O.A.R. technique for intercultural awareness? and more. The book also contains new end of chapter exercises. With the help of this book, any group member can learn the skills necessary to participate in and lead a task group in an effective, productive, and healthy manner.

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I've been using Randy Fujushin's book for several years now as a supplemental, although required, text for my introductory class in social work practice with groups. The students consistently tell me that this book makes a difference in their professional development and helps prepare them to function as better group leaders and members. The accessible and pertinent content complements and supplements the other, more traditional, group work texts. I'm pleased with the revised edition and will continue to use the text in my teaching. -- Debra Nelson-Gardell, The University of Alabama School of Social Work I have used Creating Effective Groups in conjunction with a more traditional textbook in my group dynamics course for several years. This is the most approachable book on groups-that is also solidly grounded in research-on the market. Whenever I'm approached to provide guidance to groups who are struggling, I give a copy of this book to the person making the inquiry. Uniformly these individuals have told me that the book made a positive difference in the functioning of their committees and groups. -- Betsy L. Morgan, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Synopsis

This introduction to small group communication describes practical communication skills useful in any small group setting. It offers straightforward discussions of communication, decision making, problem solving, leadership, and team building in small groups, and presents skills for guiding discussions, building a cohesive group, and managing confl

Edition details

• Publisher: Acada Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0965502996
• ISBN 13: 9780965502993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194