An Introduction to Group Work Practice, with Enhanced Pearson Etext -- Access Card Package

Toseland, Ronald; Rivas, Robert

ISBN 10: 0134290143 / ISBN 13: 9780134290140

Published by Pearson, 2016

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Title: An Introduction to Group Work Practice, with...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Gives professionals, educators, and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in schools of social work throughout the United States and the world, a comprehensive, coherent, organized overview of group work practice from a generalist practice perspective,

KEY TOPICS: The Knowledge Base of Group Work Practice, Historical Developments, Understanding Group Dynamics, Leadership, Leadership and Diversity, The Planning Stage, Planning the Group, The Beginning Stage, The Group Begins, Assessment, The Middle Stage, Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods, Treatment Groups: Specialized Methods, Task Groups: Foundation Methods, Task Groups: Specialized Methods, The Ending Stage, Ending the Group's Work, Evaluation

MARKET: Professionals, educators, undergraduate and graduate students of Social Work.

About the Author:

Ronald W. Toseland is Director and Professor, Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. He holds an MSW from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has published 6 books and over 110 articles and book chapters, many of which have focused on clinical practice with the frail and chronically ill older adults and their family caregivers. An edited book (with David Haigler and Deborah Monahan) Education and Support Group Programs for Family Caregivers: Implications for Practice, Research and Policy is in press (N.Y., Springer). Dr. Toseland is internationally recognized for his research on social work practice with groups and effective interventions for problems faced by aging individuals. His research findings have been featured in Congress and internationally. Dr. Toseland has received more than $10 million in grants for research. He was awarded the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Career Achievement Award in 2007 for outstanding lifelong contributions' the Society for Social Work and Research Distinguished Achievement Award in 2008 and was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare in 2010.

Robert F. Rivas is Professor of Social Work at Siena College in Albany NY. He has published 2 books, several articles, book chapters and conference papers. He holds a BA Degree from New Mexico Highlands University and an MSW degree from Arizona State University. His practice has focused on individual and group work with children and families as well as work with Native Americans. Professor Rivas has served on both the Commission on Accreditation and he Board of Directors for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). He has also been honored by the Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors in Social Work (BPD) and was awarded the BPD Presidential Medal of Honor in 2008 for his service to this organization. Professor Rivas has consulted extensively with social work education programs across the country, specializing in curriculum development and accreditation services