Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions

by Brandler; Sondra

• ISBN13: 9780789007407
• ISBN10: 0789007401
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-06-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions, Second Edition examines eclectic approaches to group work and discusses ways to help practitioners offer more successful services to clients. This edition includes new material on complicated value dilemmas and specific techniques in confrontation and in humor in groups. Complete with more games and exercises for group sessions, this enlightening book also contains excerpts and discussions of case studies that will serve as a valuable reference that may be applied to your own experiences.To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

Author Biography

Camille P. Roman, MSW, ACSW, CSW, is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Hunter College School of Social Work of the City University of New York.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Mutual Aid	p. 4
Group Cohesion	p. 6
Catharsis	p. 6
Mastery	p. 7
Models	p. 7
Group Phases	p. 9
Use of Self	p. 10
In the Beginning	p. 15
The Members' Issues	p. 15
The Worker's Role: Use of Self and Issues of Authority	p. 17
Role of the Worker: Beginning Tasks and Issues for the Group	p. 20
Contracting	p. 21
Engagement	p. 27
Trusting and Testing	p. 31
Moving from the Concrete to the Thematic	p. 36
Conclusion	p. 40
In the Middle	p. 41
The Members' Issues	p. 41
The Worker's Role: Use of Self and Issues of Authority	p. 45
The Group As Mother	p. 48
Working on a Shared Problem	p. 54
Obstacles	p. 69
Confrontation	p. 70
Conclusion	p. 80
Endings	p. 83
The Members' Issues	p. 83
The Worker's Role: Use of Self and Issues of Authority	p. 86
Termination of a Member: A Group Issue	p. 88
Lost in Feelings	p. 94
Staving with Feelings	p. 101
Termination and Regression	p. 106
Conclusion	p. 111
Group Planning	p. 113
Needs Assessment	p. 114
Purpose	p. 115
Composition	p. 116
Structure	p. 118
Content	p. 119
Pregroup Contacts	p. 120
Agency Context	p. 121
Planning a Group for Persons with AIDS	p. 126
Conclusion	p. 133
The Use of Programming in Groups	p. 135
Manipulating Aspects of Activities to Meet Clients' Needs	p. 141
The Group Mural	p. 144
Saying Good-Bye	p. 150
Acting Out Feelings	p. 156
Use of the Small Group in Large Group Settings	p. 161
Conclusion	p. 165
Manifest and Latent Content	p. 179
Use of Self: The Worker's Role As Authority	p. 183
Tuning In to Nonverbal Cues	p. 187
Acting Out Feelings	p. 192
Following a Theme	p. 193
Growing by Respecting the Message of the Group	p. 196
Clarifying Communication	p. 200
Symbolic Expression	p. 201
The Hunger Artist	p. 203
Confronting Acting-Out Behavior and Powerful Latent Themes	p. 207
Introduction	p. 207
Powerful Angry Feelings	p. 209
Confrontation in Beginnings	p. 212
Tips on Confronting	p. 217
Avoiding Confrontation	p. 221
Worker's Confrontation with Self	p. 226
Using Humor in Groups	p. 231
The Absurdity of Suffering	p. 232
We Can Either Laugh or Cry	p. 232
I Am What I Am	p. 237
Getting the Message Through	p. 239
Laughing Through Our Tears	p. 242
Special Practice Issues	p. 247
Special Structures	p. 247
Co-Therapy	p. 251
A Cooperative Effort	p. 253
Parallel Process	p. 258
Working Out Irreconcilable Differences	p. 259
Dealing with Problematic Situations	p. 265
Scapegoating	p. 267
Differences and Sameness: The Use of Self	p. 270
Conclusion	p. 274
Value Dilemmas in Group Practice	p. 277
Matters of Confidentiality	p. 278
Individual versus Individual and Individual versus Group	p. 281
Group versus Agency	p. 284
Groups As Reflective of Democratic Process	p. 287
Positions of Professionals Dealing with Ethical Issues Expressed in Groups	p. 290
Conclusion	p. 294
Glossary of Group Games and Exercises	p. 297
Activities for Use in Beginnings	p. 297
Activities for Use in Middles	p. 307
Activities for Use in Endings	p. 319
Additional Programmatic Material	p. 326
Bibliography	p. 327
Index	p. 341
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