Group Work With Populations at Risk

by Greif, Geoffrey L.; Ephross, Paul H.

• ISBN13: 9780195156676
• ISBN10: 0195156676
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Group Work with Populations at Risk, Second Edition is a fundamental resource for social workers and those in related health professions. Accessible and practical as well as theoretically sound, it is an essential reference for students and practitioners with little specific training in groupwork. This extensively revised edition provides tangible techniques and concrete guidelines on applying group work skills to a variety of situations. It is a comprehensive guidebook for those working directly with clients facing social problems or health conditions such as AIDS, cancer, addiction,head injury, divorce, mental illness, or abuse. Specific resources for further study and materials for use with each population are essential chapter components. With new chapters on internet self-help groups, group work with Asian-American immigrants, community and organizational factors,victims of school and community violence, and evidence-based practice, this nuts-and-bolts resource offers students and professionals clear, practical guidelines for applying specific skills and assessment measures to a broad range of group work environments.

Table of Contents

Contributors,	xv
Introduction: Social Work with Groups: Practice Principles,	1	(14)
Paul H. Ephross
PART I HEALTH ISSUES
1. Group Work with Cancer Patients,	15	(16)
Barry M. Daste and Steven R. Rose
2. Group Work with Seriously Mentally Ill People,	31	(15)
Charles Garvin
3. Group Work Services to People with AIDS During a Changing Pandemic,	46	(16)
George S. Getzel
4. Group Work with Head-Injured People,	62	(14)
Susan T. Futeral
5. Group Work in the Prevention of Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse,	76	(18)
Andrew Malekoff
6. Common Themes for Parents in a Methadone Maintenance Group,	94	(15)
Geoffrey L. Greif
PART II ADJUSTING TO CHANGE
7. Support Groups for Widows and Widowers,	109	(17)
Carolyn Ambler Walter
8. Group Work with Noncustodial Parents,	126	(9)
Geoffrey L. Greif
9. Group Work with Children of Divorce,	135	(11)
Sara Bonkowski
10. Group Work with Elderly Persons,	146	(13)
Susan Rice
11. In-Person Counseling and Internet Self-Help Groups: Synthesizing New Forms of Social Work Practice,	159	(22)
Andrea Meier
12. Group Work with Asian-American Immigrants: A Cross-Cultural Perspective,	181	(16)
Shoshanna Ringel
PART III VIOLENCE: VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS
13. Working with Victims of Hate Crimes,	197	(15)
Joan C. Weiss
14. Group Work with Women Who Have Experienced Abuse,	212	(14)
Margot Breton and Anna Nosko
15. Group Treatment of Intimate Partner Abusers,	226	(12)
Steven Stosny
16. Group Work with African-American Youth in the Criminal Justice System: A Culturally Competent Model,	238	(15)
Aminifu R. Harvey
17. Group Work with Sex Offenders,	253	(14)
Paul H. Ephross
18. Group Work with Sexually Abused Children,	267	(20)
Sharon S. England and Kay Martel Connors
19. Group Work with Offenders,	287	(22)
Margaret M. Wright
PART IV GAY MEN AND LESBIAN ISSUES
20. Group Work with Gay Men,	309	(23)
Steven Ball and Benjamin Lipton
21. Group Work with Lesbians,	332	(17)
Bonnie J. Englehardt
PART V SCHOOLS, THE WORKPLACE, AND THE COMMUNITY
22. Group Work with Urban African-American Parents in Their Neighborhood Schools,	349	(12)
Geoffrey L. Greif
23. Group Work with Victims of School and Community Violence,	361	(22)
John A. Kayser
24. Group Work with Employee-Related Issues,	383	(16)
Muriel Gray and Melissa Littlefield
25. Group Work in Context: Organizational and Community Factors,	399	(14)
Elizabeth A. Mulroy
PART VI EVALUATING PRACTICE
26. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Intervention Research with Treatment Groups for Populations at Risk,	413	(28)
Andrea Meier and Edna Comer
Index,	441