Making Groups Work

by Rob Watts; Joan Benjamin; Judith Bessant

• ISBN13: 9781864483048
• ISBN10: 1864483040
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2020-08-21
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

A practical introduction to group facilitation for students and professionals in the human services.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
I Introduction
Introduction: Setting the agenda for groups and group work	3	(14)
Group work in Australia: The question of agency	17	(22)
II Perspectives
The history of working with groups	39	(26)
Working with groups: Remedial and reciprocal perspectives	65	(20)
The social goals perspective for working with groups	85	(20)
III Doing it
How groups work: The life cycle of groups	105	(24)
Working with groups: Structured experiences and experiential learning	129	(22)
Working with groups and the role of the facilitator	151	(14)
Working with groups in community work and social movements	165	(24)
Glossary	189	(3)
Bibliography	192	(6)
Index	198