Group work with populations at risk / edited by Geoffrey L. Greif, Paul H. Ephross.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ephross, Paul H.

Greif, Geoffrey L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social group work.

Marginality, Social.

Physical Description:

xvi, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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 group work. 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.

Contents:

Introduction: Social Work with Groups: Practice Principles / Paul H. Ephross 1

Part I Health Issues

1. Group Work with Cancer Patients / Barry M. Daste, Steven R. Rose 15

2. Group Work with Seriously Mentally Ill People / Charles Garvin 31

3. Group Work Services to People with AIDS During a Changing Pandemic / George S. Getzel 46

4. Group Work with Head-Injured People / Susan T. Futeral 62

5. Group Work in the Prevention of Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse / Andrew Malekoff 76

6. Common Themes for Parents in a Methadone Maintenance Group / Geoffrey L. Greif 94

Part II Adjusting to Change

7. Support Groups for Widows and Widowers / Carolyn Ambler Walter 109

8. Group Work with Noncustodial Parents / Geoffrey L. Greif 126

9. Group Work with Children of Divorce / Sara Bonkowski 135

10. Group Work with Elderly Persons / Susan Rice 146

11. In-Person Counseling and Internet Self-Help Groups: Synthesizing New Forms of Social Work Practice / Andrea Meier 159

12. Group Work with Asian-American Immigrants: A Cross-Cultural Perspective / Shoshanna Ringel 181

Part III Violence: Victims and Perpetrators

13. Working with Victims of Hate Crimes / Joan C. Weiss 197

14. Group Work with Women Who Have Experienced Abuse / Margot Breton, Anna Nosko 212

15. Group Treatment of Intimate Partner Abusers / Steven Stosny 226

16. Group Work with African-American Youth in the Criminal Justice System: A Culturally Competent Model / Aminifu R. Harvey 238

17. Group Work with Sex Offenders / Paul H. Ephross 253

18. Group Work with Sexually Abused Children / Sharon S. England, Kay Martel Connors 267

19. Group Work with Offenders / Margaret M. Wright 287

Part IV Gay Men and Lesbian Issues

20. Group Work with Gay Men / Steven Ball, Benjamin Lipton 309

21. Group Work with Lesbians / Bonnie J. Englehardt 332

Part V Schools, the Workplace, and the Community

22. Group Work with Urban African-American Parents in Their Neighborhood Schools / Geoffrey L. Greif 349

23. Group Work with Victims of School and Community Violence / John A. Kayser 361

24. Group Work with Employee-Related Issues / Muriel Gray, Melissa Littlefield 383

25. Group Work in Context: Organizational and Community Factors / Elizabeth A. Mulroy 399

Part VI Evaluating Practice

26. Using Evidence-Based Practice and Intervention Research with Treatment Groups for Populations at Risk / Andrea Meier, Edna Comer 413.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0195156676

OCLC:

52858157