Groups that work : structure and process / Paul H. Ephross and Thomas V. Vassil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ephross, Paul H.

Contributor:

Vassil, Thomas V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work administration.

Health services administration.

Small groups.

Social service--Teamwork.

Social service.

Organizational effectiveness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? Some of the events that are most important for members of the various professions, and those whom they serve, take place within these groups. Health and human services depend upon their working groups for their development and allocation of resources, their standards of quality, and the evaluation of their success or failure. In short, these groups are relied upon to come up w

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Working in Groups; 2. Frames of Reference for Understanding Work Groups; 3. Toward a Model of Working Groups; 4. The Democratic Microcosm; 5. Leadership Theory: Benchmarks and Guideposts; 6. Leadership in Working Groups; 7. Leadership and Contexts; 8. Problem Solving and Decision Making; 9. Stages/Phases ofGroup Development; 10. Teams and Team Building; 11. Organizational Settings and Styles; 12. Technologies for Group Maintenance, Operation, and Productivity; 13. Recurring Problems in Groups and Suggested Staff Responses

14. Perspectives for Professional Practice with Working GroupsAppendix: Population of Self-Descriptive Q-Sort Statements; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-227) and index.

ISBN:

9781322353470

1322353476

9780231510165

0231510160

OCLC:

826476380