ISBN : 9780190212124
Group Work with Populations a Risk, Fourth Edition is a fundamental resource for practitioners in health and mental health settings and a comprehensive guidebook of group work skills. Geared toward students and professionals gaining a beginning understanding of groups, this volume describes how to work with vulnerable populations. The first chapters, new additions to this edition and written by a new co-editor, provide overarching skills and techniques that apply across group work settings and populations. These skills, along with case examples, provide a template for practice with groups. The vulnerable populations that are addressed include returning war veterans, immigrants, the aging and their caregivers, children and adults who have been abused, and people struggling with substance abuse issues, cancer, and chronic mental illness. New chapters have been added for survivors of sex trafficking, children in need of social skills training, people who experienced intimate partner violence, parents who are homeless, and fathers who are incarcerated. Each chapter (designed to stand alone for easy reference) describes the population and reviews the relevant literature, identifies themes and practice principles, presents case illustrations, provides evaluation guidance, and refers readers to key references and web resources.
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Context of Contemporary Group Work Practice and Education
Chapter 2: Group Work Practice: Phases of Work and Associated Skills and Tasks
Chapter 3: A Summary: Skills for Working in Groups across Populations at Risk
Part One: Health Issues
Chapter 4: Group Work With People Who Have Cancer
Chapter 5: Group Work With People Who Suffer from Serious Mental Illness
Chapter 6: Group Work with Individuals Living With HIV/AIDS during a Changing Pandemic
Chapter 7: Group Work to Address Adolescent Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Chapter 8: The Use of Group Work in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders among Older Adults
Part Two: Adjusting to Change
Chapter 9: Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents
Chapter 10 Group Work With Older Adults
Chapter 11: Culturally Responsive Group Work With Immigrant Family Caregivers
Chapter 12 Group Work With Immigrants and Refugees
Chapter 13: Group Work With Combat Veterans: Vietnam through the Persian Gulf Era
Chapter 14: Group Work With Super Computers in our Pockets: Integrating Smartphones into In-person Group Interventions
Part Three: Violence: Victims and Perpetrators
Chapter 15: Group Work With Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Chapter 16: Group Work With Victims of Hate Crimes
Chapter 17: Group Work with Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Chapter 18: Group Work with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 19: Group Work With Children Impacted by Sexual Abuse
Part Four: The Community
Chapter 20: Group Work With Urban African American Parents in Their Neighborhood Schools
Chapter 21: Group Work with Children and Adolescents in Response to Community Violence and/or Trauma
Chapter 22: Group Work With Gay Men
Chapter 23: Group Work With Fathers who are Incarcerated
Chapter 24: Group Work With Homeless Parents
Chapter 25: Group Work in Context: Organizational and Community Factors
Part Five: Evaluating Practice and Practice Skills
Chapter 26: Using Evidence-Based Practice and Intervention Research With Treatment Groups for Populations at Risk
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