Empowerment Series: Social Work with Groups: Comprehensive Practice and Self-Care

by Charles Zastrow, Sarah L. Hessenauer

Build effective group leadership skills with the experiential and self-evaluation exercises in SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS. The authors discuss topics that are central to understanding group stages of groups, group dynamics, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of groups, and diversity in groups. With support from this book, your classroom becomes a "lab" where you can experience what it's like to work in and lead many kinds of groups. This edition also emphasizes self-care -- with 30 strategies that you can use to improve your, and your clients', well-being.

Genres: Social Work, Nonfiction

672 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Christopher Pokorny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Used for course on facilitating group therapy. Helpful thinking through the nuances and opportunities in group contexts.

[Melissa Ganka-Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doesn't provide enough how-to information for leading therapy groups. I was hoping for more social work tools. This text spent a lot of time addressing group leadership in general, and I had a hard time making the connection between leading a fundraising committee and leading an anger management group. I used it for a course but will be looking for something better to help me become a competent group leader.