Group Work Processes and Applications, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

The overriding theme of Group Work: Processes and Applicationsis a focus on the specialized group work that counselors perform from a systemic perspective in a multicultural context. This text briefly covers traditional theoretical approaches, focusing more on the techniques and applications of the approaches, but the core of the text involves the systemic approach to group work: preparing group leaders to facilitate the systemic group process, from planning the group through the four stages of group work: forming and orienting, transition, working, and termination. The content is aligned with 2016 CACREP standards. Numerous other techniques, covered, are linked with specific theoretical orientations.

PowerPoints and Instructors manual are on the way and should be available in the next 2-3 months.

Section 1: Foundations of Group Work1. Introduction to Group Work: Historical Perspectives and Functional Group Models Bradley T. Erford and Gerta Bardhoshi 2. Ethical and Legal Foundations of Group Work Lynn E. Linde and Bradley T. Erford 3. Multicultural Issues in Group Work Bradley T. Erford 4. Outcome Research in Group Work Bradley T. Erford 5. Leading Groups Amy Milsom 6. Distinguishing Group Member Roles Carmen F. Salazar and George R. Leddick Section II: Systemic Group Work: Planning and Process7. Planning for Group Work F. Robert Wilson and Michael Brubaker 8. Accountability in Group Work Bradley T. Erford9. Forming and Orienting Groups Nathaniel N. Ivers and Rachel Carter 10. The Transition Stage in Group Work Bradley T. Erford 11. The Working Stage Kevin A. Fall and H. George McMahon 12. Termination Catherine Y. Chang and Bradley T. Erford 13. Group Work Across the Lifespan Bradley T. Erford Section l“Y