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Group Work
A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach
Second Edition
- Urania Glassman - Yeshiva University, USA
Volume:
13
December 2008 | 328 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This book presents groupwork under the framework of a humanistic approach, which lends itself particularly well to working in groups. The underlying concept behind the humanistic approach is rooted in humanism and democratic principles, thus that people within a democracy are responsible to themselves and to their society. As applied to the therapeutic group environment, the author applies humanistic values of the individuals responsibility for others, caring, mutual aid, respect for others and differences, and inclusiveness to the group and fosters an environment of trust, beloging, acceptance and support.
PART I. DIMENSIONS OF THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH
1. Humanistic Values and Democratic Norms: Equal Rights
2. Further Humanistic Values and Democratic Norms: Freedoms
3. Stage Themes of Group Development
PART II. OBJECTIVES AND TECHNIQUES OF HUMANISTIC GROUP WORK
4. Dual Objectives: Developing the Democratic Mutual Aid System and Actualizing Purpose
5. Techniques for Developing the Democratic Mutual Aid System
6. Techniques for Actualizing Group Purpose
7. Further Techniques for Actualizing Group Purpose
8. Techniques for Developing the Democratic Mutual Aid System and Actualizing Group Purpose
PART III. DIFFERENTIAL APPLICATION OF THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH
9. Assessing the Member in the Group
10. Fields of Practice and Humanistic Group Work
11. Short-Term, Single-Session, Open-Ended, and Structured Groups
12. Contingencies
"Group Work: A Humanistic and Skills Building Approach delivers as promised: a book solidly informed by humanistic values and principles: a book willing to teach clinical skills through a combination of theory and detailed case examples: a book equally of use and at ease in the classroom as in the field."
Yeshiva University
This book, with its 12 well-written, easy to read chapters, is highly recommended to those interested in studying group work. Social work students and supervisors will find this book useful because it presents many illustrations of group meetings that help readers to understand values, norms and practitioners’ roles.
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Theran
Social Work Education
To enhance knowledge of working with groups
department of health, preston collage
February 19, 2016
Useful reading for me in terms of preparing my powerpoint presentation; interesting reading for students who want to investigate further.
Family & Community Studies, Anglia Ruskin University
March 20, 2012
This second edition offers much in the way of how group work and Humanistic theory and practice integrate. The illustrations are particularly useful in integrating theory to contextual examples of group work and challenges readers to understand the process in application.
Counselling, Alton College
September 2, 2011
Certain chapters of this book are most relevant to this module and student group. It is intended to be a reference book for students and it will also support them in reading around subject areas for topics within lecture/small groupwork series and also their assignments.
Dept of Excercise, Waterford Institute of Technology
December 3, 2009
