The Mutual-Aid Approach to Working with Groups: Helping People Help One Another

by Dominique Moyse Steinberg

Discover a unique resource on the “what,” “why,” and “how” of mutual aid in group settings!

While an impressive body of professional literature attests to the central role of mutual aid in social work practice with groups, what has been lacking is a single source that links the description of mutual aid (what it is, exactly) with practice prescriptions (how to help it come about and flourish in various settings). This book does just that.

This updated edition of the pathbreaking original contains four entirely new chapters that

296 pages, Paperback

Published May 13, 2004

Reviews

[Jessica]

This book gives helpful and direct instructions on how to run mutual-aid groups. It does a good job of emphasizing the obvious but difficult basics of what groups are about, and contains practical instructions towards avoiding the usual mistakes and achieving a successful group dynamic. Social-worky types who want to improve their group-running skills could do far worse than this book. Everyone else, STAY AWAY! This book, as you can probably imagine, would be lethally boring to your average reader.