An Experiential Approach to Group Work

by Rich Furman

This book is different from most group work books in its emphasis on practical skill building and experiential learning. In this book, students and practitioners will find dozens of exercises that build practice-tested skills related to important aspects of group work practice. A benefit of this experiential, skill-based approach is that it meshes with the competency-based approach, which will likely become the standard for accreditation over the next several years.

Organized into three parts which address stages of group practice, major types of groups, and examples of group work practice with special populations; Contains customized exercises for each group work topic, designed to build the student and practitioner s skills for use in group work sessions; Special emphasis on how to bring individual sessions or groups to closure; Provides examples of group work in specialized conflict resolution groups within elementary schools, pregnant teens, Latinos, and HIV/AIDS clients

143 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lindsay Allyson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not a bad little book. It doesn't have a ton of information and some of the chapters are odd groups but it could be a handy reference.