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Gender and Groupwork
Contributor(s): Cohen, Marcia (Editor), Mullender, Audrey (Editor)
ISBN: 0415080568     ISBN-13: 9780415080569
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2002
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Annotation: Based on practice experience in both the UK and the US, "Gender and Groupwork" brings together the best of groupwork knowledge, skills and values in a true transatlantic partnership. Often moving, and always engrossing, these accounts encompass groups for older women and those facing inequalities in health care. The book also describes innovative work with homeless people, caregivers, lesbian and gay youth, and particularly domestic violence, where groups are often the intervention of choice. Providing new ideas and new models to help move practice forward, "Gender and Groupwork" demonstrates that thinking about gender can enrich the work of all groupwork practitioners and can make a real difference in people's lives.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Social Work
- Medical | Allied Health Services - General
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Dewey: 361.4
LCCN: 2002023989
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.44" W x 9.26" (1.01 lbs) 222 pages
 
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Thinking about gender can enrich the work of all groupwork practitioners and can make a real difference in people's lives. Based on practice experience in both the UK and the USA, Gender and Groupwork brings together the best of groupwork knowledge, skills and values in a true transatlantic partnership.
The book summarises the history of gender-based groups for both women and men and outlines a wide range of exciting and challenging examples of groups in different contexts. Often moving, and always engrossing, these accounts encompass groups for older women and women facing inequalities in health care. Innovative work with homeless people, with caregivers and lesbian and gay youth is described in detail and there is a particular focus on domestic violence, where groups can often the intervention of choice.
Gender and Groupwork demonstrates that, despite the challenges of post-structuralism and postmodernism, the practice of groupwork is alive and well. It provides new ideas and new models to help move practice forward, making it a welcome addition to the groupwork literature.