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Groupwork with Children and Adolescents
Contributor(s): Kolodny, Ralph L. (Author), Garland, James a. (Author)
ISBN: 0866563385     ISBN-13: 9780866563383
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $52.20  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 1985
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Annotation: This state-of-the-art information on social groupwork with children and youth provides theoretical guidelines and suggestions for practice.Each authoritative chapter represents a blending of old and new practice models and syntheses of various knowledge perspectives and emphasizes the subtlety and unpredictability of groupwork. Experts addresses the issues of getting groups started, adapting group programs to the needs of younger school-age children, and using group therapy with young abused and neglected girls. They also include specific observations about the psychic and social developmental characteristics of the age groupings as a guiding factor in choosing group models and intervention techniques. Topics discussed include aspects of group dynamics, group techniques, resistance, stages in group development, and developmental issues of group members.
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence
- Social Science
Dewey: 362.704
LCCN: 84019131
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.6" (0.80 lbs) 118 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
- Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age
 
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This state-of-the-art information on social groupwork with children and youth provides theoretical guidelines and suggestions for practice.
Each authoritative chapter represents a blending of old and new practice models and syntheses of various knowledge perspectives and emphasizes the subtlety and unpredictability of groupwork. Experts addresses the issues of getting groups started, adapting group programs to the needs of younger school-age children, and using group therapy with young abused and neglected girls. They also include specific observations about the psychic and social developmental characteristics of the age groupings as a guiding factor in choosing group models and intervention techniques. Topics discussed include aspects of group dynamics, group techniques, resistance, stages in group development, and developmental issues of group members.