| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (466 pages). |
| Series |
Social Work Practice with Children and Families |
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Social work practice with children and families.
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| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I. The Adolescent in Context -- 1. Adolescent Development, Risk, and Opportunity -- 2. Essentials for Group Work with Adolescents: Staying in the Mess -- II. Guidelines for Group Building -- 3. Strengths-Based Group Work with Adolescents -- 4. Planning in Group Work: Where We Begin -- 5. Good Beginnings in Group Work: Socializing Adolescents into the Group Culture -- 6. What's Going On in There?: Forming Alliances with Parents Whose Adolescent Children Join Groups -- 7. School-Based Group Work with Adolescents: A View from the Inside Out -- 8. Problem Solving in Group Work -- 9. The Purposeful Use of Activities in Group Work: Innovative, Expressive, and Mindful Approaches -- 10. The Ending Transition in Group Work -- III. Contemporary and Age-Old Themes in Group Work: Guidelines, Applications, and Practice Illustrations -- 11. Addressing Racial and Ethnic Diversity through Group Work -- 12. Violence and Youth: Dimensions and Interventions in Group Work -- 13. Group Work in the Aftermath of Traumatic Events -- 14. Adolescent Sexuality and Group Work -- 15. Group Work as a Counterforce to Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse -- IV. Special Challenges for Group Workers -- 16. The Struggle to Fit In -- 17. On Becoming a Reflective Group Worker. |
| Summary |
A trusted course text and professional resource, this comprehensive book delves into all aspects of planning and conducting strengths-based group work with adolescents. In an accessible, down-to-earth style, Andrew Malekoff spells out the principles of effective group practice. Extensive clinical illustrations show how successful group leaders engage teens in addressing tough issues--including violence, sexuality, prejudice, social isolation, and substance abuse--in a wide range of settings. Normative issues that adolescents face in the multiple contexts of their lives are lucidly explain. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Social work with teenagers.
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Social group work.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Malekoff, Andrew. Group Work with Adolescents, Third Edition. 3rd ed. New York : Guilford Publications, 2014 9781462516094 |
| ISBN |
9781462516094 (electronic bk.) |
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1462516092 (electronic bk.) |
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