Andrew Malekoff

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 explained. Packed with creative ideas and activities, the book helps readers develop their skills as confident, reflective practitioners. New to This Edition *Significantly revised chapters on group work essentials, school-based practice, and trauma. *Additional topics: social media and cyberbullying, expressive and animal-assisted therapies, mindfulness, adolescent brain development, and more. *Updated practice principles, information, and references. *Numerous new practice illustrations.

An essential collection that celebrates group social work theory and practiceA Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) presents the most compelling articles published in Social Work with Groups since the journal’s inception in 1978. Culled from more than 100 issues, the book captures the heart and spirit of group work and offers teachers and practitioners a solid foundation for group work theory and practice. This best-of-the-best collection includes seminal articles on group developmental theory, the use of activities in group work, group work with vulnerable populations, differentiating group work from case work in a group, and social action methods. Selected by the editors and based on recommendations from an expert editorial board after reviewing more than 600 articles that have appeared in the journal, A Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) gives students and beginning practitioners an invaluable orientation to group work and provides teachers and more experienced practitioners with the essentials for reinforcing practice and promoting scholarship and professional development. The articles selected have had a significant impact on students’ papers, practice logs, and classroom contributions, covering themes that include planning, ethics, mutual aid, race, gender, time, and social reform.A Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) includes articles from: Ruth Middleman, editor of Activities and Action in Groupwork Janice H. Schopler and Maeda J. Galinsky, co-editors of Groups in Health Care Settings and Support Groups: Current Perspectives on Theory and Practice Dominique Moyse Steinberg, author of The Mutual-Aid Approach to Working with Groups Robert Salmon, co-editor of Group Work Practice in a Troubled Society and Group Work and Aging Gisela Konopka, author of Young Girls: A Portrait of Adolescence and social work pioneer William Schwartz The articles selected for A Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) are every bit as relevant today as when they were first published in Social Work with Groups. This book belongs on the bookshelf of every social worker and social work educator, counselor, and psychologist.

An essential collection that celebrates group social work theory and practiceA Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) presents the most compelling articles published in Social Work with Groups since the journal’s inception in 1978. Culled from more than 100 issues, the book captures the heart and spirit of group work and offers teachers and practitioners a solid foundation for group work theory and practice. This best-of-the-best collection includes seminal articles on group developmental theory, the use of activities in group work, group work with vulnerable populations, differentiating group work from case work in a group, and social action methods. Selected by the editors and based on recommendations from an expert editorial board after reviewing more than 600 articles that have appeared in the journal, A Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) gives students and beginning practitioners an invaluable orientation to group work and provides teachers and more experienced practitioners with the essentials for reinforcing practice and promoting scholarship and professional development. The articles selected have had a significant impact on students’ papers, practice logs, and classroom contributions, covering themes that include planning, ethics, mutual aid, race, gender, time, and social reform.A Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) includes articles from: Ruth Middleman, editor of Activities and Action in Groupwork Janice H. Schopler and Maeda J. Galinsky, co-editors of Groups in Health Care Settings and Support Groups: Current Perspectives on Theory and Practice Dominique Moyse Steinberg, author of The Mutual-Aid Approach to Working with Groups Robert Salmon, co-editor of Group Work Practice in a Troubled Society and Group Work and Aging Gisela Konopka, author of Young Girls: A Portrait of Adolescence and social work pioneer William Schwartz The articles selected for A Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) are every bit as relevant today as when they were first published in Social Work with Groups. This book belongs on the bookshelf of every social worker and social work educator, counselor, and psychologist.

Stories Celebrating Group Work: It’s Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth celebrates the 25th anniversary of the esteemed journal Social Work with Groups with a collection of 21 narratives from group work practitioners and educators. These highly personal stories from a range of social workersyoung and old, famous and not so famousreflect each author's development and experience, serving as both instruction and inspiration for practitioners and educators. This unique collectionby turns humorous, moving, profound, and down-to-earthgets to the heart of what it means to be a member of the social work community. Each chapter of Stories Celebrating Group Work draws on its contributor’s area of expertise and interest in a specific topic, chronicling the development of the author's understanding, appreciation, and skill. Authors address the everyday concerns of social work professionals, such as maximizing mutual aid, promoting positive norms, maintaining authority in group work, managing conflict, dealing with taboo subjects, building a group work culture in a human services organization, working with a co-leader, tapping the strengths of group members, and addressing social change. The individual stories of working with men, women, and children suffering through abuse, homelessness, addiction, and teenage pregnancy, in places as diverse as East Harlem, Maine, Canada, Nebraska, Long Island, Haiti, Uruguay, help form a collegial spirit as group workers gain insight from the theory and practice of those who went before. The personal stories you’ll find in Stories Celebrating Group Work include: How I Became a Social Worker The Power of Group Work with Kids How the Relational Model of Group Work Developed My Love Affair with Stages of Group Development But I Want to Do a Real Group Racial Difference and Human Commonality: The Worker-Client Relationship and many more!Stories Celebrating Group Work: It’s Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth is a one-of-a-kind collection of stories, at once entertaining and educational. It's an essential read for beginning and seasoned human services practitioners, and educators involved with, or interested in, working with groups.

Stories Celebrating Group Work: It’s Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth celebrates the 25th anniversary of the esteemed journal Social Work with Groups with a collection of 21 narratives from group work practitioners and educators. These highly personal stories from a range of social workersyoung and old, famous and not so famousreflect each author's development and experience, serving as both instruction and inspiration for practitioners and educators. This unique collectionby turns humorous, moving, profound, and down-to-earthgets to the heart of what it means to be a member of the social work community. Each chapter of Stories Celebrating Group Work draws on its contributor’s area of expertise and interest in a specific topic, chronicling the development of the author's understanding, appreciation, and skill. Authors address the everyday concerns of social work professionals, such as maximizing mutual aid, promoting positive norms, maintaining authority in group work, managing conflict, dealing with taboo subjects, building a group work culture in a human services organization, working with a co-leader, tapping the strengths of group members, and addressing social change. The individual stories of working with men, women, and children suffering through abuse, homelessness, addiction, and teenage pregnancy, in places as diverse as East Harlem, Maine, Canada, Nebraska, Long Island, Haiti, Uruguay, help form a collegial spirit as group workers gain insight from the theory and practice of those who went before. The personal stories you’ll find in Stories Celebrating Group Work include: How I Became a Social Worker The Power of Group Work with Kids How the Relational Model of Group Work Developed My Love Affair with Stages of Group Development But I Want to Do a Real Group Racial Difference and Human Commonality: The Worker-Client Relationship and many more!Stories Celebrating Group Work: It’s Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth is a one-of-a-kind collection of stories, at once entertaining and educational. It's an essential read for beginning and seasoned human services practitioners, and educators involved with, or interested in, working with groups.