Sue Henry, Jean East, Cathryne Schmitz

• About the Editors Contributors Preface Introduction Plenary Sessions Symposium Papers PART I: PLENARY SESSIONS Chapter 1. Groupwork in Europe: Tools to Combat Social Exclusion in a Multicultural Environment Introduction Education and Transformation Background of the European Seminar Practice Principles Conceptualizing: The Process Creating Real Dialogue Deconstructing Conflict The Group Takes Ownership Evaluation and Outcome Application of the Method in Other Contexts Chapter 2. Seeking Alternatives to Violence: A School-Based Violence Prevention Project Overview of School Violence Overview of Seeking Alternative Solutions to Violence Program Program Model and Methodologies Projected Outcomes Chapter 3. Social Work Empowerment Agenda and Group Work: A Workshop Overview Part I: Empowerment Part II: Group Work and Empowerment Supports and Challenges Conclusion PART II: SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS Chapter 4. Narrative Social Work with Groups: Just in Time The Narrative Practice Approach The Need to Question Privileged Positions Our Changing Perception of Time Effects of Societal Change on Group Practice Narrative Practice As Response to Societal Change Specific Narrative Strategies and Results Mutual Aid The AASWG Group Work Standards Conclusion Chapter 5. Citizens, Victims, and Offenders Restoring Justice: A Prison-Based Group Work Program Bridging the Divide Selection and Induction of Participants Intervention Model Session Content Group Process Themes Challenges to the Development of Group Cohesion Recommendations and Conclusions Chapter 6. Gender Diversity: A Powerful Tool for Enriching Group Experience Diversity in Group Differential Responses and Their Implications for Practice Group Awareness of Gender Diversity Conclusion Chapter 7. Group Work with Minority Mentally Ill Men: The Role of the Woman Worker The Groups’ Rationale and Purpose The Role of the Woman Worker in Leading Men’s Groups The Role of the White Worker in Leading Nonwhite Groups Men’s Resistance to Discussing Certain Topics in Groups Supervision of Women Workers Who Lead Men’s Groups Conclusion: Implications for Practice Chapter 8. Building Bridges Over Troubled Waters: A Bridging Model for Teleconferencing Group Counseling Introduction Teleconferencing Bridging Model (TBM) Theme-Centred Interactional Model Interactional Mutual Aid Model Structure of the Teleconferencing Bridging Model Conclusion Chapter 9. Groupworkers in the Making: A Simulation for Teaching Social Groupwork Simulation As a Classroom Learning Tool Group Simulation Example Final Reflections on Group Simulation Appendix: Group Member Profiles Chapter 10. Creating Loss Support Groups for the Elderly Seeing the Need Planning the Sessions Group Response and Evaluation Chapter 11. Making Curriculum Purposeful in Group Work with Persons with Severe Mental Illnesses Curriculum-Driven Practice and the Social Group Work Vacuum in Psychosocial Rehabilitation Agencies Practice Theory Useful in Minimizing Curriculum-Driven Practice Practice Problems Associated with Curriculum-Driven Groups Conclusion Chapter 12. Reflecting Extremes of Human Experience in the Group: Work with Chemically Addicted Chronic Paranoid Schizophrenic Clients The Beginning The Engagement The Group Process Mutual Aid Behavior in the Group The Ending Index Reference Notes Included