Strength and Diversity in Social Work with Groups

Carol S. Cohen is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Adelphi University, USA.Michael H. Phillips is Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University, USA.Meredith Hanson is Professor in the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University, USA.

• Introduction 1. Caught in the Doorway between Education and Practice: Group Work’s Battle for Survival 2. Thinking Group in Collaboration and Community Building: An Interprofessional Model 3. The Genealogy of Group Work: The Missing Factor in Teaching Skill Today 4. A Cross System Initiative Supporting Child Welfare Workforce Professionalization and Stabilization: A Task Group in Action 5. Mutual Empathy: A Means of Improving the Quality of Emergency Health Care Services Rendered to Marginalized, Addicted Individuals 6. Assessing Skills in Groupwork: A Program of Continuing Professional Development 7. The Use of Group Work with New York City Firefighters Post-9/11 8. Support Groups for Welfare Moms 9. Mask Making and Social Groupwork 10. Why We Get No Respect: Existential Dilemmas for Group Workers Who Work with Kids’ Groups 11. Traumatic Grief Groups for Children, Adolescents and their Caregivers: A Short-Term Treatment Model 12. Group Work with Adolescent Sexual Offenders in Community Based Treatment

"A coherent and comprehensive collection of articles that inform us about practice with a diversity of groups and ignite excitement about their breadth and potential. As you journey from one article to another, it is impossible to lay the book down. I thank the editors for their labor of love in putting together this uniquely informative collection and strongly recommend it to you."Alex Gitterman, Zachs Professor of Social Work, University of Connecticut, USA