This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Updated in its 6th edition, Working in Groups provides readers with practical strategies, built on theory and research, for communicating and working successfully in groups. The authors use the guiding principle of balance while looking at both how groups work and how to work in groups. This accessible and user-friendly text gives readers the tools to apply group communication theories, methods, and skills—helping them become more effective and ethical group members.
Groups in Social Work: An Ecological Perspective
The book responds to the need for an introductory text on group work practice in South Africa. It is concerned with the setting in which group work is practiced, and...
In the learning group seven to thirteen seems to work out best while five is a good size for a work group although larger numbers do provide more resource and skills.14 FREQUENCY AND NUMBER OF MEETINGS Again this is something which is ...
The book, rateher than a formal lectures or presentations, allows students to have greater scope ot negotiate meaning and express themselves and their own ideas.
A range of expert contributors explores the design and leadership of groups, providing detailed descriptions of twenty-seven diverse work groups—including task forces, top management groups, production teams, and customer service...
This indispensable resource for developing skillful groups includes more than 78 field-tested strategies for structuring time-efficient, task-focused meetings and work sessions.
This comprehensive handbook presents major theories of social work practice with groups and explores contemporary issues in designing and evaluating interventions.
The book is organized into three sections-the first addresses stages of group practice, the second looks at major types of groups, and the final section looks at examples of group work practice with special populations.
In S. G. Harkins (Ed.), Multiple perspectives on the effects of evaluation on performance: Toward an integration (pp. 207–259). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Press. Harkins, S. G. (2006). Mere effort as the mediator of the evaluation-performance ...
Being able to work in groups is an important skill to master at university – especially when you’re assessed on it.