Theory and Practice in Social Group Work

Kenneth L. Chau, Marie Weil, Dannia Southerland

Contents
Foreword



Introduction
I. Theory, Practice, and Education
Creative Connections Between Theory and Practice
All Lives Are Connected to Other Lives: The Meaning of Social Group Work
Maximizing the Potential of Social Group Work Method
Issues in Education for Social Work With Groups
II. Health
Social Work With Groups in Health Settings: Past, Present, and Future
Content and Process Issues in a Pain Management Group Using Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
Group Therapy With People With AIDS/Kaposi’s Sarcoma
AIDS Anxiety: Techniques and Skills With a Worried-Well Group
III. Practice and Intervention
Group Work With the Homeless Mentally Ill: In Shelters, Drop-In Centers, and SRO Hotels
Group Treatment for Adults Molested as Children: An Educational and Therapeutic Approach
Group Work for Parents, Siblings, and Relatives of Developmentally Delayed Children
IV. Transitions in Life
Self-Help Socialization Groups for Adolescents in Residential Treatment
Facilitating Adult Life Transitions Through Usee of Groups
V. Vulnerable Populations and Communities
Parameters of Group Work: A Model of Practice With Reference to Minority Populations
An Exploratory Model for Group Work With Refugees and Immigrants
Advancing Community Group Work Theory Through Action-Research
Index