Group Work With Adolescents: Principles and Practice (Social Work Practice With Children and Families) - Hardcover

Malekoff, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1462515991 ISBN 13: 9781462515998

Verlag: Guilford Press, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Andrew Malekoff, MSW, LCSW, CASAC, is Executive Director and CEO of the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights, New York, where he has worked since 1977. Mr. Malekoff is Editor in Chief of Social Work with Groups: A Journal of Community and Clinical Practice, has taught as an adjunct professor at the Adelphi and New York University Schools of Social Work, and serves as a board member for the International Association for Social Work with Groups. He was named Social Work Community Practitioner of the Year by the New York State Social Work Education Association. Widely published, Mr. Malekoff has presented his work and facilitated workshops across the United States and Canada.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Guilford Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1462515991
• ISBN 13: 9781462515998
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 438
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