Using a plentiful selection of skill-building and self-evaluation exercises, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS reflects the philosophy that students learn group leadership skills best by practicing them in class. In the tenth edition, the authors discuss topics that are central to a successful understanding of group leadership: stages of groups, group dynamics, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of groups, and diversity in groups. They also focus on helping students acquire the competencies and practice behaviors of the 2015 EPAS. With support from this book, your classroom becomes a "lab" where students can experience what it's like to work in and lead many kinds of groups. Updated with timely topics and firsthand accounts from social group work professionals, this edition also emphasizes the importance of social workers' self-care. It's available with the MindTap® digital solution.

1. Groups: Types and Stages of Development.
2. Social Group Work and Social Work Practice.
3. Group Dynamics: Leadership.
4. Group Dynamics: Goals and Norms.
5. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication.
6. Task Groups.
7. Working with Diverse Groups.
8. Self-Help Groups.
9. Social Work with Families.
10. Organizations, Communities, and Groups.
11. Educational Groups: With a Focus on Self-Care.
12. Treatment Groups.
13. Treatment Groups with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations.
14. Termination and Evaluation of a Group.
Appendix A: Group Treatment Theories Resource Manual.
Module 1. Rational Therapy in Groups.
Module 2. Behavior Therapy in Groups.
Module 3. Reality Therapy in Groups.
Module 4. Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Groups.
Appendix B: Answers to Group Exercises D-F in Chapter 6.

Using a plentiful selection of skill-building and self-evaluation exercises, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS reflects the philosophy that students learn group leadership skills best by practicing them in class. In the tenth edition, the authors discuss topics that are central to a successful understanding of group leadership: stages of groups, group dynamics, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of groups, and diversity in groups. They also focus on helping students acquire the competencies and practice behaviors of the 2015 EPAS. With support from this book, your classroom becomes a "lab" where students can experience what it's like to work in and lead many kinds of groups. Updated with timely topics and firsthand accounts from social group work professionals, this edition also emphasizes the importance of social workers' self-care. It's available with the MindTap® digital solution. The tenth edition emphasizes the importance of social workers' self-care, with 30 strategies social workers can use to improve their own, and their clients', physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual well-being. Content and exercises reflect the nine competencies and 31 practice behaviors in the Council on Social Work Education's 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Labeled icons throughout each chapter identify the competencies and behaviors being addressed; chapter-ending competency notes aid review by listing page numbers on which standards-related content appears. New summaries recap the highlights of each chapter. This edition provides content and skill-building exercises that help students acquire the nine competencies and 31 behaviors of the 2015 EPAS. The text's assessment process facilitates evaluating students on the extent to which they're attaining the competencies and behaviors. Assessment results provide data needed to prepare self-study documents for accreditation. Two kinds of exercises engage students directly. Individual questions and points for reflection ask students to build on the principles described and on their own experience. Group exercises describe a problem and provide the leader with a set of procedures or protocols to guide the group in addressing the problem. Boxed features on various aspects of groups are scattered throughout the book, providing students with a broad context for learning and for the acquisition of new skills. Numbered learning objectives -- repeated throughout each chapter -- provide a roadmap that keeps students focused on the concepts and skills they need to acquire.