This volume broadens the knowledge and skill base of practitioners doing group social work with adolescents and fosters a creative, innovative, and self-reflective approach. A rich introduction to the field, enlivened by numerous illustrations from actual group sessions, the book provides principles and guidelines for work in a wide range of settings.

Product Description: Groan Up: From Newark to Nebraska is a poetical memoir about family, neighborhood, lost childhood innocence, teenage angst, and the search for identity. Groan Up is not for everybody, but it is for anybody who wishes to take an odd j

Product Description: An essential collection that celebrates group social work theory and practiceA Quarter Century of Classics (1978-2004) presents the most compelling articles published in Social Work with Groups since the journal’s inception in 1978...read more

Product Description: Stories Celebrating Group Work: It’s Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth celebrates the 25th anniversary of the esteemed journal Social Work with Groups with a collection of 21 narratives from group work practitioners and educators...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Night Crawlers: After Hours at the ER is a riveting collection of poetic satire that highlights the narrative voices and wisdom of the most vulnerable among us. Malekoff draws from his many years of professional social work experiences to challenge us, through simple truths, to consider who among us is really impaired...read more

Product Description: This revelatory book creates better insight and tempers the more romantic images of childhood in the suburbs. Groupwork With Suburbia's Children describes life in the suburbs from diverse vantage points and evokes a clear feeling of what life is like for some of the children and their families living in these communities, yet this practical volume goes far beyond description, demonstrating the value and practice of groupwork with this population...read more