Groups, Pearson New International Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (August 29, 2013) © 2014

  • Samuel T. Gladding Wake Forest University
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Title overview

  • An engaging writing style and ample illustrations make this book easy to follow and enjoyable to read.
  • Case histories throughout the book help students to relate the principles and theories they have read to real-world group counseling and therapy situations.
  • An emphasis on specialty groups and multicultural counseling allow students to learn about a diverse array of groups and how groups with distinctive focuses or backgrounds can differ.
  • An emphasis on the development of groups from task to psychotherapy gives readers a more in-depth understanding of how different types of groups develop over time.

Table of contents

Brief Contents

PART ONE:GROUP DEVELOPMENT

GLOSSARY

Chapter 1 Types of Group Work

Chapter 2 Group Dynamics

Chapter 3 Effective Group Leadership

Chapter 4 Beginning a Group

Chapter 5 The Transition Period in a Group: Norming and Storming

Chapter 6 The Working Stage in a Group: Performing

Chapter 7 Closing a Group

 

PART TWO: DIVERSITY, CREATIVITY, AND ETHICAL/LEGAL ASPECTS OF GROUPS

Chapter 8 Group Work with Culturally Diverse Populations 

Chapter 9  Specialty Groups and Creativity in Groups

Chapter 10 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Group Work

  

Part THREE:  Groups Throughout the Life Span

Chapter 11 Groups for Children

Chapter 12 Groups for Adolescents 

Chapter 13 Groups for Adults

Chapter 14 Groups for Older Adults

  

Part Four: Theory, History, and Trends of Groups

Chapter 15 Transactional Analysis, Reality Therapy, Adlerian, and Person-Centered Groups

Chapter 16 Existential, Gestalt, REBT, Psychodrama Groups

Chapter 17 History, Present Reality, and Trends of Group Work

 

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