Group Work with Adolescents, Second Edition: Principles and Practice (Clinical Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families)

Group Work with Adolescents, Second Edition: Principles and Practice (Clinical Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families)

by Andrew Malekoff (Author)

Synopsis

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.

$8.66

Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 378
Edition: 2
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 23 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 1593850697
ISBN 13: 9781593850692

Media Reviews

Written directly from the front lines of work with adolescents, this book shows Malekoff to possess a towering sensitivity to what life is like in the drug and violence charged world these youth inhabit; into that world of fatalism, Malekoff brings a breath of hope. - Sue Henry, D.S.W., University of Denver

Presents group work practive honestly, portraying its dilemmas, its raggedness, its rawness, and its genius ... This book should be read by beginning human services students, school teachers, seasoned clinicians, developmental specialists, graduate students, and faculty ... It is a fine textbook for beginning and advances levels. - James A. Garland, L.I.C.S.W., Boston University School of Social Work

Author Bio
Andrew Malekoff, MSW, CASAC, is associate executive director for North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center in Roslyn Heights, New York, and editor of the journal Social Work with Groups.