Case-Based Learning for Group Intervention in Social Work

Jacqueline Corcoran, PhD, LCSW, Professor, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania

Case-Based Learning for Group Intervention in Social Work provides a comprehensive introduction to social work practice with groups. Better than other textbooks, it includes abundant case material throughout to help students anticipate and wrestle with the challenges of practice with groups. This approach helps students 'dip a toe in the water,' i.e., to gain vicarious experience with groups as they look in on social worker interactions with clients in diverse group settings."

• SECTION I. Introduction and OverviewChapter 1: Introduction and Overview SECTION II. Designing Group Services Chapter 2: Planning and Setting Up GroupsChapter 3: Selecting Leaders and Participants SECTION III. Ethics and Cultural DiversityChapter 4: Ethics and Cultural Diversity SECTION IV: Stages of GroupChapter 5: Stages of Group DevelopmentChapter 6: Phases of the Group Session SECTION V. Facilitation SkillsChapter 7: Basic Group Work SkillsChapter 8: Cultivating Group Participation SECTION VI. Groups with YouthChapter 9: Group Work with Children and Adolescents SECTION VII. Theoretical PerspectivesChapter 10: Solution-Focused GroupsChapter 11: Motivational Interviewing Chapter 12: Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in Groups