Joan Benjamin teaches in Criminal Justice and Youth Studies at RMIT; Judith Bessant teaches in Sociology and Youth Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne; Rob Watts teaches in Social Science and Social Work at RMIT.

• AcknowledgementsI INTRODUCTIONIntroduction: Setting the agenda for groups and group work1 Group work in Australia: The question of agencyII PERSPECTIVES2 The history of working with groups3 Working with groups: Remedial and reciprocal perspectives4 The social goals perspective for working with groupsIII DOING IT5 How groups work: The life cycle of groups6 Working with groups: Structured exercises and experiential learning7 Working with groups and the role of the facilitator8 Working with groups in community work and social movementsGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Joan Benjamin teaches in Criminal Justice and Youth Studies at RMIT; Judith Bessant teaches in Sociology and Youth Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne; Rob Watts teaches in Social Science and Social Work at RMIT.

• AcknowledgementsI INTRODUCTIONIntroduction: Setting the agenda for groups and group work1 Group work in Australia: The question of agencyII PERSPECTIVES2 The history of working with groups3 Working with groups: Remedial and reciprocal perspectives4 The social goals perspective for working with groupsIII DOING IT5 How groups work: The life cycle of groups6 Working with groups: Structured exercises and experiential learning7 Working with groups and the role of the facilitator8 Working with groups in community work and social movementsGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Joan Benjamin teaches in Criminal Justice and Youth Studies at RMIT; Judith Bessant teaches in Sociology and Youth Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne; Rob Watts teaches in Social Science and Social Work at RMIT.

• AcknowledgementsI INTRODUCTIONIntroduction: Setting the agenda for groups and group work1 Group work in Australia: The question of agencyII PERSPECTIVES2 The history of working with groups3 Working with groups: Remedial and reciprocal perspectives4 The social goals perspective for working with groupsIII DOING IT5 How groups work: The life cycle of groups6 Working with groups: Structured exercises and experiential learning7 Working with groups and the role of the facilitator8 Working with groups in community work and social movementsGlossaryBibliographyIndex