Download or read book Social Group Work written by Joseph Lassner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an exciting and stimulating book featuring expert evaluations and descriptions of current social work group practice with an overall focus on competence and values. The contributors give detailed information on group work theory, group structure, gender and race issues in group work, group work in health care settings, and the use of groups for coping with family issues that will be invaluable for all professionals in their daily practice. This thorough and inspiring overview of the state of the art in social group work today contains the published proceedings of a recent Symposium for the Advancement of Social Work With Groups.