Social Group Work Today and Tomorrow - Benjamin L Stempler, Marilyn Glass

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A comprehensive introduction to policy and planning approaches, methods, models, ways of thinking, and techniques, Social Group Work Today and Tomorrow is presented in a reader-friendly fashion for persons with no prior formal training in this area. The book teaches social workers, group counselors, educators and students, and practitioners how to apply group work theory to practice in an increasingly time-limited and managed-care-oriented society. Social Group Work Today and Tomorrow converts sophisticated policy and planning concepts and techniques into a form which even non-experts can understand, relate to, and apply in their own practice.Chapters reflect the work of the "giants" of social group work and also recognize contributions being made by the current generation of educators and practitioners. The contributors'chapters span many topical areas, among them:

an interactionist theoretical perspective on creative uses of groups
a moving look at the second decade of the AIDS epidemic
creative use of dance with group work
creative group work with ill elderly
practice groups for students to prepare them for professional work with groups
women's issues and empowerment
creative ways to use groups to educate among homosexual men on safe sexual practices
the use of one-session groups to respond to job-related traumaChapters strike a strong note for social group work's base in an interactionist perspective and for the overall efficacy and uniqueness of the method. Throughout the text, readers learn and explore group types and formats ranging from verbal to activity; from one session to beyond a year; from education to support; and from developmental to rehabilitation. Ethics, self-esteem, identity, and empowerment themes are prominent throughout this work's pages.Social Group Work Today and Tomorrow is an accurate reflection of the quality, creativity, and energy that made up the Fourteenth Annual Symposium on Social Work With Groups. The creativity and innovativeness reflected in these pages offers new ideas and direction to all of social workers, counselors, and educators who choose the experience of working with groups.

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Benjamin L Stempler, Marilyn Glass

Zusammenfassung
How are the experiences of childhood incorporated into the structures of the developing brain, and how do these changes in the brain influence behaviour? This is one of the many questions motivating research in the relatively new field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. This book provides an extensive overview of the methods used to study such questions, and a thorough investigation into the emerging interface between neurobiological and psychological perspectives in the study of typical and atypical cognitive behaviour. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Development is a collection of essays written by international experts in the field. It covers not only traditional topics such as language, attention and memory development, but also includes individual chapters covering the theories of neurocognitive development and methods of studying brain activity in young infants and children. There are additional chapters on hormonal influences on brain and behavioural development, gender differences in the brain, and genetic disorders.This exceptional series of contributions surveys the study of both cognitive and neural development. The book takes into account brain architecture as well as the behavioural context of development, thus it succeeds in integrating the multiple methods and domains of research that have previously been studied in a more fragmented way. It will be invaluable to upper level students as well as researchers and teachers in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Paediatrics and related fields.

Inhalt

Contents
Foreword

Preface
Social Work With Groups: Paradigm Shifts for the 1990s
Making Joyful Noise: Presenting, Promoting, and Portraying Group Work to and for the Profession
AIDS and Group Work: Looking Into the Second Decade of the Pandemic
Positive Group Work Experiences With African-American Adolescents 1935-1945: An Afrocentric Retrospective Analysis
The New Patient Mix: Group Work and Chronic Disorders in an Acute Care Hospital
Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed: An Experiential Approach to Teaching Group Dynamics in the Classroom
Social Group Work With Recovering Women: An Empowerment Model
Redefining Adult Identity: A Coming Out Group for Lesbians
Being Non-Deliberative on "A Hot Winter's Night": Confessions of a Creative Practitioner
Trauma Debriefings: A One Session Group Model
Index