Through a plentiful selection of skill-building and self-evaluation exercises, author Charles Zastrow's comprehensive workbook-style text promotes his philosophy that students learn group leadership skills best when they can practice them in class. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS: A COMPREHENSIVE WORKTEXT, Ninth Edition, helps you turn the classroom into a "laboratory" for students to practice and develop their leadership skills. Zastrow discusses topics central to a successful understanding of group leadership: stages of groups, group dynamics, verbal and nonverbal communication, types of groups, and diversity in groups. Text content and exercises focus on helping students acquire the ten Competencies and 41 Practice Behaviors of the 2008 EPAS (Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards) of the Council on Social Work and Education (CSWE). Updated with timely new topics and firsthand accounts from experienced social group work professionals, the ninth edition includes a new chapter on treatment groups with diverse and vulnerable populations. This edition is also accompanied by CourseMate, which brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools that support the printed textbook, as well as Engagement Tracker, a tool for instructors that monitors student engagement in the course. Attention CourseMate user: Cengage support for existing users of CourseMate will end of 8/1/2020.
