A Handbook of Contemporary Group Work Practice

This handbook provides both students and practitioners in mental health disciplines with a comprehensive introduction to group work practice. Carolyn Knight & Geoffrey L. Greif begin by providing a straightforward explanation of the benefits of and skills associated with the group modality. This includes the relevance and importance of the trauma-informed formulation for group work. Chapter authors, the majority of whom are frontline practitioners, describe their practice with a range of client populations that: Face challenging life transitions like mental illness and substance abuse; have been exposed to trauma including sex trafficking and domestic and community violence; and confront systemic sources of marginalization like racism and heterosexism and homophobia. A Handbook of Contemporary Group Work Practice provides clear and practical guidance, often including case examples, making it easy for readers to create similar groups in their practice settings.