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Kottler, Jeffrey A.

Learning group leadership : an experiential approach. - 2 Edition. - Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2010. - xxvi, 523 p. : ill. ; 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Included Index.

TABLE OF CONTENTS --
The world of groups --
Your behavior in groups --
Understanding group dynamics and systems --
Stages of group development --
Multicultural dimensions of group work --
Theories of group intervention --
Assessment and group diagnostics --
Specialized leadership skills --
When to intervene in groups --
Group techniques and structures --
Coleadership and supervision --
Critical incidents and difficult group members: challenges and obstacles --
Ethical issues unique to group work --
Advanced group leadership: creative interventions and difficult members --
Adjunct structures to group work --
Group leadership applied to social justice and social action.

This book is a practical and reality-focused textbook on how to conduct and lead groups in a variety of settings.

ISBN: 9781412953702 (cloth) 1412953707 (cloth) 9781412953719 (pbk.) 1412953715 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Group relations training.
Social group work
Leadership

Dewey Class. No.: 303.34 / KOT