Capturing the Power of Diversity

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Contents Introduction: The Power of Diversity * Group Work and Ethnic Diversity * Social Group Work, Social Action in the Twenty-First Century Economic and Political Context * Social Group Work, Sink or Swim: Where Is Group in a Generalist Curriculum? * The Crisis of Diversity * Building an Empirical Foundation for Social Work With Groups * Group Work for What? Group Work Linkage of Micro- and Macro-Social Policy Issues * Developing Professional Identity Through Social Group Work: A Social Development Systems (SDS) Model for Education * Group Work With Children of Substance Abusers: Beyond the Basics * Utilizing a Group Approach to Improve the Social Skills of Children With Learning Disabilities * The Use of Self in Group Work: Power and Empowerment * Past Practice, Future Prospects: Reminiscence Group Work for the Twenty-First Century (Tom Hopkins) * Social Group Work in Hong Kong: Future Challenges for the 1990s * The Action Component of Group Work Practice: Empowering the Client * Treating the Chronically Ill in an Outpatient Hospital Setting: Does Group Work Work? * What Are We Teaching as Group Work? A Content Analysis of Undergraduate and Graduate Syllabi * Index * Reference Notes Included