Groupwork Practice for Social Workers, Karin Crawford, Marie Price and Bob Price

Groupwork Practice for Social Workers is designed to assist the reader to understand how groupwork can be developed, and explores the knowledge skills and values needed to practise groupwork within social work contexts. The authors discuss relevant theories drawn from the literature which illustrate how groupwork can be an effective social work intervention. Crawford et al. acknowledge that groupwork can be perceived as an outdated social work method and they challenge this, asserting that it is both a powerful and a complex practice area. The stated aim of the book is to raise the profile of group work particularly in the context of managerialist and procedural-driven practice. The book is divided into two parts. Part One introduces the concept of groupwork and discusses how we define and understand groupwork in the context of social work practice. Part Two provides detailed chapters which illustrate how to plan, establish and facilitate groupwork activity. The book includes links to the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF), which is an overarching professional standards framework and applies to all social workers in England, and makes reference to the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulatory body which governs professional social work practice in England. It might have added some value to have made detailed reference to the other UK nations’ regulatory frameworks and the specific areas for learning which group work covers.

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