Handbook of Social Work with Groups

Surveying the breadth of current knowledge, this comprehensive handbook describes current approaches to working with groups in many different settings and for a variety of purposes.

The Editors

Charles D.Garvin, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the School of Social Work of the University of Michigan. He is the author or coauthor of such books as Contemporary Group Work, Interpersonal Practice in Social Work, Social Work in Contemporary Society, and Generalist Practice: A Task-Centered Approach, and is coeditor of The Handbook of Social Work Direct Practice and Integrating Knowledge and Practice: The Case of Social Work and Social Science, among other works. He has also written journal articles and book chapters about many social work topics, especially group work. Dr. Garvin taught group work courses at the master’s and doctoral levels for almost 40 years at the University of Michigan. He is the past chair and a current board member of the International Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. His current research focuses on the use of group work in two areas: to reduce tensions among ethnic groups, and to enhance the functioning of people suffering from severe mental illness.

Lorraine M.Gutiérrez, PhD, is Professor at the School of Social Work and the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, where she also directs the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning. Her teaching and research focus on multicultural and community organization practice. Dr. Gutiérrez has been involved in social work practice and research in multiethnic communities in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, and Seattle. Her current projects include identifying method s for multicultural community-based research and practice, defining multicultural education for social work practice, and identifying effective methods for learning about social justice. She has published over 30 articles, chapters, and books on topics such as empowerment, group work, multicultural practice, and women of color.

Maeda J.Galinsky, PhD, is Kenan Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she has taught social work group practice at the School of Social Work for about 40 years. She has published widely in the area of group work theory, practice, and research, including articles on support groups, open-ended groups, and evaluations of innovative interventions. Her recent publications focus on technologybased groups, the use of the risk and resilience framework as a foundation for social work practice, and the design and development of a structured intervention geared to the prevention and reduction of aggressive behavior in children. Dr. Galinsky is co-principal investigator of the Making Choices Project, a program aimed at the prevention of violence in elementary school children. She has been on the editorial boards of Social Work with Groups, Small Group Research, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, and Social Work Research, and is currently a board member of the International Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.