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Author: Paul Ephross ,
Thomas Vassil
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Edition: second edition
Weight: 0.264kg
ISBN: 9780231115087
ISBN 10: 0231115083
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 09 February 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Language: English
Reviews
Since little has been written about task or working groups in the social work literature, the first edition of Ephross's and Vassil's ""Groups that Work"" provided much needed knowledge about task focused groups. In the second edition, the authors provide additional insights and add depth to our understanding about the critical functions (e.g., development and allocation of resources, quality control and evaluation of outcomes) that these groups perform for organizations. Moreover, the second edition expands our knowledge about organizational leadership, increases case studies and analyses, and examines the transactional processes within and between work groups. To be organizationally effective, social workers must learn how to astutely analyze and effectively participate in agency or organizational work groups. Hence, this book takes on special relevance and I strongly recommend it to prospective readers.
Since little has been written about task or working groups in the social work literature, the first edition of Ephross's and Vassil's Groups that Work provided much needed knowledge about task focused groups. In the second edition, the authors provide additional insights and add depth to our understanding about the critical functions (e.g., development and allocation of resources, quality control and evaluation of outcomes) that these groups perform for organizations. Moreover, the second edition expands our knowledge about organizational leadership, increases case studies and analyses, and examines the transactional processes within and between work groups. <br>To be organizationally effective, social workers must learn how to astutely analyze and effectively participate in agency or organizational work groups. Hence, this book takes on special relevance and I strongly recommend it to prospective readers.
Author Information
Paul H. Ephross is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He is the coauthor of several works, including Group Work with Populations at Risk (with G. L. Greif) and Ethnicity and Social Work Practice (with C. B. Cox). Thomas V. Vassil is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He is the coauthor of Groups in Social Work: An Ecological Perspective (with P. R. Balgopal).
