Group Work with Populations at Risk is a fundamental resource for social workers and those in related health professions. Accessible and practical as well as theoretically sound, it is an essential reference for students and practitioners with little specific training in group work. This extensively revised edition provides tangible techniques and concrete guidelines on applying group work skills to a variety of situations. It is a comprehensive guidebook for those working directly with clients facing social problems or health conditions such as AIDS, cancer, addiction, head injury, divorce, mental illness, or abuse. Specific resources for further study and materials for use with each population are essential chapter components. With new chapters on internet self-help groups, group work with Asian-American immigrants, community and organizational factors, victims of school and community violence, and evidence-based practice, this nuts-and-bolts resource offers students and professionals clear, practical guidelines for applying specific skills and assessment measures to a broad range of group work environments.

Edited by Geoffrey L. Greif - Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean, University of Maryland

Paul H. Ephross - Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland

"...an essential guide for current and future group work practice. In this extensively revised edition, foremost social work practitioners and scholars outline approaches for working with groups that are grounded in significant theories of group work...The Second Edition is strengthened by the addition of chapters on the challenges of providing individual counseling and mediating support groups on the Internet and working with immigrant populations. Group Work With Populations at Risk, 2E is a source of new knowledge or beginning and seasoned group work practitioners alike and deserves to be on their bookshelves.this splendid 458-page resource is an excellent choice for the value-conscious professional."--Social Work With Groups