The new edition of Group Work adds a focus on diversity and the use of self in group work, an area too often neglected in professional training but essential to meeting current competence standards set by the Council on Social Work Education. As in previous editions, students and professors will find thoughtful analyses of complicated value dilemmas and specific techniques for use in a diverse range of settings, including confrontations and situations where humor is appropriate. Complete with more games and exercises, an updated discussion of values and ethics, and an expanded skills section, Group Work also contains excerpts and discussions of case studies that can be applied to students' own experiences and will serve as a valuable references for years to come.

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Values Dilemmas in Group Practice 3. Manifest and Latent Content 4. In the Beginning 5. In the Middle 6. Endings 7. Group Planning 8. The Use of Programming in Groups 9. Confronting Acting-Out Behavior and Powerful Latent Themes 10. Using Humor in Groups 11. Diversity and the Use of Self 12. Special Practice Issues Appendix: Glossary of Group Games and Exercises Bibliography

Sondra Brandler, DSW, is associate professor and former director of the BASW program at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. Formerly executive director of the Jay Senior Citizens Center, she is the author of various articles on aging, pedagogy, and social work with groups and has worked in many settings, primarily in the field of aging.

Camille P. Roman, LCSW, is in private practice in New York City and is a clinical consultant to Calvary Hospital and Hospice in New York City. For many years she was an adjunct associate professor at the Hunter College School of Social Work of the City University of New York and has also worked as clinical supervisor and director of training at the South Beach Psychiatric Center, Bensonhurst Clinic.