Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

I INTRODUCTION

Introduction: Setting the agenda for groups and group work

1 Group work in Australia: The question of agency

II PERSPECTIVES

2 The history of working with groups

3 Working with groups: Remedial and reciprocal perspectives

4 The social goals perspective for working with groups

III DOING IT

5 How groups work: The life cycle of groups

6 Working with groups: Structured exercises and experiential learning

7 Working with groups and the role of the facilitator

8 Working with groups in community work and social movements

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Joan Benjamin teaches in Criminal Justice and Youth Studies at RMIT; Judith Bessant teaches in Sociology and Youth Studies at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne; Rob Watts teaches in Social Science and Social Work at RMIT.