Groups That Work
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Groups That Work

Structure and Process

Paul Ephross, Thomas Vassil

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Groups That Work

Structure and Process

Paul Ephross, Thomas Vassil

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Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? Some of the events that are most important for members of the various professions, and those whom they serve, take place within these groups. Health and human services depend upon their working groups for their development and allocation of resources, their standards of quality, and the evaluation of their success or failure. In short, these groups are relied upon to come up with creative solutions to complex problems.

Despite the amount of time spent in meetings, committees, and so on, very little has been written about the skills necessary for effective participation and leadership within working groups. With that in mind, Ephross and Vassil combine innovative group theory and practice in this "how-to" guide for professionals who take a variety of roles within the group. They draw on examples from social agencies, a hospital, a low-income community, and the boardroom, providing practical principles for day-to-day group life based on a democratic model. This revised edition also explores the changes that have taken place in the structure and operation of working groups in recent years and the heightened expectations for groups within large organizations.

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Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780231510165
Edition
2
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents 
  6. Preface to the Second Edition
  7. 1. Working in Groups
  8. 2. Frames of Reference for Understanding Work Groups
  9. 3. Toward a Model of Working Groups
  10. 4. The Democratic Microcosm
  11. 5. Leadership Theory: Benchmarks and Guideposts
  12. 6. Leadership in Working Groups
  13. 7. Leadership and Contexts
  14. 8. Problem Solving and Decision Making
  15. 9. Stages/Phases of Group Development
  16. 10. Teams and Team Building
  17. 11. Organizational Settings and Styles
  18. 12. Technologies for Group Maintenance, Operation, and Productivity
  19. 13. Recurring Problems in Groups and Suggested Staff Responses
  20. 14. Perspectives for Professional Practice with Working Groups
  21. Appendix: Population of Self-Descriptive Q-Sort Statements
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index
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APA 6 Citation

Ephross, P., & Vassil, T. (2005). Groups That Work (2nd ed.). Columbia University Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/775611/groups-that-work-structure-and-process-pdf (Original work published 2005)

Chicago Citation

Ephross, Paul, and Thomas Vassil. (2005) 2005. Groups That Work. 2nd ed. Columbia University Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/775611/groups-that-work-structure-and-process-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Ephross, P. and Vassil, T. (2005) Groups That Work. 2nd edn. Columbia University Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/775611/groups-that-work-structure-and-process-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Ephross, Paul, and Thomas Vassil. Groups That Work. 2nd ed. Columbia University Press, 2005. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.