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Group Theory and Practice introduces students to the history of social group work and focuses on applying the values, skills and knowledge of the social work profession to a variety of groups. Theoretical and practical principles of group work are introduced to enhance understanding and use of “group” as a complex system of roles and interrelationships. Students learn how to construct task and treatment groups and how to mobilize the resources of existing groups. Primary focus is given to those dynamics that are common to all groups, and students will begin to explore how issues of difference (gender, race, sexual orientation, age, culture, class, ability, spirituality) affect group processes.
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