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Drawing on their extensive clinical experience in working with groups, Marianne and Gerald Corey provide a realistic approach to the blending of theory with practice in group work. This best-selling text has been updated with new examples, guidelines, insights, and ideas that demonstrate how group leaders can apply the basic issues and key concepts of the group process to a variety of groups. Offering up-to-date coverage of both the "what is" and the 'how to' of group counseling, the Seventh Edition features a greater focus on group work with children, the elderly, issues in both women's and men's groups and in school settings.
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Marianne Corey, a marriage and family therapist, and Gerald Corey (human services, California State University) outline basic issues and key concepts of group process and show how group leaders can apply these concepts in working with a variety of groups. Material on groups for parents of children with depression, group work in schools, and men's groups is new to this edition. The text is intended for a graduate or undergraduate course in group counseling, for majors in psychology, sociology, counseling, social work, and human services. It can easily be used as a manual for practitioners. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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