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Book SynopsisRebuilding Communities: Challenges for Group Work is a collection of research and information presented at the 18th Annual Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups. Social workers, students, educators, and practitioners will examine how group work can improve multicultural relations within the community. Through your use of the valuable suggestions in this book, you will discover new ways to help the poor in your community help themselves, while giving them a sense of power and self-esteem to help them battle racism, sexism, and shrinking economic opportunities. Through Rebuilding Communities, you will also discover a formula for global group work that will help you make a difference by applying your hometown skills to the global community. This valuable book discusses the need for you to combine energy with humility, offer assistance with the ability to listen, to intervene when necessary, and to comprehend diversity for successful and bene
Table of ContentsContents
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Section I: Keynote Speakers
- Chapter 1: Strengthening Communities Through Groups: A Multicultural Perspective
- Introduction
- Our Perspective on Community Empowerment and Multiculturalism
- Examples of Multicultural Empowerment in Groups
- Commitment
- Closing
- Chapter 2: Community Building and Social Group Work: A New Practice Paradigm for American Cities
- Community Building: What Is It?
- The Approach: How Does Community Building Work?
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: From Local to Global: Groups at the Heart of the Community
- the Global Traveler in Group Work--An Example
- Asking the Question, “Why?”
- Intervention for Resistance Against Oppression
- Conclusion
- Section II: Invitationals
- Chapter 4: Towards a Community of Care: The Development of the Family Caregivers’ Support Network
- What Is Caregiving?
- Who Are the Caregivers?
- Why Care?
- Social Programs and Supports for Caregivers
- History of the Family Caregivers Support Network at the Self-Help Resource Centre
- Barriers to Funding
- Outcomes of the Project to Date
- Implementation of an Information and Referral Service for Caregivers
- Development of New Self-Help Groups for Caregivers
- Development of a Database of Community Resources for Caregivers
- Publication and Distribution of a Newsletter for Caregivers
- Educational Workshops for Caregivers
- Development of a Peer Support Service for Caregivers
- Development of a Caregiver-Driven Network Structure
- Implementation of New Outreach, Research, and Advocacy Initiatives for Caregivers
- Development of a Self-Help/Mutual Aid Group for Professionals
- Discussion
- Chapter 5: Some Important Areas of Group Work Expertise
- Group Workers Know About Democratic Processes
- Group Workers Know About Group Leadership
- Group
