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Social group work unites individuals, groups, and communities in times of struggle and times ofsuccess. The positive impact of group intervention becomes even more apparent and powerful when persons are confronted by extraordinary circumstances that cause social isolation, grief and loss, trauma, or despair during a global health emergency such as COVID-19. This book focuses on social group work interventions shared by scholars at the International Association for Social Work withGroup's 41st and 42nd Annual Symposia, highlighting social group work done by group work expertsfrom Africa, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. Chapters appear in English (with one in French), and focus on the spirit of group work in building global connections to restore hope in a fragmented world. This book celebrates social group work interventions from across the globe, interventions focused on: assessing community needs; building partnerships between academic and professional communities;evaluating group work; and facilitating interventions to nurture hope, community, and belongingduring times of global despair. Chapters center on global aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice interventions to explore practical applications for incorporating social group work clinical practice within community and governmental organizations, as well as academicsettings. Readers will find these interventions to be timeless in offering hope and the ability to build a sense of belonging and community. This book should be of interest to anyone who is practicing, studying, or researching group work in thefield of social work or other related disciplines. Each chapter leads us through an exciting examination of various challenges facing social group workers who engage with individuals, groups, and communities to provide remedy and resolution through group work.

We all aspire to happiness, but why happiness in Bolton?In the late 1930s, the Mass Observation Happiness Project turned its attention to Bolton (anonymised as Worktown). The extensive research papers from this exercise are still available and provide a superbly vivid insight into the joys and the disappointments of ordinary people in Bolton at that time.This book looks at how have changes since then have affected the aspirations of Boltonians and their perception of the good life.In 15 chapters, authors (all active in Bolton today) offer a diversity of insights into happiness. They look at the importance of exercise and fitness, the role of leisure and the part music and the arts play in happiness. Religion can be a pathway to happiness for some, while forgiveness can assist in recovery from despair. Addiction - often a barrier to happiness - can be conquered, as described in two personal accounts of journeys to recovery. Early awareness is a great start, so two chapters outline programmes for schools. Social factors are shown to be important for adults in community groups. The northern theme of the book is reinforced with details of the character and culture of 'Northerners', while the results from a recent research study on the differences between the North and South is revealed. A repetition of the 1930s Mass Observation study highlights changes in aspirations since then. Suggestions on the way forward for the experience of happiness round off the book. Happiness in a Northern Town is a collection of different perspectives into happiness and wellbeing in one book. It offers hope in overcoming barriers to happiness not only in Bolton but beyond.

Personal Account of the International Association of Social Work with Groups (IASWG) Symposium, Kruger National Park, South Africa Paul JohnsonBuild the Social Justice Bridge: Participatory photography with the international group work community Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella and Reineth PrinslooDefying the labels: The empowering role of group work in a poverty alleviation project Gerna Wessels and Elmien ClaassensGemeinwesenarbeit und Social Groupwork am Beispiel des ökumenischen Stadtteilnetzwerkes ¿Netzanschluss" Ulrike OversGroup work course design bridged: Experiences from Canada and South Africa Roshini Pillay and Sarah LaRocqueGroup work education: Teaching through team-based learning to promote social justice in the learning community Marie Ubbink and Gerda ReitsmaMethodology for understanding human behaviors in a social environment Mamadou M. SeckRediscovering the power of group work in promoting social justice for older persons Leanne JordaanCommunity-based care of older people in urban and rural settings in Namibia: Bridging the divide Janetta Ananias and Leigh Ann BlackPerceptions of a group work batterer intervention program for intimate partner violence perpetrators Michael J. Lyman, Cheyenne K. Port, Michelle M. Cousins, Emily E. Stottlemyer, Monica R. DeCarlo, Paige A. Bankhead-Lewis and Adolfo AlvarezPopulism: A challenge for groupwork Jennie Fleming and Dave WardUsing arts as a contact method in group work with latency age Arab and Jewish youth in Israel Noa Barkai and Ephrat Huss

Authors give attention to the theory and practice of social action and self-directed groupwork. These papers present a range of perspectives and experiences to provide a vivid account of social action as a values¿based approach committed to social justice and empowerment. In addition, they contain a wealth of ideas and practices, a detailed resource which we hope will inspire and signpost, without shirking the dilemmas and challenges to be considered, understood, faced and addressed. The collection demonstrates the enduring value of social and self-directed groupwork. The approaches have probably never been more relevant than in today's social conditions. Chapters were originally published between 1988 and 2013 in two journals: Groupwork, and Social Action.

Proceedings of the XXXVIII and XXXIX International Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups, New York City, New York, USA, June 15-18, 2016 and June 7-10 2017

This book is about contemporary social work and is different to most because instead of being written by subject specialists or academics the book is written by students as experts by experience. Each chapter is a contribution to practice as an outcome of a student's social work placement in front line children's services in England. The book contains the final theses of student social workers enrolled under the 'Step Up to Social Work' initiative. A lesson from the Step Up programme is that, if you invest heavily in recognised talent, nurture and develop it, you are more likely to bring into the profession capable and effective individuals to become our future social workers. The high quality of chapters collected in this book clearly demonstrate this.

This edited social work collection offers diverse perspectives on the broad theme of marginalization and social inclusion in Europe. Chapter contributions have been drawn from both established academics and students of social work and sociology presenting at the 2013 SocNet (Erasmus European Network in Social Work) international symposium. This collection forms a companion piece to the first SocNet edited volume Active Ageing? Perspectives from Europe on a vaunted topic, editors María Lusia Gómez Jiménez and Jonathan Parker.

Family and kinship structures have long been the subject of anthropological research in Sarawak, but little is known of the changes wrought by social transformative forces. Globalisation, urbanization and an increasing mobile work-force are some of the processes at work.The chapters in this book examine many important issues such as economic development of the state and intergenerational social mobility; migration of men for work and its impact on Iban families; organization of money in a marriage and how this shapes gender relations in the household; and changing courtship patterns and family structure. All the authors know Sarawak well and the book's multidisciplinary nature gives a holistic perspective on this very important topic.

Malaysian psychiatric services and policy show some developments similar to those of the West-yet much of the rhetoric that has informed these changes internationally, such as the discourse of service-user empowerment, has yet to be fully embraced within Malaysia itself. The author argues that an important factor here is that psychiatric services in Malaysia retain many of the premises of colonial psychiatry, particularly in relation to attitudes towards mental illness and psychiatric patients.On the other hand, the geographical and cultural location of Malaysian health services introduces features unique to this region (such as the wide diversity of ethnic groups and the continuing popularity of traditional healing practices). Within this diversity exist belief systems and normative values that are not congruent with the colonial premises that continue to cast an influence over service delivery and associated professional attitudes in Malaysia. The author draws extensively on her own research on psychiatric care in Malaysia, in which the narratives of Malaysian service users and psychiatric staff are interwoven with historical accounts of asylum care in Britain and Europe. The similarities across regions and between the past and the present are thus made apparent. The importance of the book goes beyond its interpretation of the Malaysian context. It will interest to anyone seeking to understand other post-colonial societies (for example, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and India). Although there are differences in history and current developments in relation to attitudes, and the policy and practice of mental health among these countries, we should be aware of the common legacy of the past and its implications for the present and future of their mental health systems. The book will also provide important insights for professionals working in any healthcare system with a culturally diverse client base.

Resulting from collaboration between leading academics and the national charity the Fostering Network, this book captures the debates on the provision of foster care in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This collection of papers offers critical comment on current governmental policy, reports on empirical research, and offers theoretical reflections on practice. The context for the policy and the debates is provided by a narrative that traces the origins of child care from the Elizabethan Poor Law, and asks questions about the provision of care in the future. Key themes covered in the chapters:Politics and policy - the ideological foundations of recent initiatives and the implications for the care of children and young peopleService delivery - public and private approaches to provision and the professionalization of foster careService users - the needs of children and young people and the barriers to their social inclusion on leaving careDiversity, identities and perspectives - kinship care, sexualities and the foster carer's perspective