Groups That Work: Structure and Process

Paul H. Ephross and Thomas V. Vassil

Paper, 400 pages, 1 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-11509-4
$28.00 / £16.50

second edition
March, 2005
Cloth, 400 pages, 1 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-11508-7
$78.50 / £46.00

Working in Groups

Frames of Reference for Understanding Work Groups

Toward a Model of Working Groups

The Democratic Microcosm

Leadership Theory

Leadership in Working Groups

Leadership and Contexts

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Stages/Phases of Group Development

Teams and Team Building

Organizational Settings and Styles

Technologies for Group Maintenance, Operation, and Productivity

Recurring Problems in Groups and Suggested Staff Responses

Perspectives for Professional Practice with Working Groups

Appendix

Tables and Figures

About the Author

Paul H. Ephross is a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He is the coauthor of several works, including Group Work with Populations at Risk (with G. L. Greif) and Ethnicity and Social Work Practice (with C. B. Cox). Thomas V. Vassil is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. He is the coauthor of Groups in Social Work: An Ecological Perspective (with P. R. Balgopal).

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