The mutual-aid approach to working with groups : helping people help one another

Foreword Preface Introduction Key Concepts of This Chapter The Purpose of This Book The Mutual-Aid Approach The Theoretical Basis for Mutual Aid The Conditions for Mutual-Aid Practice Implications for Practice How This Book Is Organized Recommended Further Reading THEME Chapter 1. The Mutual-Aid Approach in Social Work with Groups Key Concepts of This Chapter Mutual Aid Defined and Described The Mutual-Aid Mind-Set The Primary Functions of Mutual-Aid Practice The Notion of Group-Specific Skillful Practice Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 2. The Nine Dynamics of Mutual Aid and Their Implications for Practice Key Concepts of This Chapter Sharing Data The Dialectic Process Discussing Taboos All in the Same Boat Mutual Support Mutual Demand Individual Problem Solving Rehearsal Strength in Numbers Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 3. Pregroup Planning with Mutual Aid in Mind Key Concepts of This Chapter Setting the Stage The Role of Group Purpose in Mutual Aid Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 4. Early Group Goals and Norms Key Concepts of This Chapter Goals to Emphasize in the First Session Norms to Emphasize in the First Session Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 5. Mutual Aid, Time and Place, and the Role of the Worker Key Concepts of This Chapter Time and Place The Changing Role of the Worker Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 6. Individual Problem Solving from a Mutual-Aid Viewpoint Key Concepts of This Chapter Prologue Common Problem-Solving Strategies The Mutual-Aid Approach What Needs to Happen to Catalyze Mutual Aid Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 7. Mutual Aid and Authority Key Concepts of This Chapter Having a Real Say and the Group's Need for It Authority and Group Development Helping the Group Exercise Its Say Along Humanistic As Well As Democratic Lines Professional Reflection Group-Specific Skills for Decentralizing Authority and for Helping Maintain a Democratic-Humanistic Climate Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 8. The Role of Conflict in a Mutual-Aid System Key Concepts of This Chapter Keys to Using Conflict for Mutual Aid Group-Specific Skills for Helping a Group Use Conflict Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading VARIATIONS ON A THEME Chapter 9. Mutual-Aid Practice with Single-Session Groups Key Concepts of This Chapter Time and Place Issues of the Single-Session Group Implications for Practice Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 10. Mutual-Aid Practice with Short-Term Groups Key Concepts of This Chapter Time and Place Issues of the Short-Term Group Implications for Practice Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading Chapter 11. Mutual-Aid Practice with Open-Ended Groups Key Concepts of This Chapter Time and Place Issues of the Open-Ended Group Implications for Practice Key Points of This Chapter Recommended Further Reading<