An Introduction to Group Work Skill

Fred Milson

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Routledge
02 October 2024

Series: Routledge Revivals

First Published in 1973, An Introduction to Group Work Skill is designed to make the understanding of group work skills accessible to all- mothers, teachers, employers, as well as professional social workers. Dr Milson argues that this lengthy and imaginative excursion has been thought necessary as we are here concerned with the behaviour of people in groups which meet fairly regularly, which are small enough to provide opportunities for every member to know every other member as a person, and where there is a goal to be achieved which calls for a contribution from each.

The author further argues that group work skill is composed of observation, interpretation, and action, and he proceeds to analyze each of these elements in successive chapters. This is an interesting read for students of sociology of work and social work.

By: Fred Milson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032867694
ISBN 10: 1032867698
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 02 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Fred Milson at the time of publication of this book was the Head of Youth and Community Service Department, Westhill College of Education, Birmingham.

Reviews for An Introduction to Group Work Skill

‘In his second chapter, which follows a lively introduction intended to reassure non-professionals, he draws on a wide range of authors, happily including also “non-professional” fiction writers- Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, J.M. Barrie, William Golding- to bring group dynamics down to earth… All this is supplemented by his own experience as a trainer, and some practical suggestions about using ordinary everyday scenes to analyse group behaviour.’ - J. H. A. Botting, Community Development Journal, Volume 9, Issue 3, October 1974.