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This work should serve as a sound foundation for students and practitioners as they begin their study of the significance of various groups in social work practice. --Choice Collective problem solving: a powerful and effective means of assessing a situation, determining a course of action, and accomplishing goals. In the realm of social services, this formidable method has been evidenced in the development of task groups; in the textbook arena, it is clearly and definitively presented in Task Groups in the Social Services. Focusing on the role of the social worker, the authors consider such aspects as the recruitment and composition of groups, participation as a team member, group shepherding, and dealing with problem behaviors within the group. Selected problem-solving approaches, including brainstorming, societal judgment analysis, and the Delphi technique, are evaluated in terms of process and outcome. From implementation through achievement, the merits and methods of application for a variety of task groups are assessed. This sophisticated work will be a vital resource for students of social work and social work practitioners alike.

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• Part 1 The Nature of Task Groups in the Social Services
• The History of Task Groups in the Social Services
• The Variety of Task Groups Utilized
• Part 2 The Professional Practitioner's Role in Task Groups
• Planning, Composing and Recruiting a Task Group
• The Professional's Role on the Social Service Team
• The Practitioner's Responsibilities for the Functioning of Task Groups
• Handling Problematic Behaviors of the Task Group, Subgroups and Members
• Part 3 Problem-Solving Techniques
• The Problem-Solving Process
• Small Group Decision-Making Procedures
• Large Group Decision-Making Procedures
• Methods of Evaluating Composition, Process and Outcome in Task Groups

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Fatout and Rose's work is a comprehensive and inclusive study of the use and evaluation of task groups in the social services. The book provides a broad and cursory history of the nature of social work with groups and also includes in thorough detail a review and analysis of all salient features of task-directed groups. Unfortunately, it lacks ready and useful examples that could have illuminated the material. Nevertheless, the work should serve as a sound foundation for students and practitioners as they begin their study of the significance of various groups in social work practice. Useful bibliography, adequate index. Undergraduates and above. F. J. Peirce; emeritus, University of Oklahoma