Group Work with Homeless Mothers: Promoting Resilience Through Mutual Aid
1School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250.
Abstract:
In the article, the author discusses how group work can be used to promote strength and resilience in homeless mothers, based on the current theoretical and empirical literature. The advantages of group work for homeless mothers are identified, as well as the skills and tasks associated with effective leadership of such groups. Common themes that surface in these groups are examined, as are challenges. The author's experiences facilitating a group for homeless mothers in a residential shelter are used to illustrate key points.
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