This book presents clear and concise explications of modernism, postmodernism, first-order cybernetics, second-order cybernetics/constructivism, and social constructionism and the selected therapeutic approaches consistent with these perspectives.

Contents

1. Cybernetics and Constructivism
2. The Postmodernist and Social Constructionist Perspectives
3. Issues and Dynamics in Group Work
4. First-Order Cybernetics and Group Work
5. More First-Order Cybernetic Models and Group Work
6. Second-Order Cybernetics/Constructivism, Social Constructionism, and Group Work
7. Epistemological, Ethical, and Evaluation Issues

164 pages
1997/paperback/ISBN 978-0-89108-252-1
$29.95