Stories Celebrating Group Work : 9780789017475 : 23 May 2003 : Stories Celebrating Group Work: It's Not Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth celebrates the 25th anniversary of the esteemed journal Social Work with Groups with a collection of 21 narratives from group work practitioners and educators. These highly personal stories from a range of social workers?young and old, ?famous? and not so famous?reflect each author's development and experience, serving as both instruction and inspiration for practitioners and educators. This unique collection?by turns humorous, moving, profound, and down-to-earth?gets to the heart of what it means to be a member of the social work community. Each chapter of Stories Celebrating Group Work draws on its contributor's area of expertise and interest in a specific topic, chronicling the development of the author's understanding, appreciation, and skill. Authors address the everyday concerns of social work professionals, such as maximizing mutual aid, promo