An Introduction to Group Work Practice, Seventh  Edition, continues to stress the importance of developing skills in group work and provides the most comprehensive information available on the market today. Students receive a thorough grounding in areas that vary from treatment groups to the use of groups in organizational and community settings. The addition of case studies, practice examples, and guiding principles add to the ease and readability of this popular text.  The authors have stressed revising the book to include the most up-to-date research and new information on the use of groups in a wide variety of settings.  In addition, each chapter in the book identifies important core competencies that coincide with the competencies identified in the latest Educational Policy and Accrediting Standards (EPAS) of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).