Exploring Nondeliberative Practice through Recreational, Art, and Music-Based Activities in Social Work with Groups

Brian L. Kelly, Lauren Doherty
2016 Social Work with Groups  
This article reviews the history of recreational, arts, and musicbased activities in social work with groups, providing a nondeliberative practice context. The article begins with an overview of nondeliberative practice, then presents various uses of recreational, art, and music-based activities during the Settlement House and Recreational Movements, in mid-20 thcentury group work practice and in present practice. The article concludes with a review of current projects in the Chicago land area
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doi:10.1080/01609513.2015.1057681 fatcat:ykrtwcofwbfgrjkcqjkk3ny54m