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Northen, H., & Kurland, R. (2001). Purpose. Chapter 1 Groups in Social Work Practice (pp. 1-29) & Chapter 2 The Knowledge Base For Practice (pp. 30-54) In Social work with groups, 3rd Ed. New York: Columbia University Press. Brandler, S. & Roman, C.P. (2016). Chapter 2, Value dilemmas in group practice (pp.12-18) In Group work: Skills and strategies for effective interventions, 3rd Ed. New York: Routledge. Cohen, C.S., Doel, M. Wilson, Quirke, D., Ring K.A. & Ruwaida Abbas, S. (2012). Global group work: Honouring processes and outcomes. Groupwork, 22(1). 78-98. Brandler, S. & Roman, C.P. (2016). Chapter 4, In The Beginning (pp.48-66) Chapter 7 Group Planning (pp.119-135) In Group work: Skills and strategies for effective interventions, 3rd Ed. New York: Routledge. Northen, H. & Kurland, R. (2001). In: Social work with groups, 3rd ed. Chapter 5 Planning (pp. 109-154) & Chapter 6 Pre-group Contact: Selection and preparation of Members (pp155-173) New York: Columbia University Press. Schiller, L.Y. (2007). Not for women only: Applying the relational model of group development with vulnerable populations. Social Work with Groups, 30(2). 11-26. Yalom, I. D. & Leszcz, M. (2005). The theory and practice of group psychotherapy, Chapter 11, In The Beginning (pp. 309-344); Chapter 8, The Selection of Clients (pp.231-257) & Chapter 9, The Composition of Therapy Groups (pp.259-280). 3rd Ed. New York: Basic Books. These are the required reading materials to get the references from The description of the group character that I played is explained below Jessica, 39 Haitian. She is in a lesbian relationship and both she and her partner abused alcohol for several years. She stopped drinking seven months ago, however, her partner still drinks and occasionally smokes marijuana. She is also dealing with stigma and rejection from her family because of her sexual orientation.