The
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc.
An International Professional Organization
Advocacy and Action in Support of Group Work Practice, Education, Research, and Publication
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An International Professional Organization Advocacy and Action in Support of Group Work Practice, Education, Research, and Publication |
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Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups Commission on Group Work in Social Work Education |
CALL FOR PAPERS Social Work with Groups Incorporating Evidence Into Group Work: NOTES FROM THE FIELD
Co-editors: David E. Pollio, Mark J. Macgowan There has been a strong recent trend towards incorporation of evidence into Social Work practice in general, and into group work in particular. This trend has focused on education of students in the use of evidence, development of evidence-based interventions, and discussion of how evidence can be used to improve practice. A limitation of most of this literature is that it has been written by researchers for the consumption of practitioners, limiting the ability of evidence-based practices to be incorporated into unique community settings and with specific populations. In spite of this difficulty, implementation of evidence-based practices (including incorporating evidence-based models and systematic evaluation of groups) continues quietly in practice settings. The editors are soliciting papers from community practitioners and/or research/community partnerships focused on lessons learned in identifying, implementing, and/or testing evidence-based group work. These might include (but would not be limited to):
Manuscripts must conform to Social Work with Groups submission guidelines that appear in the journal or at www.haworthpress.com (search: Social Work with Groups). Manuscripts are due to the Editors by February 2007. Inquiries about potential manuscripts should be addressed to:
David E. Pollio, PhD, LCSW Associate Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry Washington University Campus Box 1196 St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Mark J. Macgowan, PhD, LCSW Associate Professor, School of Social Work & Community-Based Intervention Research Group Florida International University MARC 310, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199
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