Text Box: *Active Chapters include Southern California, Connecticut, Florida, Germany, Illinois, Kentucky, Long Island, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York City, Northeast Ohio, North Texas, and Toronto.  Active organizing areas include Ghana, Arizona, British Columbia, Japan, and Washington, D.C.  The India affiliate operates from the Nagpur, India area. The creation of additional chapters is encouraged and supported.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOP 10 REASONS TO

JOIN  AASWG  TODAY

10. Membership in an International Association and Local Chapter (if applicable)

9. Local & International Continuing Education

8. Annual International Symposium

7.  Social Work with Groups Newsletter

6.  Network with other Group Workers

5.  50% Discount on Selected Haworth Press Book Titles & Social Work with Groups Journal

4.  Discounts on Books from Popular Publishers

3.  AASWG’s Members Only Web Page (www.aaswg.org) & Internet Discussion

2.  AASWG Resources (Practice Standards, Bibliography and More)

and the #1 one reason to join AASWG is to….

  1. be a Part of an Organization that Engages in

Advocacy & Action in Support of Group Work Practice, Education and Research

 

 

Text Box: AASWG Members Speak Up…  

“AASWG’s membership, no matter how accomplished, is down-to-earth and represent everything that I envisioned social workers to be when I first entered the field. For me, AASWG has been an inspiration, a support, and a constant reminder of what it means to be a real social worker.”  Andrew Malekoff, North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center, New York

"AASWG facilitates connections with group workers around the world…. It is inspiring to see how much we have in common in our love for working with groups. At the annual symposia, the international "group work spirit" comes alive."… "Die AASWG ermoeglicht es, Kontakte zu Groupworkern in aller Welt zu bekommen. Es begeistert mich zu erleben, wie viel wir in unserer Liebe zum Arbeiten mit Gruppen gemeinsam haben. Auf den jaehrlich stattfindenden Symposia wird der internationale "Geist des Groupwork"  spuerbar lebendig." 

Ingrun Masanek, Tagesgruppe Norden, Leinerstift e.V., Germany

 “The networking and professional development opportunities accessible through [AASWG] are invaluable."

Lynne Mitchell, Mitchell McIntyre Associates, Canada

 “If you are working with social work groups or want to work with them this is the organization and these are the colleagues for you."

Lawrence Shulman, State University of New York at Buffalo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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