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 |
You
are invited to join AASWG The
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc.
Purchase your membership online Membership Form (PDF Format) In addition to the Annual Symposium on Social Work with Groups, now in
its 29th year, AASWG is involved in
an ongoing program to promote and develop group work practice. The Social
Work with Groups Newsletter is published three times each year to bring
members current news and cumulative information about group work and AASWG. The
home page is www.aaswg.org, and an active Internet Discussion Group has
been established. The Proceedings, a volume of selected papers from each
Symposium, is published each year by The Haworth Press, Inc. In recent years a
series of three books has been prepared to assist in group work teaching and
practice. The two which have been published cooperatively with the Council on
Social Work Education are Teaching a Methods Course in Social Work with
Groups by Roselle Kurland and Robert Salmon, and Group Work Education in
the Field by Julianne Wayne and
Carol S. Cohen. The third volume should be published this next year. Standards
for Social Work Practice with Groups was published in early 1999. An
extensive list of publishers’ discounts for group work journals and books is
available to members. Haworth’s Social Work with Groups Journal is
available for subscription at fifty percent discount as a checkoff with
membership payments. The program of AASWG is carried forward by its members. To plan and
carry out the work of AASWG, the Board of Directors meets twice each year, once
at the time of the Symposium and again in mid-June in New York City. Many
committees, chapters, individuals and Symposia planners are busy throughout the
year. Members concentrated in fifteen areas in the USA, Canada and Germany have
organized chapters with active programs of workshops, communication, and action
to develop practice and education. Other areas are in the process of organizing
chapters. AASWG’s Commission on Education for Social Work with Groups has been
especially active in recent years. The John and Carol Ramey Endowment Fund has
been established to provide ongoing support for the position of General
Secretary and for the continuing development of AASWG into the twenty-first
century. Members of the Executive Committee of AASWG are Nancy Sullivan (President),
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; Timothy
B. Kelly (Vice
President), The 29th Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups will be held in Newark, New Jersey on 28 June to 1 July 2007. And for the first time in our history the symposium will be held outside of North America in 2008. The 30th Annual International Symposium on Social Work with Groups will be held in Cologne Germany 19-22 June 2008. Active chapters are located in 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, DC. The India Affiliate
Unit operates from the Nagpur, India, area. Chapters and other units are
self-organized by interested members in an area. Each has its own executive and
other committees for workshops, newsletters, professional action, home pages,
etc. The AASWG logo is by artist John Morrell, Rochester, New York, and is
used with permission. It is titled "Life Is Sharing the Same Park
Bench." The original may be seen as a wall mural on the building on the
northeast corner of East Ninth Street and Rockwell Avenue in downtown Cleveland,
Ohio. Our use of it as a logo recognizes and celebrates our diversity,
our commitment to diversity, and our bringing our diverse peoples
together. Contact:
AASWG, 2303 Winfield Street, Rahway, New
Jersey 07065-3620, Phone: 732-669-7852 We look forward to receiving your membership and your joining your
colleagues in AASWG. Membership Form (MS Word Format) Membership Form (PDF Format) AASWG Members Speak Up… “The International Annual Symposiums have provided new knowledge, intellectual stimulation, and, above all, camaraderie and life-long friendships.” Helen Northen, Seattle, Washington
“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
“For those with an interest in social work with groups, AASWG's annual Symposia are a special treat. They are characterized by warmth, by a strong sense of community, and by shared interests and values.” Roselle Kurland, Hunter College School of Social Work, New York
“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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