By Cheryl D. Lee, Ph.D., MSW

Alex Gitterman, a giant in the field of social group work and social
work and an esteemed leader and member of AASWG will be receiving this
year’s prestigious Council of Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Lifetime
Achievement award at this year’s Annual Program Meeting (APM). The
award ceremony will be held in Philadelphia at the Marriott on Thursday
October 30, 2008 during its opening ceremony beginning at 6 PM.

Dr. Gitterman served as President of AASWG for two terms and has been
an active board and executive board member of AASWG for many years.
AASWG has been among the most rewarding organizational affiliations
that Alex has had. He also chairs the group work section of CSWE and
serves as a Commissioner on the Commission on Curriculum and
Educational Innovation. Alex has worked tirelessly to maintain group
work as an integral part of social work education curriculum and
practice.

He is the consummate social work scholar having published a plethora of
books and articles on many social work topics. These include: the Life
Model, resiliency, teaching, group work, resistance, diversity, death
and dying, working with youth, etc. A major scholarly achievement, the
first Encyclopedia of Social Work with Groups, co-edited with Dr.
Robert Salmon, will be published in October 2008.

Currently, Alex is on the faculty of the University of Connecticut’s
School of Social Work and holds the Zachs Professor of Social Work and
directs the doctoral program. He has taught and mentored many faculty
members, social workers and social group workers. He is witty, classy,
charming, and a gentleman, as well as, a devoted husband, son, nephew,
father, and grandfather.

Dr. Gitterman, a steadfast leader and member of AASWG, brings
credibility and honor to our great organization. You can learn much
more about Alex Gitterman in his oral history interview with this
author, Spring 2005 in the journal Reflections, Narratives of
Professional Helping. See attached link for the article.   

AASWG members are extremely proud of Alex for receiving the most prestigious CSWE Lifetime Achievement Award.

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