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Advocacy and Action in Support of Group Work Practice, Education, Research, and Publication. Enhancing the Quality of Group Life throughout the World. Published at the University of Akron School of Social Work by the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups, Inc., An International Professional Organization. Vol. 20, #1, Issue #53 May 2004

PRESIDENT'S PEN CONNECTING WOMEN FOR AFGHAN A Partial View: What Grace Coyle Knew IN DETROIT WOMEN And When She Knew It By Catherine P. Papell by Paul Abels, President What will happen when I “Connect On the face of it France and Chicago in Detroit”? What is going on at the 26th This is the story of an eighty-plus wouldn't seem to have too much in com- Annual Symposium on Social Work with year old retired social work educator's mon. Yet, while they don't speak the same Groups? effort to find some way to help in the des- language, they have had similar problems, Thursday, October 21, will include perate days immediately following the and, in one situation, problems that many several Institutes and three unique Outsti- 9/11 disaster, to use her professional could consider near criminal. In France tutes, (Please see the article entitled skills to assist with the suffering of our approximately 15,000 people died in a “Select Outstitutes Now” on page 16). people. Too frail to go the city and too old heat wave this past August (2003). In Registration will go on all day, as to give blood, she arranged to get herself Chicago 700 people died in a heat wave will displays. Thursday night local and invited to the local junior high school. in 1995. In both cases most of those who state officials, the AASWG Board of Di- However, the principal, teachers, and died were aged persons living alone or rectors, and the Planning Committee will counselors had prepared carefully, and left alone. welcome attendees with a short “Group she was not truly needed. The opportunity Blame was directed at many sources. Work History” and a presentation by the to do something about her own despair Some blamed the politicians, some Mosaic Theatre, a group of Detroit youth occurred two days later. blamed the electric companies, and some who present provocative themes in song The New York City Police were blamed the victims themselves. In France and dance. It will be a chance to visit old guarding the small Afghan Mosque three some even blamed the air conditioners or friends and meet new ones. the lack of them (Tagliabue, August 22, On Friday morning at the Sumner (Continued on page 7) 2003. p.1). Careful analysis, however, Gill Memorial Plenary session Joan Pen- reveals more sinister causes: simply isola- nell will start us off by looking at IN THIS ISSUE tion, the lack of concern for the aged, and “Cultural Safety, Family Violence, and Books and Other Publications...... 3, 16, 18 their lack of resources and connections Group Work.” She will talk about the Calls for Papers ...... 18 Chapters, Affiliates and Organizing Units...... 12 (social capital). group developing a sense of cultural Conferences and Symposia ...... 1, 16, 18, 24 In France the heat wave occurred in safety linked with physical and emotional Contributions Received...... 3, 5 August, a time of mass migration by the safety. The day will continue with papers Features, Queries, etc...... 1, 10, 17 French to vacation spots throughout the from newcomers and long time members In Memoriam...... 6, 10 Organization and Membership News...... 1, 3, 22 (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 16) Page 2, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER

(Continued from page 1) sion, its efforts can be toward promoting SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS world, which meant not only isolation but justice, reducing poverty, increasing so- NEWSLETTER also fewer health services available. In cial institutions responsiveness to peo- ISSN 1084-6816 Chicago most of the aged who died were ple’s needs, enhancing democratic values, Vol. 20, # 13, May 2004, Issue #53 African-Americans, many living in a long and liberating individual development. Published three issues per year at The University of Akron neglected and disintegrating ward. Sur- Creating, developing and using social School of Social Work prisingly, it was directly adjacent to a capital is natural for group work and high- by the thriving Latino ward where the death rate lights the need for group work to extend Association for the Advancement of Social Work was significantly lower. Some of the rea- mutual aid in a way that can stimulate with Groups, Inc., An International Professional Organization sons for this may surprise and anger you civic responsibility. Certainly had those Enhancing the Quality of Group Life and are discussed fully in Eric Klinen- who suffered during the heat waves of throughout the World. berg's book Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy 1995 and 2003 had connections who were $15 per year (USA, Canada and Mexico) of Disaster in Chicago. The University of concerned about them and had acted to $18 per year elsewhere $5 ($6) per issue Chicago Press. 2002. increase their social capital, the conse- Subscription included in membership dues. My own surprise and anger was due quences might have been less severe. Editor - John H. Ramey, Akron, Ohio to the accepted but informal policies by AASWG is a source of connections Design and Layout some social workers in the welfare de- for us and, hopefully, can expand the way Susan E. Bisgyer, Kingwood, West Virginia Send editorial and business correspondence, other partment that limited their service to the we can use each other. In order to do this, information, and inquiries to people who needed them most during the all of us need to share ways we believe John H. Ramey, Editor heat wave. These were the connections we can enhance these connections, per- Social Work with Groups Newsletter the aged counted on and, in some cases, haps even to make initial ones with each 463 Moreley Avenue Akron, OH 44320-2022 U.S.A. their only social connections. Which leads other. In order to do this I hope that you Toll free from anywhere in U.S.A. and Canada: us, admittedly by a very circuitous route, will contact me or others on the Board to 1-800-807-0793; Akron area and outside USA and to Grace Coyle. While looking her up on let us know how we can better work to- Canada 330-836-0793 the web prior to doing a lecture on “The gether. Those of you who will be attend- fax 330-836-2136, [email protected] Regarding memberships and for changes of address Family as a Group”, which I knew she ing the Symposium in Detroit are invited contact Stacy Barrentine, AASWG Membership had written on many years ago, I found to bring up your ideas at the open mem- Service, P.O. Box 151643, Alexandria, VA 22315- the following statement. By Smith, (2004) bership meeting and/or in person with me. 9998, 703-971-6715, fax 703-922-9570 member- the author's article on Grace Coyle: Thanks to Grace Coyle for working [email protected]. Send changes of address for Haworth's Social Work with Groups Journal “There was a movement away from to bring group work into the social work directly to the publisher. what might be called an informal educa- profession, for her settlement work, for For questions about credit charges or checks, tion frame of reference and a location her social action, for her theoretical per- please contact Stacy Barrentine at the AASWG more strongly within social work and as a spective, for her teaching, and for her Membership Service directly rather than the credit result took in many of the concerns of prescience about social capital. card company. Credit charges are cleared through Stacy Barrentine Event and Convention Services. casework, for example with regards to Klienberg, E. (2002). Heat Wave: A AASWG, Inc., Raymie W. Wayne, General Secre- improvements in individual functioning Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago. tary, 36 Rocklyn Drive, West Simsbury, CT rather than what we have come to know Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 06092-2628, 866-90-AASWG (22794), phone/fax as (social capital).” Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling 561-515-7089, [email protected]. AASWG Home Page: http://www.aaswg.edu. While I am not sure that she would Alone: The Collapse and Revival of Discussion Group: Send e-mail message to have seen her work in those terms, Coyle American Community. New York: Simon [email protected]. In body of message certainly recognized the importance of and Schuster type subscribe groupwork-aaswg your first connections and their impact on the health Smith, M. K. (2004). “Grace Coyle name your last name. Tim Kelly, administrator: [email protected]. and welfare of persons. Putnam in his and Group Work”, The Encyclopedia of The University of Akron is an Equal Education and book Bowling Alone cites numerous stud- Informal Education. www.infed.org/ Employment Institution. ies showing the relationship of connec- thinkers/coyle.htm. Copyright 2004 by AASWG, Inc. SWwG News- tions with extended life, health, economic Tagliabue, J. (2003). “Lack of Air- letter articles may be copied for personal, aca- demic, and professional use, but proper notice of well-being employment, and life satisfac- Conditioning Cited in France’s Death copyright and credit to the SWwG Newsletter must tion. He is a proponent of social capital. Toll”. New York Times. August 22, 2003. appear on all copies made. This permission does Social Capital as a social science not apply to reproduction for advertising, promo- concept deals with ways of increasing SEEKING REMEMBRANCES tions, resale or other commercial purposes. The union label located just above the month and year resources and access to and for individu- OF BETTY HARTFORD on page one may not be reproduced. als, groups, and communities built on Printed by Exchange Printing, 969 Grant St., mutual respect, trust, and reciprocity. It Norma Lang has noted that there may Akron, Ohio, 44311, a totally union shop whose deals with the connections people make be members who would like to write brief employees belong to GCIU, Local 42C, and CWA, Local 14514, and use the Allied Printing Trades and the processes that enable them to use remembrances of Betty Hartford for pos- Council label. those connections for support and access sible publication in a future issue of The AASWG logo is by artist John Morrell, to social/economic and political re- SWwGN. Send your contribution via a- Rochester, New York, and is used with permission. sources. Whatever we claim as our mis- mail to [email protected]. It is titled "Life Is Sharing the Same Park Bench." The original may be seen as a wall mural on the SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 3 CANDIDATES SOUGHT CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOR 2005 ELECTIONS TO ANNUAL FUND JOHN AND CAROL RAMEY ENDOWMENT FUND The Nominating Committee is seek- We very much appreciate the follow- ing names of potential nominees for the ing contributions to the Annual Fund Since January the Endowment Fund 2005 Elections. Three At Large Board which have been received since January. has received the following generous gifts: Member positions will need to be filled. The Annual Fund is a very important In Memory of William Schwartz and The Committee will start its work at the source of support for the mission of Murray Ort, from Ruth Efron Schwartz, Symposium in October. AASWG. New Rochelle, New York. For information about requirements In Memory of Douglas M. Brancone, In Memory of Carol Germain from for being an At Large Board Member and from Rose M. Brancone, Culver City, David A. Weaver, Jr., Bloomfield, Con- to send names, brief biographical and California. necticut. supportive statements, contact Martin L. In Memory of her son, Matthew In Honor of Barbara Reynolds, from Birnbaum or Ellen Sue Mesbur, Co- Haddad, from Laura E. Farley, Miami Rebecca A. Cline, Medina, Ohio. chairs. Shores, Florida. In Honor of Toby Berman-Rossi, Other members of the Committee for In Memory of Donna Millett Fridge, from Lucia Berman-Rossi, Brookline, 2004-5 are Rodney Dewberry, Maeda from Mary A. Grabowski, Marlborough, Massachusetts. Galinsky, Charles Garvin, Alison John- Connecticut. In Honor of Alex Gitterman, from son, and John Ramey. In Memory of Manuel Nakanishi, Marcia B. Cohen, Portland, Maine. Send Information to Birnbaum, 372 Beulah Rothman, and Janice Schopler, Mary Pender Greene, Brooklyn, New Central Park West, 14M, New York, NY from Barbara A. Rittner, Buffalo, New York; Diane C. Haslett, Bangor, Maine; 10025, 212-222-9771, 212-960-0831, fax York. Catherine P. Papell, Flushing, New York; 212-960-0822, [email protected], In Honor of Toby Berman-Rossi, Michael H. Phillips, Brooklyn, New or to Mesbur, 1 Benvenuto Place, #522, from Lucia Berman-Rossi, Brookline, York; and Michael W. Wagner, Tappan, Toronto, Ontario M4V 2L1, esmes- Massachusetts. New York. [email protected] and esmesbur@reni In Honor of John H. Ramey, from We are very appreciative of these son\waterloo.ca. Sylvan Dan Brody, San Gabriel, Califor- gifts. Only income is used, as needed, for nia. support of the position of General Secre- HELP BUILD AASWG: In Honor of Eva Schindler-Rainman, tary. The John and Carol Ramey Endow- INVITE A COLLEAGUE TO JOIN from Ruth M. Howell, Carlsbad, Califor- ment Fund is very important in building nia. AASWG for the future. building on the northeast corner of East Ninth Kristina E. Drumm, East Strouds- Street and Rockwell Avenue in downtown Cleve- burg, Pennsylvania; Anna S. Fritz, Cleve- WAYNE HONORED BY land, Ohio. Our use of it as a logo recognizes and land Heights, Ohio; Charles D. Garvin, celebrates our diversity, our commitment to diver- UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY sity, and our bringing our diverse peoples together. Ann Arbor, Michigan; Mary Pender Personal and institutional materials for the Greene, Brooklyn, New York; Pam A. AASWG General Secretary Raymie Group Work Archives should be sent to David J. Millenbach, Miami, Florida; Siobhan S. Wayne has received the President’s Klaassen, Director, Social Welfare History Ar- Murphy, East Hartland, Connecticut; Award for Excellence in Teaching by chives, 321 Andersen Library, 222 21st Avenue Phyllis G. Ross, Katonah, New York; Teaching Assistants at the University of South, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, 612-624-4377, e-mail [email protected], Lawrence Shulman, East Amherst, New Albany. During her two years there http://archon.lib.edu/swha.htm. Shipping reim- York; and Michael W. Wagner, Tappan, Wayne has taught macro practice and bursed. New York. research methods to both graduate and Manuscripts and letters sent to the editors may undergraduate students. be published without further communication and QUEEN JULIANA WANTED will not necessarily otherwise be acknowledged. As reported in the University of Al- Letters and reports may be edited. TO BE A SOCIAL WORKER bany Update “Wayne has made an excep- Letters, reports, and signed articles reflect the The IFSW provided this “Quote of tional effort to help undergraduate majors opinions of the authors and do not necessarily the month” in March. master research content and perform ef- reflect the positions of AASWG, Inc. The deadline for editorial and advertising copy “In her own words, she had wanted fectively in this core course in the social for the next issue, August 2004, is July 15. The to be a social worker, if she had not been welfare major.” following issue will be January 2005 with a copy queen.” Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter The article noted that Wayne pro- deadline of December 15. Balkenende remembering former Dutch vides opportunities for extra credit, extra AASWG OFFICERS Queen, Princess Juliana, and praising her study session and “creatively uses small Paul A. Abels, President, Costa Mesa, California for her sense of duty and warmth. groups applied learning structures.” Janice L. Andrews, Vice President, Minneapolis, (From the International Herald Trib- We join in congratulating Wayne for Minnesota Timothy B. Kelly, Secretary, Glasgow, Scotland une, 22 March 2004, as quoted in the recognition of her excellence in teaching. Michael H. Phillips, Treasurer, Brooklyn, New IFSW UPDATE 3/2004, the monthly York news service from the International Fed- Raymie H. Wayne, General Secretary, West Sims- eration of Social Workers. Life is a do-it-yourself activity - with bury, Connecticut others. That's mutual aid! Page 4, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER AASWG COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE PRACTICE COMMITTEE

Members of the various AASWG The Committee has met regularly at Charles Garvin is the new Chair of Committees for 2004-5 not otherwise Symposia and at the June Board meetings the Practice Committee replacing Paul listed in this issue of SWwGN are: each year to consider various ways to Abels, who is now President of AASWG. Archives: Janice Andrews, Chair, Steve build membership. Members of the Com- The main activity at the moment is bring- Kraft, Sally Mason, and Catherine P. mittee for this past year include Raymie ing the revised Standards statement to the Papell. Wayne and John Ramey, Co-chairs, Board for action at its meeting this June. Chapter Development: Michael W. Wag- Susan Ciardiello, Laura Farley, Jeanne Other members of the 2004-5 com- ner, Chair, Alison H. Johnson Gill, Stephanie Hicks-Pulliam, Lynne mittee are Antonio Alvarez, Joseph Bot- (Chapters Liaison), Rodney Dewberry, Mitchell, Omayra Rodriguez, and Robert nick, Susan Ciardiello, Laura Farley, Ingrun Masanek, Barbara Muskat, John Sisler. Maeda Galinsky, Loretta Hartley-Bangs, H. Ramey and Raymie H. Wayne. Preparation of an AASWG Member- Lynne Mitchell and Sonia Spelters. Con- Commission on Group Work in Social ship Brochure is high on the agenda. Ci- tact Garvin at [email protected]. Work Education: Carolyn Knight and ardiello has been working on design Ellen Sue Mesbur, Co-chairs, Paul drafts. The Haworth Press, Inc., has re- Abels, Martin Birnbaum, Charles cently updated its brochure on Group THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Garvin, Tim Kelly, John Ramey, Angie Work books and journals which includes President, Paul A. Abels, California State Rice, Lawrence Shulman, Robert information on AASWG and a member- University Long Beach, Department of Salmon, and Alex Gitterman. ship form. We are very appreciative of Social Work, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Diversity Committee: Denise Nerette, and Haworth's development of this widely Long Beach, CA 90840-0902. 562-985- Nancy Sullivan, Co-chairs, Antonio distributed promotional piece. 5974, fax 562-985-5514. pabels@ Alvarez, Holly Fischer-Engel, Ingrun The membership form is now avail- csulb.edu. Masanek, and Barbara Muskat. able on the web site for downloading. Vice President, Janice L. Andrews, Univer- Endowment Committee: Carolyn Knight, Much of the work of the Committee sity of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104-1048. 651-962-5803, Chair, Ellen Sue Mesbur, and John H. is done by e-mail and telephone between fax 651-962-5819, jlandrews@ Ramey. meetings. Its responsibilities include rec- stthomas.edu. Membership Committee: Raymie Wayne, ommendations regarding dues rates and Secretary, Timothy B. Kelly, Glasgow Cale- Chair, Martin Birnbaum, Susan Ciardi- other membership options. donian University, School of Nursing and ello, Laura Farley, Sherry Fairchild, Raymie Wayne, as General Secre- Community Health, Cowcaddens Road, Jeanne Gill, Stephanie Hicks-Pullliam, tary, is now the Committee Chair, as pro- Glasgow, Scotland, G4 0BA. (44) 141-204- Lynne Mitchell, Omyra Rodriguez, and vided in the bylaws. The past year has 1132, cell phone, (44) 781-749-4673, Robert Sisler. been a period of transition in the GS posi- [email protected]. Social Action: Janice Andrews, Acting tion during which John Ramey has also Treasurer, Michael H. Phillips, Fordham Chair, Loretta Hartley-Bangs, Sally been a Co-chair. The Committee meets University Graduate School of Social Ser- Mason, Catherine P. Papell, and Angie again on June 12 in New York City. The vice, 113 West 60th Street, New York, NY Rice. major task is to develop short and long 10023-7479. 212-636-6650, fax 212-522- Symposium Planning: Tim Kelly, Chair, range plans for building and maintaining 0228, [email protected]. Ann R. Alvarez (Future), Lucia Ber- membership. General Secretary, Raymie H. Wayne, 36 man-Rossi (Present), Carol S. Cohen Rocklyn Drive, West Simsbury, CT 06092- 2628. 866-09-AASWG (22794), fax/local (past) and John H. Ramey. COMMISSION NEEDS and overseas calls 860-651-7089, general- Task Force on Generating Funds: Flavio MATERIALS secretary@aaswg,org. F. Marsiglia, Chair, Charles Garvin, Past General Secretary, and Editor, Social Ellen Sue Mesbur, Raymie H. Wayne, The Commission on Group Work in Work with Groups Newsletter, John H. and Paul Abels. Social Work Education is looking for Ramey, 463 Moreley Avenue, Akron, OH educational materials for the web. Please 44320-2022. 800-807-0793 (USA & Can- ADVERTISE IN SWwGN send any syllabi, assignments, teaching ada), 330-836-0793 (elsewhere and local), materials, or group records. Please send fax 330-836-2136, [email protected]. For promoting your conferences, items to Tim Kelly at tim.kelly@ Chair, Chapter Development, Michael W. books, or workshops, searching for staff, gcal.ac.uk. In addition, if you would be Wagner, The Children's Aid Society, 150 celebrating events, memorializing, honor- willing to serve as a committee member East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017. ing, or recognizing your colleagues and for PhD students please let us know. 212-949-4693, fax 212-682-8016, wag- [email protected]. friends, place a display or classified ad in Tim Kelly, Senior Research Fellow, the August issue of SWwGN. Caledonian Nursing & Midwifery Re- Chair, Endowment, Carolyn Knight, Depart- ment of Social Work, University of Mary- Full page $400; half page $250, quar- search Centre, Glasgow Caledonian Uni- land Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Cir- ter page $135, classified, $5 per line $20 versity, 0141 331 8806, tim.kelly@ cle, Baltimore, Maryland 21250-0001. 410- minimum. Contact the Editor for more gcal.ac.uk. 455-2016, fax 410-455-2974, cknight@ information. sww.umaryland.edu. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 5 A NOTE FROM BILL COHEN GOAL LINE FOR NEWS! KNOWLEDGE, FRIENDSHIP, AND SUPPORT I beg forgiveness for this far-too-late Please help us meet our goal for the letter expressing my shock, surprise, and August issue by getting the news in by Dear AASWG: disbelief upon learning that the first July 15. We need reports on past and fu- I recently asked several AASWG “Outstanding Contribution to Group ture activities and concerns from chapters, members to describe the Association. I Work Award” from the Association for committees, practitioners, agencies, was truly touched by the intimate nature the Advancement of Social Work with schools, and publishers, along with adver- of their responses. Responses indicated Groups would be given to myself and tisements and other interesting views of that they had found a home within social Haworth Press. group work and group life throughout the work. They described AASWG as a vir- This award was totally unanticipated, world. tual place where group workers can take and my reaction was one of humblest their shoes off. Almost everyone whom I thanks, with much distress on how to ap- CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED asked spoke of the Symposium and the propriately thank yourselves and the en- FOR OPERATING FUND year long warmth that emanates from it. It tire Association. The number of so many is as though the Symposium is group qualified candidates and so many alterna- Since August generous contributions worker battery charger. Members spoke tive winners floods my mind -- but rather have been received from the following of the organization as one large mutual than expressing so much humility, I want persons for the Operating Fund: aid group. to express deepest appreciation and won- In Memory of William Schwartz, I encourage you to take advantage of derment--and hope that future awards from Toby Berman-Rossi, Miami Shores, all that AASWG has to offer. help build up, fortify, and enhance the Florida. Join our list serve. It is quiet most growth of never-ending growth of one of In Memory of Ruby Pernell, from days but full of knowledge, friendship, the most beautiful flowers that is social Thelma Silver, Beachwood, Ohio. and support when it is active. work with groups. This vibrant, enduring, In Memory of Beulah Rothman from Read our Newsletter. It arrives at your continually adapting, and ever-growing Allan D. Turner, Edinboro, Pennsylvania. doorstep only three times each year but is blossom has not only taken root in the In Honor of Robert Salmon, from full of knowledge, friendship, and support. garden of social work, but has struck John F. Genke, New York City. Visit our web site. It waits for you to more new roots and germinated more In Recognition of Barry University, seek it out but is always full of knowl- breeds and variations than ever thought from Eloisa Roses Ramos, Cooper City, edge, friendship, and support. possible by those of us who have the Florida. Come to our Symposium. It only pleasure of viewing the success of the Jim C. Covert, Paducah, Kentucky; happens for one magical week a year but Association for the Advancement of So- Andre L. Lewis, Walnut Grove, Missis- provides knowledge, friendship, and sup- cial Work with Groups from its seedling sippi; Anna C. Martin-Jearl, East Fal- port for fifty-one additional weeks. to its current splendor. mouth, Massachusetts; Susan H. Mintzer, If you need something, call me, your At this end, it is the entire team at Staatsburg, New York; Helen B. Mullin, General Secretary. I will respond with Haworth Press which really merits the Brooklyn, New York; Steven R. Rose, knowledge, friendship, and support. award. Dozens of professionals are in- Arlington, Virginia; Anna Payne Smith, AASWG has also been busy trying to volved in the every-day care and attention New York City; and J. Wilson Watt, Co- share its knowledge, friendship, and sup- which Social Work with Groups requires. lumbia, Maryland. port with other organizations. Of special note is the management of Several lines on the Membership We hosted our usual exhibit booth at Zella Ondrey, Manager of the Journal Renewal form provide various options for the Council on Social Work Education's Division; Bill Palmer, VP & Publications members to contribute to the Operating (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting Director; Sandy Jones Sickels, VP, Mar- Fund, to the Annual Fund, or to the John (APM) this March in Anaheim, Califor- keting; Andrew Cary, VP for Print Pro- and Carol Ramey Endowment Fund. Con- nia. At the APM we connected with group duction; Kathy Rutz, VP, Editorial Devel- tributions may be designated for memori- work faculty and offered them opportuni- opment; and Roger Hall, Senior Vice als, honors, celebrations, etc. ties to review group work syllabi, a one President. stop place to browse group work texts, I certainly join those who would note ment in both society growth and publish- and opportunities to get connected to that John Ramey, in particular, has been ing frontiers. It is a privilege to be able to other group work colleagues. Chief Gardener without whom the Asso- say that the Association and the journal AASWG also joined many other so- ciation probably could never have grown Social Work with Groups will be able cial work organizations and was a co- to its current size and breadth. Under John walk side-by-side, taking on this brave sponsor of the March For Women’s Lives Ramey's careful overview, I don’t think new harvest with the joint sense of vigor held in Washington, DC, on April 25th. even one detail has ever escaped notice and creativity that true partnership in- If you have not done so already, and appropriate attention. Who else do spires. please join or renew your membership in you know who could be so described? With true appreciation and kindest AASWG. We all need your knowledge, I would wish to note that the Asso- regards, friendship and support. ciation and Haworth Press will be enter- Bill Cohen, Publisher, The Haworth Sincerely, ing the electronic future at a pivotal mo- Press, Inc., Binghamton, New York Raymie H. Wayne, General Secretary Page 6, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL IN MEMORIAM WORLD'S YOUTH BETTER FOR DOROTHY HEIGHT SOPHIA DEUTCHBERGER OFF TODAY 1910 - 2004 On March 24 Dorothy I. Height was The world’s youth are better off to- presented with the Congressional Gold “Just do the best you can for yourself day than earlier generations, although Medal. It was her 92nd birthday. The and others” was the motto of Sophia Bea- many are still severely hindered by a lack medal was presented by President George trice Elikan Deutchberger, who died on of education, poverty, health problems, W. Bush. March 26 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the age unemployment and the impact of conflict, “I dare say there never was a birthday of 93. She had retired in 1977 as Assistant the United Nations says in a new report, celebration like this one and it means a Professor of Social Work at the Univer- the first to examine the global situation of great deal to me,” she said upon receiving sity of Georgia School of Social Work young people. the Medal. where she had served since 1973. A group The World Youth Report 2003 meas- As a member of the YWCA Leader- worker and long time member of ures progress in ten priority areas - educa- ship Services staff, Height had worked to AASWG, she had earlier worked at the tion, employment, extreme poverty, integrate the organization. Her important Loeb Convalescent Home in Pittsburgh, health issues, the environment, drugs, book, Step by Step with Interracial the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New delinquency, leisure time, the situation of Groups, was published by the Publication York, a Settlement House in Pittsburgh, girls and young women, and youth par- Services of the National Board, YWCA, and a senior center in Nashville. ticipation in decision-making - identified in 1946 and revised in 1955. As a group In Athens she started the Athens by member states when they adopted the worker and member of the American As- Community Council on Aging and was a 1995 World Programme of Action for sociation of Group Workers, she particu- founding member of the Athens ARK, the Youth. larly understood the importance of com- Athens Food Bank, and the Athens- Johan Schölvinck, Director of the petent professional work with groups in Clarke County League of Women Voters. Division for Social Policy and Develop- confronting segregation and developing She had been recognized and honored as ment of the UN Department of Economic integrated communities and groups. In the NASW Social Worker of the year in and Social Affairs (DESA), told a press 1964 she had organized informal dia- 1993, the Liberty Bell Award, the West- briefing the main message to emerge from logues between white and black women ern Circuit Bar Association 1997, and the the report was that young people needed from the North and South called Key to the City of Athens for community to be given the tools to make them effec- “Wednesdays in Mississippi”. She was service. She was born December 10, tive agents of social change and enable the only woman in the “Big Six”, a group 1910, in Bellaire, Ohio, and graduated them to realize their potential. of black activists that included Martin from Bellaire High School before going Young women and men between 15 Luther King, Jr. “Truth of the matter is, to Ohio University to earn her BS in and 24 in some regions were better edu- she was the giant of the civil rights move- Physical Education. In 1938 she received cated and had an unprecedented knowl- ment,” he said. her MA in Higher Education from New edge of the world around them, yet 133 Height is best known as the founder York University and in 1942 her MA in million youth remained illiterate. Only and President of the National Council of Social Work from the University of Pitts- one in four young persons - or 22 per cent Negro Women from 1957 to 1998. burgh. In Athens she was a member of of young women and 26 per cent of The Congressional Gold Medal is the The Congregation Children of Israel and young men - was enrolled in secondary highest honor awarded by Congress. It active in the Temple Sisterhood. In 1972 school in sub-Saharan Africa, compared has been bestowed on only 300 people she was preceded in death by her husband with 40 to 57 per cent in South Asia, and since George Washington received the Paul Deutchberger, whom she married in 62 to 67 per cent in the Middle East and first one in 1776. Height had earlier re- 1945. We know that in her ninety-three North Africa. ceived a Citizen’s Medal Award for dis- years she had done the best she could and Of the slightly more than one billion tinguished service from President Ronald that her contributions as a citizen of many young people between 15 and 24, almost Reagan in 1989 and the Presidential communities and as a group worker made nine out of 10 lived in developing coun- Medal of Freedom award from President a most significant impact on the lives of tries. Up to 110 million youth were esti- Bill Clinton in 1994. many people and our society. mated to be malnourished and up to 7,000 A personal professional note: became infected with HIV/AIDS daily. Height’s book provided guidance for our Schölvinck said the Report also ex- establishment of integrated services from Many thanks to readers who have amined five new priorities that had the late 1940’s onward and was especially provided us the information used in this emerged since the adoption of the 1995 useful to us in integrating settlement ser- issue. plan: globalization; information and com- vices and communities during those diffi- munication technologies; HIV/AIDS; cult years. My paper “On with the Community as described in Nelson Al- conflict; and inter-generational relations. Dance” (National Federation of Settle- gren’s book, Man with the Golden Arm, From the IFS Update 4/29/04, a ments, 1950) detailed our work to estab- which was later made into a movie star- monthly news service of the International lish integrated public dances for teen- ring Frank Sinatra. It was filmed on loca- Federation of Social Workers. agers at the Chicago Commons in 1949- tion in the community. 50. Some will remember the Commons’ John H. Ramey, Editor. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 7

(Continued from page 1) and Claiming the Future. I was invited to writing the constitution. This was publi- blocks from her home and one block from the conference but could not go to the cized widely in the press throughout the the Unitarian Universalist Church (UU) city to attend. However, I have been able world and, hopefully, made some differ- where she is a member, in order to protect to assist by distributing the book as ence in the effort to protect women in the all Muslim groups from the ugly and widely as I am able and attending, with new government. frightened violence that was occurring members of WAW, three of the book One very exciting event that came as after the blowing up of the World Trade readings that they have arranged to hold a direct result of my e-mail efforts was a Center. Needing to say that there are peo- in libraries in Queens. wonderful program planned by the Sweet ple in this neighborhood who can be When Afifa graduated from college, Hollow Presbyterian Church in Suffolk trusted she opened the gate and rang the she was hired by the US State Depart- County. At this program WAW members bell. To the voice that answered she de- ment and sent to Kandahar as a translator told about their experiences in Kandahar scribed herself as a retired social worker, for the Civil Affairs Unit of the Army. and showed films of the struggle of Af- a neighbor, and a member of the UU She e-mailed about the disastrous needs ghan women today. Jewelry and magnifi- Church, wondering if there might be that she found there. The UU Church and cent Afghan rugs were sold. Afghan food something that we could do together at several other churches that we consulted was served, courtesy of the Kabal Restau- this tragic moment. The person who had collected and sent boxes of warm socks rant in Hicksville, and a substantial answered opened the door, a beautiful and mittens, copy books and pencils, amount of money was raised for the work young woman who introduced herself as which she was able to distribute in her on behalf of the women and children of Afifa Yasufi, the Imam's youngest daugh- contacts with people and especially chil- Afghanistan. More material continues to ter and a senior at Queens College study- dren in and around Kandahar. Her e-mail be disseminated and more spin-offs are in ing psychology and political science.... was forwarded, and it was possible to use the making. From this lovely friendship between an this as a way to arouse people to the fail- Petitions are being circulated urging elderly retired social worker and a young ing promises that our government had the New York Senators to sign onto the Afghan American woman some quite made to Afghanistan as it engaged with bill that Barbara Boxer has introduced in remarkable things have happened. new interest in Iraq and began the costly the US Senate to designate funds specifi- I have learned a great deal about Af- destruction there. It appeared that Af- cally for the needs of Afghan women. ghanistan, Afifa, Islam, and, incidentally, ghanistan was being forgotten. Some of I feel that it is important for this my own neighborhood where many Mus- us used this issue in opposition to the war small project to be known by social work- lims live. I have also learned how the use in Iraq. ers. It represents a very modest way by of the computer can create unexpected Through all these days and weeks which I have been able to disseminate connections and organize action. At my and months, the WAW were building respect and understanding about Islam suggestion Afifa wrote a beautiful mes- their organization, distributing by e-mail and the desperate struggle of Afghan sage for the neighborhood newspaper and remarkable information about what was women for human rights. It has also be- the UU Church Bulletin. She joined the happening in Afghanistan and the tre- gun in a small way to create some bridges neighborhood association, and she came mendous need to try to guarantee the in my community. It has offered me the with her father to sing the prayers and rights of women in the new constitution opportunity to help these remarkable answer the members' many questions and that was being written. Money was raised young American Afghan women to be concerns. Afifa translated fables that she by e-mail to make it possible for seven known in the world that I can reach and remembered her grandmother telling her. members to go to Kandahar to set up pro- for their work to be appreciated and sup- We then read them to the children. She grams that supported efforts to open ported. Their work lies very much within introduced me to her friends at Queens schools and to enable women to find the values and goals of our profession, College and in the city who were organiz- small ways to earn money - with sewing and connections need to be developed so ing a group called Women for Afghan machines or chickens or... Every day my that the ignorance and intolerance that Women (WAW). I helped them as a kind e-mail was full of fascinating informa- exists in our country can be countered. of senior mentor, attended their early tion, news reports that were unavailable This has really been for me a very simple meetings in the student building at in the regular press about what was hap- way by which quite a web of knowledge, Queens College and the beautiful day that pening in that imperiled country. All I information, insight, and caring has been they were able to plan for their mothers was able to do was to forward the mail to and continues to be spread. It is also my and other friends on Mother's Day. Some my social work friends and family deep pleasure and professional satisfac- of her friends planned a second day at the throughout the world, to anyone who I tion that it is being gratified, and I have UU Church, reading their poetry and felt would be interested and who might been rewarded by my friendships with sharing their great concerns about the also send money or organize. these beautiful young women. When I plight of women in Afghanistan. The WAW members who went to have been ill, they send me e-mail greet- Their organization was growing with Kandahar were able to bring together a ings, and I send them e-mail greetings on an extraordinary Conference on Afghani- group of twenty-five women of all ages their Holidays. stan and Women’s Rights held in New and all walks of life. These women drew I have come to understand and ex- York at the City College Graduate Center. up a Women's Bill of Rights which, in perience in a new way how different From this resulted a remarkable book, turn, was submitted to Karzai and the faiths can produce beautiful human be- Women for Afghanistan: Shattering Myths members of the commission who were (Continued on page 8) Page 8, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER STANDARDS MALEKOFF WADES RENISON NOW A SCHOOL FOR ELECTRONIC (POETICALLY?) OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE PROPOSED INTO THE POLITICAL FRAY The Board of Governors of Renison The National Association of Social or how Andy got appointed College, University of Waterloo, is Workers (NASW) and the Association of to the Civil Service Commission pleased to announce a change of designa- Social Work Boards (ASWB) are setting John, I thought this might be of some tion from the Department of Social Work up a joint task force to establish standards interest to you. Maybe a new context for to the School of Social Work. This for electronic practice of social work. It group work... or, if not, it is certain to change is consistent with practice across will be called the Social Work Practice generate some poetry. Best wishes, Andy North America where Schools of Social and Technology Work Group. Their con- Thus Andy Malekoff introduced the Work are the norm. It is also consistent cern is the observation that electronic April 8th story from Newsday he sent us with practice at The University of Water- practice is a form of providing therapy recently. The headline tells much of the loo which has used the term “School” to that has become a reality very quickly and rest. “Civil service imbroglio ends. Re- distinguish academic units within the Fac- with little supervision. They state that publican council names three to replace ulties of Arts, Science, Environmental other forms of social work practice using former commissioners deemed ‘poor,’ but Studies and Mathematics that have pro- technology will also be addressed. Infor- who plan to fight.” fessional accreditation and affiliations. mation about this process can be accessed It seems that the new Republican Renison College was founded by the at www.aswb.org. (Information from administration appointed three new civil Anglican community in Kitchener- IFSW Update March 2004.) service commissioners to end Long Waterloo to provide a supportive resi- This should be of interest and con- Beach's recent political controversy after dence environment for students studying cern to the many group workers who use the dismissal of the last two remaining at post-secondary institutions in the K-W various forms of electronic practice from commissioners appointed by a previous region and to provide university programs telegroup meetings, Internet support administration. Or, as the writer of the for students wanting to pursue careers in groups, chat rooms, etc. The group work story, Sid Cassese, says, “Or not” (to end the helping professions. The ten-month, literature includes several very useful it). The dismissed commissioners planned post-BA, Honours Bachelor of Social publications which describe how to use a meeting on the sidewalk in front of city Work (BSW) Program has been offered at the various media. We remember that for hall to protest, but they settled for asking Renison College since 1998 and received several years Harvey Bertcher published a for a hearing and preparing a petition to its first accreditation by the Canadian regular Tele-group Hotline Newsletter. the State Civil Service Commission. Association of Schools of Social Work in Maeda Galinsky and a group at the Uni- “Now we have highly competent January 2000. The School prepares gener- versity of North Carolina have published representatives of the community who alist social work practitioners to provide a detailed manual on using telephone will make the commission the legal and service to a broad range of populations at groups. Practitioners using electronic me- impartial arbiters this kind of agency is all systems levels. dia in group work should be concerned supposed to be,” said the City Manager Under the leadership of Ellen Sue that the special circumstances of their who cited a recent state commission re- Mesbur, Director, the School has devel- practice be adequately considered in port that the dismissed commissioners did oped a part-time BSW stream to begin in preparation of this document. Too often, a “poor” job. September 2004. This new initiative will in our experience with such documents, Appointed were: provide opportunities for people not able the focus has been on one-to-one types of Leary Wade, 59, a Democrat, the to study full-time to obtain a Bachelor of counseling, sometimes, even within other- director of linen services at a large Brook- Social Work degree. The school is plan- wise useful statements, attempting to lyn hospital and the first black ever ap- ning to offer the BSW courses through make policy which is negative to the best pointed to the city commission. multiple modalities, including evening, interests of group work practice. Andrew Malekoff, 52, a Democrat on-line, and intensive format courses, and a social worker who is the associate thus providing greater access to profes- (Continued from page 7) executive director of the North Shore sional social work education. ings. It is essential humanity that is being Child and Family Guidance Center in Mesbur states: “The new designation linked in small but vital ways. It has been Roslyn Heights. of School of Social Work, and the upcom- and remains a way by which I, as an eld- Susan Mackston Solomon, 44, a Re- ing launch of the part-time stream are erly woman and a retired social worker publican and licensed real estate agent very exciting, especially at this time in can manage to be a part of the struggle for and member of the city’s recreation com- Renison College’s history. We are fortu- love and justice in the world. mission, who lost a bid for a seat on the nate to have support from Renison’s Prin- March 2004 City Council in 1997. cipal, Dr. John Crossley, faculty, and staff Catherine P. Papell, Flushing, New York Best wishes to Andy. Contact him at Renison College and the University of Professor Emerita, Adelphi University and provide advice at [email protected]. We Waterloo, and the school’s Community School of Social Work look forward to the poetry and other re- Advisory Committee.” Papell is a Life Member of the ports of group work in political action. For more information on the Bache- AASWG Board and a founding Co-editor From an article by Sid Cassese in lor of Social Work Program contact Ellen of Social Work with Groups Journal. Newsday April 8, 2004. Sue Mesbur, Director, School of Social SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 9 AN UPDATE ON RENISON This is Poetry? when i die FROM ELLEN SUE MESBUR It’s the rhythm of life, but not the rhyme. i don't think Hello, Colleagues, It doesn’t always make sense. I will go I wanted to update you on a few of anywhere. the exciting things that are happening in Fifteen boys followed into the room for no heaven our Bachelor of Social Work Program at their first meeting, no hell Renison College, University of Waterloo. Lined up inside the door, no limbo. We recently received a change in desig- Each opened his switchblade. nation from Department of Social Work One by one the knives spun down and i think i to School of Social Work (see press re- stuck in the wooden floor. will simply lease). We are increasing access to our One member stepped forward, vanish. program through the implementation of a “We just wanted you to know we run some people part-time stream, beginning in Septem- things around here.” will remember me ber, 2004. “That’s interesting. Tell you what. as they knew me. In the fall of 2003, we presented a Put your knives on the table and let’s talk conference on Diversity Matters, which about it.” others will never focused on social work practice with reli- know that i gious and culturally diverse populations. It was late. One boy lingered. ever existed. Of particular interest were ethical issues “Don’t you think you had better head on those that inherent in working with the Mennonite home?” never knew that communities, including Old Order Men- “I can’t go home. My mother died today.” I ever existed nonites. “What are you going to do?” We are delighted to have a special “I don’t know.” will probably workshop that will be given by Flavio “Would you like me to find a place for know Marsiglia of Arizona State University at you to stay tonight?” me the best Renison College in early May. His work- “Yes.” after shop will continue the theme of diversity. i Flavio will be presenting “A Culturally- “I haven’t seen Marie for a while. Do you disappear. Grounded Approach to Social Work with know where she is?” Groups”. This event will be the first for- “The last I heard she was sleeping in an nothingness mal “launch” of our new School of Social abandoned automobile is the Work. out back of the church across the alley.” essence. We are also very excited that Bar- “Can we find her?” the rest bara Muskat (Toronto Region Group- She was a very pretty young adult. is just workers' Network President) will be “We've looked and what we heard was window dressing. teaching a course in Social Groupwork in that the Mafia has her now. the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts pro- “Is there anything we can do?” andy malekoff gram at Renison. This course is one of “Probably not. We don’t know where she the prerequisites for the BSW Program. is.” We know that Barb's work with groups, her great creativity and enthusiasm, will A group of campers and staff met at the whether we should accept Mafia scholar- make for a terrific learning experience for top of the road. ships our students. The unit supervisor had one of the boys in or try to go to college on our own. I think that Flavio and Barb's in- tow. We want you to debate their representa- volvement at Renison is a wonderful ex- “You better take him home right now. tive.” ample of how the connections established He tried to stab his counselor.” One dim bulb in the ceiling. through participation in AASWG cross “There’s no one at his home.” Forty chairs around a barren table borders and enrich social work education “I don’t care. We can’t keep him here.” in a rundown storefront. and practice. Others had brought along all of his be- A refrigerator full of beer. Best regards, longings. The hand-lettered sign on the door read Ellen Sue Mesbur, Director, School “I’ll find his sister.” “Social Athletic Club” of Social Work, Renison College, Uni- It wasn’t the first such problem with him It was an interesting debate. versity of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, in camp. Canada We drove to his home. It’s the rhythm of a group work life. Is it poetry? Work, Renison College, 1-877-363-6592 “Can you come to the clubhouse after the (toll free), 519-884-4400, ext. 612 (local), meeting Tuesday? John H. Ramey, [email protected] We’re going to have a debate, Akron, Ohio, April 2004 Page 10, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER "POPCORN PSYCHOLOGY" CROSSING BOUNDARIES IN MEMORIAM DID YOU GET H. DANIEL CARPENTER That’s what the headline called the YOUR COPY OF THE 1909-2004 “therapeutic” uses of movies in mental health settings. Katherine Spitz asks, QUEBEC PROCEEDINGS? H. Daniel Carpenter, a longtime “Name some movies that affected you Quebec Symposium participants who leader in the national settlement house deeply. Easy to do, isn't it?” She says, “A paid full fee for the full three days should movement and for thirty years the Direc- growing number of mental health experts have received their copies of the English tor of the Hudson Guild in Chelsea believe that when a person is moved by a language edition of the Proceedings by neighborhood of Manhattan, died Febru- particular film, then there is something now. If you have not received your copy, ary 7 in Tucson, Arizona. He was 95 and about the characters, the setting, or the please contact John H. Ramey, Immediate had moved to Tucson in 2002 after living type of challenges depicted that is self- Past General Secretary, 800-807-0793, in Chelsea for seventy-one years. revealing. When a film hits home, think- 330-836-0793, or [email protected]. We His death was announced by the ing about it in a structured way, with a will verify registration and order a copies Hudson Guild and the National Associa- therapist’s help, can help a person cope as needed. tion on Drug Abuse Problems, of which with various issues.” Participants who paid the retired, he had been president. He was among For most group workers the use of student, and unemployed registration fee those who fostered the rebirth of Chelsea, films is not exactly a new experience. As and other current members may order a residential swath of the West Side from experts beginning with the use of Bell and copies directly from The Haworth Press at 14th to 30th Street once dominated by the Howell projectors, we have used films for AASWG's 50% discount price. Hudson River docks and the immigrants various educational, developmental, re- Make certain your school or agency who worked there in a wretched social medial, and therapeutic purposes for library has ordered a copy, too. environment. The Hudson Guild, like many years. We borrowed them from the Crossing Boundaries and Developing other settlement houses, was founded in public library, purchased them, and occa- Alliances through Group Work, edited by 1895 as an experiment in social reform. sionally produced them. What has Jocelyn Lindsay, Daniel Turcotte and Carpenter was its Executive Director changed dramatically in the past few Estelle Hopmeyer, Co-chairs of the Sym- during a crucial period, from 1943 until years to make their use easier is the tech- posium, was published in mid-2003 by 1973. He introduced or expanded pro- nology. It allows the story to be accessed The Haworth Press, Inc. grams for returning veterans, better hous- much more easily and in sections which ing, education and job training, the arts can be reviewed easily. No more broken and community organization. He oversaw film or piles of film spilled onto the floor! therapeutic for clients in a group to talk programs for the elderly, English as a No more jammed film in the projector! about something they all have seen. second language, psychological counsel- Not that modern equipment does not ‘Everybody has individual responses to ing and racial tolerance. He remained a break down and is sometimes not easily these movies and shares them. Then peo- trustee until 1991 and was consulted even fixed, but it’s neater to handle, less obtru- ple notice other people have similar re- after his move to Tucson. sive, and more group friendly. It is easy sponses or different ones.’ Carpenter was president and chief for individuals to view a film independ- “This way, she said, people realize executive of the National Association on ently of a group in preparation for discus- that in any given situation, there will be a Drug Abuse Problems, with headquarters sion of its value and importance. VHS normal range of human responses, group in Manhattan, from 1973 to 1984 and and DVD are miraculous developments. members also can then learn to tolerate remained a board member until 1995. He As with all such resources, film may individual differences to the same situa- led it during a period of growth for its portray powerful but erroneous or harm- tion. mission of helping recovering addicts. ful beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. If a “That's a skill to maintain once the Herschel Daniel Carpenter was born group does not recognize these, a worker film ends and real life begins again.” on a farm in Attica, Ohio, and moved to has to be prepared to intervene in some It is suggested that we make lists of Chelsea after finishing what was then appropriate way. films which we believe could be useful Denison College in 1931. While working Spitz reports that “...Birgit Wolz, an and create our own “worker’s manual” for for his master's degree in Social Work at Oakland, Calif., marriage and family the use of each one. What type of group? New York University he got a job offer therapist has created a popular cinema What issues? Under what circumstance? from John Lovejoy Elliot, the founding therapy group in which clients of varied There are some books which discuss how director of the Guild and a leader in the backgrounds meet weekly to discuss their to chose, and there are some lists which Ethical Culture Society. reactions to a film. other workers have already developed. From the start, Elliot let Carpenter “The group doesn’t review the movie In this issue we once again list the run an array of Guild programs for the for quality, but rather, looks at the issues film “Group” as one that is useful for neighborhood's school children, immi- presented, said Wolz,... work with certain kinds of groups. grants and elderly, as well as the New “Last week we watched What’s Eat- Popcorn anyone? Jersey farm where generations of Chelsea ing Gilbert Grape?,... ‘Codependency (“Popcorn Psychology” by Katherine residents used to take their vacations. issues, family secrets, eating disorders.’” Spitz, Akron Beacon Journal, February (Later, as Director, he vainly fought to She “believes that it is especially 17, 2004, p. E-1). keep the farm which fell victim to grow- SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 11 PAPELL WORKS WITH CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT WHAT IS HEALTH? AFGHAN WOMEN’S GROUP COMMITTEE In his weekly column Dr. Peter Gott Dear John: This time of year the Chapter Devel- recently discussed the meaning of Here is something I wrote and for opment Committee has the responsibility “health”. He based it on the World Health which I was cited by the Queensboro to prepare a detailed report to the Board Organization’s definition of “complete Council on Social Welfare at their Annual of the Association to record how our physical, mental and social well being.” Reception Honoring Queens Social membership organization is making use “... there is more to health than ab- Workers on Friday, March 26, at Queens of the Association's resources. With the sence of pain.... Health has to do with Borough Hall. Maybe something about it completion of the Chapter Annual Re- adaptation and acceptance... Health may would be worth noting in the next News- ports, Chapter Development creates the be fundamentally an attitude.” letter. It is important to recognize and Board report for the June meeting in New He summarized “.. health is a com- give support to these beautiful young Af- York City. The Chair of the Committee plicated concept. Good health is not auto- ghan American women for their efforts in with committee assistance completes this matic. It is a gift. If we could learn to behalf of their imperiled country and the report annually and with the Chapter Li- accept a wider definition of it. we could tremendous needs of Afghan women who aison presents the activity of the organi- probably advance to a higher, more realis- are struggling against oppression and for zation to the Board for its review and tic plane and experience more enjoyment human rights. It is also important to rec- approval. out of life, despite out physical and men- ognize and experience the beautiful hu- This responsibility makes each tal imperfections..” manity that is present in most Muslins. spring very hectic with the gathering of What better place is there to work out Love and Peace. reports and the development of the Chap- adaptation and acceptance than in a Katy Papell ter Development Report. The Chair group! [email protected]. would remind all of our Chapter Chairs This note accompanied a flyer telling to send any missing information or sec- Help build AASWG. of an open and free Mother’s Day Cele- tions of their reports as soon as possible Recruit a new member. bration for mothers and daughters spon- to be included in the Board’s report. Ma- sored by Women for Afghan Women terial gathered after June will not be re- access Chapter Development information (WAW) and the Afghan Students Asso- viewed by the Board and may require on the AASWG web site. ciation (ASA) on Sunday, May 12, at the action by the Chapter Development Com- The addition of chapter membership Queens College Student Union. mittee. Chapters that have not submitted information on the web site has provided a WAW is described as “a collective of an annual report risk delayed chapter powerful tool for chapter leaders to iden- Afghan and non-Afghan women from the support payments, and a chapter which tify trends in membership and to promote New York area who are committed to fails to present an annual report forfeits membership development. The ability to ensuring the human rights of Afghan chapter support payments for the unre- update mailing lists and e-mail lists with Women. WAW promotes the agency of ported year. current member information can be one local Afghan women through the creation It would be premature to report on means for local groups to increase com- of safe forums where Afghan women can the chapters in this newsletter. However, munication with members. Chapter Devel- network, develop programs to meet their an informal assessment would say that opment is pleased to see groups listed on specific needs, and participate in human this has been a challenging year in our the web site which are interested in mem- rights advocacy in the international chapters. Many have worked very hard to bership numbers as a starting place for sphere. maintain their programs and resources chapter organizing. These areas are en- “ASA is a group of Queens College and some have struggled all year. Our couraged to review the Chapter Organiz- students who are dedicated in bringing work in preparation for the June meeting ing Manual and to consider making appli- cultural awareness to the campus as well will be to help assess chapters in need of cation for Organizing Unit status. If you the community. The ASA is known to greater attention by the committee and to are working with the membership lists and promote social events regarding Afghani- put in place necessary structure for chap- need assistance with the Excel spreadsheet stan and introducing recognition to those ters that are struggling with leadership or in using the data from the site, do not less familiar to the country and its peo- issues, membership declines under hesitate to contact Chapter Development ple.” twenty-five members for over two annual to get suggestions, new ideas or trouble- report cycles, and organizing areas that shooting assistance. The addition of this have not progressed to chapter status. resource gives local leadership important WHAT HAVE YOU DONE Chapters are reminded that the Chapter resources for simplifying communication FOR GROUP WORK TODAY? Development Committee can assist with membership. through both technical assistance and Questions or requests for technical ing needs elsewhere on the Guild's through resources such as chapter grants assistance with any of the above informa- agenda.) which can be requested for chapter pro- tion can be made to the Chapter Develop- In 1932 Carpenter married Marjorie jects or efforts to increase membership ment Committee through Michael Wag- Elliot, the founder’s niece, who died in and sustain local group work activities. ner, Chair, at [email protected], or 1980. Please click on the Committees link to 212-949-4848. Page 12, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER CHAPTER NEWS eleven hand-outs, listed in alphabetical sional, on Thursday, April 29, for his in- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA order: Diagram of planning model for terns and staff. I want to take this opportunity to social work with groups, Evaluating Jeanne A. Gill, Chair thank the members of the Social Group groups’ responsibility/effectiveness/ Work Coalition Committee of the Trium- vitality, Practice skills for work with FLORIDA virate (the San Diego State University families and groups, Sample format for On Friday, March 19, the Chapter School of Social work, the Southern Cali- summary group recordings, Sample satis- held its 20th Annual Conference: “A Cul- fornia Chapter of AASWG, and the Mil- faction questionnaire for group members, turally Grounded Approach to Social ton and Anne Kopp Hyman Fund for Values of social work groups, and Work Work with Groups”. This is the second Continuing Social Group Work Educa- Sheet: Planning guide for social work year that we co-sponsored this event with tion) for their commitment to promote groups. the Barry University Social Work Festi- social group work to a varied audience I would suggest that AASWG mem- val. The Chapter is extremely grateful to including paraprofessionals, social work bers and colleagues contact Abels and Barry University School of Social Work interns, social workers, social group Cohen for more information on their for its constant generosity and support in workers and psychologists. Members of courses. promoting group work. This well- the Committee are Judy Anderson, Kurt On Saturday, June 5, the Triumvirate attended event attracted approximately Buske, Nancy Deutsch, Ellen Eichler, will welcome back Alex Gitterman, Pro- 175 community group workers and new Ruth Howell, Ted Kennedy, Joan Parry, fessor at the University of Connecticut students who wanted to increase their Liz Quinnett, Project Director, Albert School of Social work, for a one-day knowledge about social work with Schafer, and Steve Sherber. seminar on “Group Work with Vulnerable groups. Flavio Francisco Marsiglia was Paul Abels, Professor Emeritus at Populations”. This will be held at Silver- an engaging, inspiring and energetic key- California State University Long Beach ado Senior Living Center, Encinitas. This note speaker. He provided an overview of and President of AASWG, began his four program is sponsored by the Triumvirate the theoretical and practice underpinnings session course entitled “Advanced Social and Silverado Senior Living. The course of a culturally grounded approach to so- Work: Social Group Work 3001”, on Sat- is open to AASWG members, non- cial work with groups. Group work is urday, February 21, at the Veterans Ad- members, retirees, paraprofessionals, un- introduced as a natural or native response ministration San Diego Healthcare Sys- employed, and students. Eight CEU’s will to the needs and strengths of cultural mi- tem. with the following registrants: Judy be given for the course. A continental nority individuals and families. Marsiglia Anderson, Alicia Caldwell, Joseph Din- breakfast and light lunch will be served. If addressed the role of the social worker as tino, Crystal Engleman-Lampe, Vickie you wish more information about this a group facilitator who supports the emer- Ficklin, Elaine Hoffman, Jane Hynes, course, contact Liz Quinnett, Academy gence of stories and narratives within the Karen Matthews, Albert Schafer, Mary for Professional Excellence, 6505 Alva- safety of the group. It appears that this Sebastyn, and Susan Mount. rado, Suite 107, San Diego, CA 92120, approach assists group members to col- Abels handed out social group work 619-549-3626, or Jeanne Gill, 858-565- lectively edit their own stories by inte- records and asked the participants to talk 7156. grating their strengths coming from their about content and process. In addition, he On Tuesday, March 16, Joan Parry culture and communities of origin as tools has presented us with theoretical material and I did a group work training for Kurt for change. including references to Bion and to Wil- Buske, Director of the Southern Caregiver Many attended the workshops that liam Schwartz. He has given reading as- Resource Center, and his staff. We used took place in the afternoon. They in- signments and provided the group mem- some of the following titles as guides: cluded: “Developing and Sustaining Sup- bers with flexibility and humor. There are Understanding worker's role as facilitator port Groups for Special Populations Us- two more classes, April 24, and May 8, while moving the group toward mutual ing an HIV/AIDS Support Group as a which will have been completed by the support; Understanding the difference Case in Point” presented by Peter Rossi; time you read this. between a support group, a psychoeduca- “Back to Basics! All the Basics You Need The Chapter was happy to welcome tional group, and an educational program; to Know about Leading a Group” pre- Carol S. Cohen, Associate Professor at Tips on how to handle difficult group sented by Greg Tully; “How to Run a Adelphi University School of Social members, e.g., monopolizers, side talkers, Short-Term Divorce Support Group” by Work and co-author with Julianne Wayne and people who sabotage. It was a most Olga Molina; “Creating Systems of Mu- of Group Work Education in the Field. enjoyable and fulfilling experience. I used tual Aid Groups through Community- Her one-day course on “Group Work for Social Work with Groups, 3rd Edition by based Collaborative Grant Groups and Field Supervisors” was held on Tuesday, Helen Northen and Roselle Kurland for Maximizing Effectiveness by Embracing March 2, at the Public Child Welfare part of the presentation. Diversity” by Ellyn Drotzer; and “Family Training Academy in Oceanside. Partici- And, finally, Joan and I will be doing Group Conferencing: Bridging Cultures, pants came from South Los Angeles, Or- a one and one-half hour social group Building Social Responsibility” by Mark ange County and San Diego County. work presentation for Ted Kennedy, a Macgowan. Please note the titles of eight of her Neighborhood House social work profes- There was an interactive, integrative SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 13 discussion with Marsiglia following the take place December 12 to 14 in polis gave a day long presentation, in- afternoon workshops. The participants Herzogenrath near Aachen, Germany. I cluding three breakout sessions on were involved in an exploration of their want to take this opportunity to invite all “Ethics in Supervision and Group Work.” experiences with group work with cul- of you. We would be thrilled to meet you There are more workshops planned tural minority individuals. Additionally, there. for the fall. On October 16 two presenters he gave a brief presentation of the Model The Chapter wants to deal with the will discuss their co-facilitator process -- Program “Keepin’ It REAL”. He re- question, “How can Social Groupwork how they figured out how to work to- viewed the process of creating the inter- react on the dramatically changing politi- gether working with adults in chemical vention from the ground up, the popula- cal circumstances in German society?” dependency recovery. Also in the fall, on tion affected, and the outcome of this We think group workers have a lot of a date yet to be set, Maire Ruff will pre- program. Those who came hungry to in- answers in times where money and finan- sent a workshop on working with children crease their knowledge, skills, and im- cial subventions are lower than ever be- in groups. prove their practice walked away sated. fore. Ursula Melhuish is the new Chapter Our Board met on Saturday, April Those in the USA have a lot of ex- Chair. Alison Johnson is now Member- 24, to plan our Fall/Winter Series for next perience in surviving and doing excellent ship Chair, and Bert Levy is the Treas- year. It was acknowledged that we pro- work without the support of a welfare urer. vide continuing education and promote state. We can profit and learn a lot from Please contact Melhuish at group work practice to those in our com- you! [email protected] or Johnson at munity, yet there is a strong sense that we Last but not least, we are working on [email protected] to receive a copy of would like to do more to promote social our home page so it would be much easier upcoming presentations and workshops or justice. How do we devote our resources for you to visit us without having to cross for more information on Kentucky Chap- to improve society and the well-being of the big ocean. ter membership. citizens whose needs are most intense? All the best to you, Ursula Meluish, Chair What are we doing to influence or affect Suse Kunz, Chair, Vorgebirgsstr 35, the oppressed population? We are certain Koln, Germany, [email protected]. LONG ISLAND that we are not alone in this struggle and The Chapter has completed its pro- would like to hear from other AASWG ILLINOIS gram year and has begun work for next members regarding what you are doing to Carlean Gilbert and Kay Levin are year’s schedule. We welcome any feed- address this issue in your chapter. the new Co-chairpersons of the Chapter back from members regarding ideas for For further information, please con- and Patricia O’Brien is now the Secretary/ topics for future programs. The Chapter tact Laura Farley, Chair, lfarley@ Treasurer. As a result of suggestions continues to grow with the support of the aol.com. made at a recent Chapter Retreat, two local Schools of Social Work (Molloy, Sunday discussion groups were held. Stony Brook, and Adelphi) as well as the GEORGIA These meetings attracted a couple of North Shore Long Island Jewish Health For information about the Georgia members who could not attend the First System. Anyone interested in joining the Chapter contact Joseph Botnick, Chair, Thursday Breakfast meetings as well a Chapter or Steering Committee is encour- 1430 Stephens Drive, Atlanta, Georgia couple of potential members. aged to contact us at [email protected] 30329-3715, 440-320-7681. Contact Carlean Gilbert, 312-915- or 516-877-4351. 7035, [email protected], or Kay Levin, 753- Catherine Papell was honored for her GERMANY 275-9800, [email protected]. work with the Women for Afghan since The Chapter is moving! The new Elaine Finnegan 9/11/01. In true Katy style, following the board has a lot of energy to get the Chap- Immediate Past Chair tragic events of 9/11/01, she looked ter moving forward and into contact. around her own neighborhood to see What do we want to achieve? KENTUCKY where she could be of help. Since knock- First, we started an international The Chapter has been active offering ing on the door of that group she has been work meeting. The members of this group diverse and useful workshops. In January working diligently with them to try to are Sonia Spelters, Karin Genius, Tanja Joseph Ferry from Hospice of Louisville open up connections with the Islamic Pallos and Ingrun Masanek. We hope also facilitated a workshop entitled “Children community in her Queens neighborhood. to win Jürgen Kalcher for this work. The and Grief: Using Expressive Methods in While she is working locally the impact aim of this work meeting is to strengthen Group Work.” of the work of this group has been felt international issues in Germany and to In February Katharine Dobbins and world wide. Loretta Hartley-Bangs was expand the knowledge of our members Jean Henry from Wellspring in Louisville honored by the County of Nassau Depart- about the organisation and what it does in co-facilitated a program “Working with ment of Drug & Alcohol Addiction with general. Our wish for the future is to feel the Severely Mentally Ill in Groups.” the Elizabeth A. Doherty Social Worker like one part of a bigger system instead of On March 18 Tim Schladand, as- of the Year 2004 award. defining ourselves as a single German sisted by Craig Hernik, presented “How Loretta Hartley-Bangs, Chair organisation. the Men’s Movement Informs Their Second, we have begun to start orga- Group Work with Men.” MASSACHUSETTS nizing the next yearly symposium. It will In April Carol Keuchler of Minnea- The Chapter invites you to our An- Page 14, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER nual Meeting on Friday, June 25, from 9 society. Rottenberg, Chair, 651-690-8786. am to noon. The featured speaker, Jon Our Annual Meeting had a large Higgins, will present on “Use of Group turnout. The first half of the meeting Jeff NEW YORK RED APPLE Work with Sexually Reactive Children.” Blodgett from Wellstone Action, an or- Election time has come to the New He is the Clinical Director at the Home ganization that carries on the ideals of the York Red Apple Chapter. Officers' terms for Little Wanderers Knight Children's late Senator Paul Wellstone, spoke about for three years had run their course and Center and Spring Park Place in Jamaica how one can affect social change in soci- this winter a slate of new officers was Plain. Awards will be presented for ety. The second half of the meeting con- sought among the membership. Secretary, Group Work Agency of the Year, Group sisted of a panel of people who are using Susan Ciardiello, worked with interested Worker of the Year, and Group Work groups to change society. For example, members to gather profiles and produced Student of the Year. Nominations for one person works with groups of home- our ballots. The Official Ballot was ap- these awards will be accepted through the less teens, while others use groups for proved and certified by the Chapter offi- end of May. The cost for the meeting is large-scale protests. At the close of the cers. Membership received the ballots in free for AASWG members and $10 for meeting attendees reflected and made March and returned them in early April. non-members. plans about how they could use social Development of regular chapter elections Elections will be held at the Annual group work for social action. Everyone promotes an active chapter membership. Meeting for two Executive Board posi- left feeling inspired. Our new officers are being announced tions including President and Secretary. The following meetings were by peo- here and in our Red Apple Spring news- Meg MacPherson is running for President ple who worked doing Public Achieve- letter. and Jennifer Wittlin for Secretary. For a ment throughout the World. They facili- New York Red Apple is pleased to biography of each candidate see the tated groups to empower youth through welcome our former Vice-Chair, Roberta Chapter's spring Newsletter. Come and spoken word poetry and engaged mem- Rhodin, to the position of Chapter Chair. cast your vote for these outstanding group bers in a role playing activity about a day Roberta will bring the continuity of lead- workers on June 25! RSVP to maaaswg@ in the life of a homeless GLBT youth. ership that is important to chapter growth yahoo.com or call Meg McPherson at Our spring meeting will feature a retired and development. Andrew Cicchetti has 617-236-8078. The Annual Meeting will social worker who has used social group been elected as Vice-Chair. Andrew and take place at the Big Sister Association of work to affect social change. Roberta worked together leading the Hos- Greater Boston, 161 Massachusetts Ave- At each meeting we have also added pitality Committee for the New York nue, Boston, MA 02115. a mutual aid component by adding a Con- Symposium in October 2003. Andrew has Lucia Berman-Rossi, President sultation Circle. The Circle allows mem- agreed to take on the role of Chapter Rep- bers to bring problems they are having resentative to the Board. Marilynn Myles MICHIGAN with the groups they are running and/or has been re-elected to her position as our At this time the Chapter is devoted getting started and to receive feedback to Chapter Treasurer and will provide an- entirely to providing another excellent handle the situations. We have received other voice of experience in our chapter Symposium this October in Detroit. positive feedback about this component leadership. Shantih Clemens has been The Co-chairs of the Chapter, also of our meetings. elected to the position of Secretary. Co-chairs of the Planning Committee for Recently, the new officers met and The Chapter leadership expressed its the Symposium, are Ann Rosengrant Al- came up with new ways to attract more thanks to the members for their participa- varez, 240 Thompson Home, 4756 Cass members. We hope that these ideas work tion in the election process and apprecia- Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-577- and that we can keep growing in the fu- tion to departing members of the chapter 4401, [email protected]; Althea ture. officers, namely, Susan Ciardiello and M. Grant, Rape Counseling Center, 4201 Sixteen members of the Chapter at- Michael Wagner. Susan remains an at- St. Antione, Detroit, MI 48215, 313-833- tended and/or presented at the Interna- large member of the Board and Michael 1661, [email protected]; and Robert tional Symposium in Boston. Everyone remains the Chair of the Chapter Devel- (Bob) Sisler, Catholic Social Services of had a great time, and at one of our Chap- opment Committee. Join us in welcoming Wayne County, 748 Ashland Ave, De- ter meetings the people who presented the new chapter officers. troit, MI 48215, 313-824-0952, fax 313- relayed their experiences to the group, Roberta has reported that a transition 821-1046. For more information about the inspiring others to attend and/or present in meeting is being scheduled for mid-May Chapter and the Symposium contact the future. with an eye towards planning workshops Susan A. Titus, Symposium Coordinator, We have begun the preliminary plan- which are hoped to begin in the summer. [email protected]. ning for the 2005 Symposium that will be Local members interested in participating held in Minnesota. Everyone is very en- in the development and planning of work- MINNESOTA thusiastic and looking forward to the ex- shops should contact Roberta at The Chapter has had a very active perience. We cannot wait to see all of you [email protected]. The Chapter leadership and exciting year. The overall theme of here in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes! can always use extra help in Membership, our meetings has been about social group For additional information about the Conference or Workshop Development, work and social action. We have had Minnesota Chapter contact Jenny Advocacy, Outreach and Social Action. speakers throughout the community who Schwartz, Secretary, 612-823-3237, jen- Members who are interested in these ar- use social group work to effect change in [email protected] or Shelly eas should not hesitate to contact the offi- SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 15 cers. the remaining year of the term. Carolyn for memberships in AASWG will be Members who had been attending or Caldwell, Marsha Blanks, Mamadou distributed this summer and fall at all the are interested in attending the Open- Seck, and Al Klubert were elected to At schools in the Chapter area, and plans are ended Occupational Peer Supervision Large positions. Lonnie Helton was underway for activities to involve stu- (OOPS!) Group should contact Michael elected to the Nominating Committee. For dents in the Chapter. This will all be Wagner at 212-949-4848 or via e-mail at Marsha Blanks this is a return to the Ex- funded from the Chapter's Ruby Pernell [email protected] to schedule a meet- ecutive Committee after several years' Education Fund. ing time for the coming year. Sessions absense. Continuing terms include Judy The Executive Committee meets previously had been the second Thursday W. Fant, Treasurer, John H. Ramey, Sec- monthly except July at the Berea Children of each month from 6:00 to 8:00, but, as retary and Representative to the AASWG and Family Services' Center City Office membership had fallen off, a return to Board, Tracey Hagan, and Chris Long, At in Cleveland on each second Monday at pre-group planning is called for. (Thanks, Large, Elizabeth Lewis, and Jay Toth, noon. The Chapter's new post office box Roselle!) Nominating Committee, Anna Fritz, Edu- number is 606181, Cleveland, OH 44106. Michael W. Wagner, Chair cation Committee Chair, and Bobi Galla- The Chapter will be appointing a new gher, Program Committee Chair. Our Editor and new chairs for Membership NORTHEAST OHIO thanks to Nellie O’Leary, who has com- and Program in the near future. The Chapter is completing a very pleted her term as Immediate Past Chair, Contact Claudia J. Carson, Co-chair, successful, busy, and enjoyable year and and to Christopher Hall, who has re- [email protected], or Lynne Rose, Co- planning more and even better things for signed. chair, [email protected]. next year. DETROIT SYMPOSIUM. The John H. Ramey, Secretary SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP Chapter is planning to have a large dele- [email protected] WITH CAROL COHEN gation of practitioners, students and fac- The all-day workshop on “Teaching ulty attend the Symposium this October. NORTH TEXAS Group Work in the Field” was held PROGRAM COMMITTEE, Bobi Our Chapter has been busy these last Friday, May 7, at the Regina Health Cen- Gallagher, Chair. The “Groups of Our few months. We held our first workshop ter in Richfield, with Carol S. Cohen of Lives” series has been revived this Spring at the Arbrook assisted living facility in Adelphi University as the leader. The for members to meet and discuss a broad Arlington with excellent reviews from the workshop was co-sponsored by all of the variety of topics. The first session, in participants. The topic was “Using graduate schools and undergraduate pro- April, with Robert Lauretig as leader, was Groups to Respond to Traumatic Events” grams of social work in the area. It was a well attended and sparked much interest and the speaker was an Army social joint activity of the Education and Pro- in continuation. The next session is on worker and fellow doctoral student, Cath- gram Committees. We thank Carol Cohen May 20 in Westlake with Bobi Gallagher erine Simmons, who graciously donated for an excellent workshop and the univer- as leader. Working with groups of com- her time and presented on this topic for us. sities for their support and sponsorships. pulsive gamblers is the subject of a work- Geri Sams, owner of GeriOptions, Many participants purchased copies of shop to be held in June. We appreciate the presented on “Group Work with Families Cohen's book on the subject (co-authored dedication and expertise of Bobi Galla- of Alzheimer's Patients” at one of our with Julianne Wayne) and Teaching a gher over these past several years and other monthly meetings. Methods Course in Social Work with wish her well as she moves this summer With the workshop and the monthly Groups by Roselle Kurland and Robert to North Carolina. meetings we have gained several new Salmon. The latest Proceedings volumes The EDUCATION COMMITTEE, members and hope to continue this trend from the Toronto and Quebec Symposia Anna Fritz, Chair, meets next on June 11. all summer long. were also available along with Roselle Meetings continue with Dean Grover C. We are currently recruiting for a Kurland and Andrew Malekoff’s Stories Gilmore and faculty of MSASS (Case popular politician to come and speak to Celebrating Group Work. Western Reserve University) on the goals our organization on campus for the stu- The ANNUAL MEETING this year and curriculum for teaching group work dents and hope to have this arranged by was held as a luncheon at noon on Tues- in the School. Focus groups will be con- the fall semester. day, April 20, in the very pleasant and vened this fall to further refine the proc- It has been a productive spring and convenient facilities at the Applewood ess. In the next few weeks Claudia Carson we look forward to an exciting summer! Center in Cleveland. Written Committee will be convening the field coordinators Stephanie Hicks-Pulliam, Chair reports were presented and discussed. of all the universities in the area to work [email protected]. Certificates of appreciation were pre- on a plan for a joint training program for sented to all those who had contributed field instructors. Work continues to estab- TORONTO significantly to the work of the Chapter lish an endowed chair in group work. The Canadian winter is over and we during the year. Becky Adler was recog- Beginning earlier this year are happily enjoying spring in Toronto. nized for her major contributions to the “Occasional Notes” with Chapter news The Toronto Region Groupworkers Net- life of the Chapter. Bobi Gallagher and notices have been sent regularly by e- work (TRGN) is busy planning a dynamic chaired the Planning Committee. mail by John Ramey to members and spring event. ELECTIONS. Claudia J. Carson and friends. On February 27 Deborah Goodman Lynne S. Rose were elected Co-chairs for Applications for student stipends presented a workshop entitled: “Group Page 16, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER Work Evaluation: Demystifying the Proc- REVISED MUTUAL-AID TEXT (Continued from page 1) ess.” She discussed several models of BY STEINBERG of AASWG. Friday evening’s Dine evaluation of group work and attendees Around will allow us to cross boundaries brought along lots of questions on group The new edition of Dominique to many different kinds of cultures and work evaluation. It was a very informative Steinberg’s The Mutual-Aid Approach to ethnic groups’ foods. For those from the event. The workshop was followed by our Working with Groups provides a founda- USA who may want to dine in Windsor, annual general meeting. Goodman is Vice tion for practice, examining theories, con- Ontario, please make sure you bring your Chair of the TRGN Executive Committee, cepts and practice principles specific to passports. Supervisor of Research and Quality Im- mutual aid. Readers are directed to ample Michael Spencer, who teaches Con- provement at Children's Aid Society of study resources in key areas via recom- temporary Cultures at the University of Toronto, and a private practitioner. mended reading lists at the end of each Michigan School of Social Work, will TRGN is excitedly awaiting our May chapter. Case examples are used to help present “Dialogue Groups” on Saturday event. Flavio Francisco Marsiglia will be bridge the gap between theory and prac- morning at the Breakfast Plenary. Dia- making presentations in Waterloo and tice in an immediately useful manner, and logue Groups are a model of social justice Toronto. Ellen Sue Mesbur and Renison handy tables and figures make important education using small groups to discuss College will be hosting Marsiglia on May points easy to access and understand. It difficult issues among individuals from 6. He will travel to Toronto on May 7. He describes and discusses how to catalyze social identity groups with a history of will be talking about his highly acclaimed mutual aid in different settings and sys- conflict, such as Israelis and Arabs, Irish program, “Keepin’ it R.E.A.L.” We are tems and specific obstacles to overcome. and English. Workshops, Institutes, and using this opportunity to offer a wonder- It offers implications for practice and iden- papers will fill Saturday until the ful event and to attract new members to tifies specific group skills for teaching each AASWG membership meeting and the the organization. Marsiglia is well known system’s full mutual aid potential. Banquet. to the AASWG community and is on the For a complete list of the contents The Saturday Banquet, October 23, faculty of the University of Arizona visit the web site at www.haworth will be included in the registration fee and School of Social Work at Tempe, Arizona. press.com. will include a panel of group workers in TRGN will have our annual summer Steinberg is, of course, well known “macro settings” talking about their ex- social event in June. This offers an occa- to AASWG members as a former member periences. Dean Phyllis Vroom of Wayne sion for our Executive Committee to cele- of the Board and Coordinator for the first State University will moderate a panel brate the year's accomplishments and firm New York Symposium. She is on the fac- including Maryann Mahaffey talking up the program plans for next year as ulty of the Smith College School of So- about the use of groups on the Detroit created by our Program Committee. cial Work. Earlier she taught at Hunter City Council, Jackquelin Washington on For more information, contact Bar- College SSW and held positions with use of groups on governing boards, in- bara Muskat at [email protected]. various agencies in New York City. She cluding the elected governing board of is on the Editorial Board of Social Work Wayne State University, and Dean Peter ORGANIZING AREA NEWS with Groups Journal. Vaughan on the use of groups in a faculty Steinberg, Dominique Moyse. (2004) and staff of a Social Work School. ARIZONA The Mutual-Aid Approach to Working The frosting on the cake of Saturday For information about the Arizona with Groups: Helping People Help One will be a “Motown Revue” with music, Chapter organizing efforts, please contact Another, Second Edition. Binghamton, dancing and fun until the wee hours. Flavio Marsiglia in Tempe, mar- NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. 274 pages. Paule McNicoll of Vancouver will [email protected], 480-965-6185 or Mar- Hardcover $59.95; softcover $29.95. challenge us on Sunday morning with a shall Rubin in Tucson, [email protected], Plenary entitled “Group Work, Globaliza- 520-577-7718. tion and the Loss of Human Heritage” in which she will look at traditional cultures, CAPITAL AREA AFFILIATE NEWS first nation cultures, and the impact of For information about the Capital group work on the people in those cul- Area Chapter Organizing Committee INDIA tures. please call Dennis Corbin, Chair, 202- For information about the AASWG 398-3354, [email protected]. India Affiliate, please contact Dr. Mano- CORRECTION GHANA har Golpelwar, President of IAASWG, Director, Indian Institute of Youth Wel- Jeanne A. Gill of San Diego says, For information about the Ghana fare, 134, Shivaji Nagar, Nagpur 440010, “The photo taken of Ditta Lowy and me Chapter Organizing Committee please India, [email protected]; Dr. Bina at the 2003 Symposium was taken by contact Simons Boamah, Chair, AASWG Chouguley, Secretary, AASWG-India Dave Weaver, who works for the State of Ghana, at Safety For a New Generation Chapter, c/o. 1/3, Jaika Apartment, Civil Connecticut at Blue Hills Hospital in Network (SANGNET), P.O. Box DK65, Lines, Nagpur 440010, India; or Dr. Mrs. Hartford, not by Julie Newman, my Bos- Darkuman, Accra-Ghana, 233-24- Banmala, 44-B, Vassant, Gokulpeth, Nag- ton University classmate, as reported in 277489, fax 233-21-232132, si- pur 440015, [email protected]. the January issue of SWwGN.” [email protected]. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 17 FROM THE GROUP WORK LISTSERV SELECT “OUTSTITUTES” DISCUSSION ABOUT TELEPHONE GROUPS NOW From Barbara Neilson The Planning Committee for the De- Monday, March 08, 2004 4:19 PM book are as follows troit Symposium this fall needs your help. Some of you on the list know of my http://bdwinternet.com/eldridge/ The Symposium begins Thursday, Octo- work with my patient population via an excerpts.htm ber 21, with registration and an opportu- internet support group. (It’s been up and http://bdwinternet.com/eldridge/ nity to attend Institutes and Outstitutes running now for seven-plus years, hard to prologue.htm during the day on Thursday. We will be believe!!) When I have talked about on http://www.ampstudio.net/olivia/ reporting to you on the Institutes later. line support groups, I’ve highlighted the index.html However, the Outstitutes take place off- different roles such a group takes on, http://bdwinternet.com/eldridge/ site, and those who sign up will be taken similar to other groups. One member of acknowledgements.htm to the agency or location. The cost for my group signed on to the group shortly Barbara Neilson, Department of So- each of the Institutes and Outstitutes is after her daughter died at the age of 8 1/2 cial Work, Hospital for Sick Children, $40 in addition to registration. months. At the time I thought, “Wow, is Toronto, Ontario, [email protected]. Please let us know if you are inter- this a good idea to mix up group members ested in making any of these Outstitute with such varying needs?” And I was a From Tracy Houtstra connections. Indicating an interest does little worried about what might happen. Monday, March 08, 2004 5:05 PM not mean you must attend. It’s just a vote What did happen is that this mother be- Barbara that we should offer the Outstitutes. E- came a huge support for others in the I enjoyed reading about the work we mail the Conference Coordinator, Susan group. She also used the group to work have been doing for several years using Titus, at [email protected] with a note through a number of issues for herself. technological equipment to reach out and saying, “I want to connect with the UAW Her daughter died due to some medical connect others. I have been a group facili- or ACCESS or Cornell Center.” error, and initially she was bent on tator using telephones to connect with Connecting with Groups in a Un- “revenge”. She wrote a book, and then five or six people while using conference ion. The United Automobile Workers put it on the shelf, but sharing it with calling. Each one was survivor of spinal (UAW) believes in influencing social group members from time to time. She is cord injury and benefited from sharing policy to improve the lives of its members an eloquent writer, and I had several with others but, due to inaccessibility or and the lives of the public. UAW leader- times asked her permission to use her distance, could not connect face to face. It ship was deeply involved in founding the words in teaching sessions with new docs was exciting work which I enjoyed tre- United Way in Detroit, established an or social workers. mendously. early staff model Health Maintenance The group continued to encourage Is there anything written from a Organization, and has participated in the her, and she went back to the book, and it group instruction point which can be used legislation to form many of the organiza- is being published this week. The group to teach/support other social workers do- tions such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of acted as a sounding board and made rec- ing this kind of work? A colleague and I Michigan, health-planning organizations ommendations to her along the way. She have written a journal article and hope to and the Michigan League for Human Ser- has found peace, and the version being have it published in the near future. One vices, the statewide advocate for persons published is indicative of this. I wanted to reason for the article writing was to add to on welfare and Medicaid. share this here (as always with her per- what is a barren landscape of information. Spend a day with the UAW, learning mission) as I have talked at various meet- I would be interested in hearing more groups in organizing, having lunch and ings about the power of this kind of about your experiences and from anyone touring the Rouge Plant (the original group. She has a web page set up where else out there who may be doing similar plant built by Henry Ford) in the after- the book can be ordered and some ex- work. noon. cerpts read as well. Tracy Houtstra, Regional Home Nu- Connecting with Groups in a Self- Enjoy trition Support and IV Program, Univer- help Organization. The Arab Commu- Barbara sity of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Al- nity Center for Economic and Social Ser- http://www.bdwinternet.com/eldridge berta, [email protected]. vices (ACCESS) is the largest organiza- The links that give you an idea of the ----- tion serving Arab Americans and recent Editor’s note: See also the article immigrants from Middle Eastern Arabic about “Standards for Electronic Practice” countries. ACCESS is a community- SWwGN is interested receiving brief elsewhere in this issue and Galinsky, based, multi-service organization that practice vignettes for publication in fu- Maeda, et al. (1992) Leading a Telephone provides a variety of services including ture issues. We would like to have one or Support Group for Persons with HIV Dis- mental health, substance abuse programs, more for each issue. Please write your ease. We also recall the Tele-Group Hot- health, employment cultural, cross- favorite group work practice narrative line Newsletter which was published by cultural promotion, and training to pro- today and send it in. No more than 1200 Harvey Bertcher for several years. We mote individual, family, and community words. have had a number of inquiries and some development within the Arab-American correspondence about research in this (Continued on page 18) Page 18, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER NEW IFSW 10TH EUROPEAN GROUPWORK SYMPOSIUM ETHICAL DOCUMENT “What counts as evidence in Group- of bursary or reduced fee registrations for The hearing process for a new ethical work?” is the theme of the 10th European these groups. A special form is available document is finished and a final proposal, Groupwork Symposium to be held at St. to nominate persons for the bursaries. “Ethics in Social Work, Statement of John College, York, England, from For information contact 10th Group- Principles”, was sent mid-March to all Wednesday through Friday, July 21-23, work Symposium, c/o Whiting & Birch member organisations of the International 2004. Ltd, 90 Dartmouth Road, London SE23 Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). An understanding of groupwork prin- 3HZ, 44-020-8244-2421, fax 44-020- This document is the one that will be pre- ciples will help any professional in health, 8244-2448, [email protected], sented at the upcoming IFSW General social work or social care to improve their www.whitingbirch.com. Meeting in Adelaide, Australia, in Sep- effectiveness in working with people- tember/October 2004. At the General whether or not they see themselves pri- Meeting member organisations still have marily as groupworkers. Joining in this The Annual Fund is an important way the possibility to propose further im- event will inspire workers to develop their for you to make contributions for special provements, but such improvement pro- interpersonal skills and will help them purpose activities of AASWG. Give in honor, memory or celebration of a person, posals must be presented at the meeting. find positive solutions to the tasks that group or event. A line has been added to Members can also send them in before- confront them in their daily work. your Membership Renewal forms to pro- hand to the IFSW Secretariat. Then they The Conference Steering Group, vide for such gifts. But, don't wait for the will be made available both to the Perma- chaired by Mark Doel, is committed to form. Send your gift to the AASWG Mem- nent Committee on Ethical Issues, which making the event accessible to practitio- bership Service now for listing in the next has developed the proposal for the new ners, students and trainees. Thus, the or- issue of SWwGN. ethical document, to the IFSW Executive ganisers have agreed to support a number Committee, and to the IFSW member organisations ahead of the meeting. The CALL FOR PAPERS final proposal for a new ethical document SYMPOSIUM 26 The Eleventh National Conference is available at the IFSW web-site at http:// DETROIT on Alternatives to Expulsion, Suspension, www.ifsw.org/GM-2004/GM-Ethics.html and Dropping out of School has issued a and http://www.ifsw.org/GM-2004/GM- OCTOBER 21-24, 2004 call for papers. It will be held February Ethics.pdf (pdf-file) http://www.ifsw.org/ BE THERE! 10-12, 2005, at the Rosen Center Hotel, GM-2004/GM-EthicsF.html (French ver- Orlando, Florida. The deadline for sub- sion). A translation into Spanish will be mission of proposals is July 1, 2004. available soon. NEW BOOK INCLUDES The Conference is under new spon- COMMUNITY APPROACHES sorship this year after being sponsored for (Continued from page 17) ten years by the Safe Schools Coalition, community and within the community at TO SCHOOL VIOLENCE Inc. The International Center for the large. School Violence and Children in Cri- Study of Social Issues and Education at Spend a day at ACCESS learning sis: Community and School Interventions the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, about the Arab community in the for Social Workers and Counselors by in collaboration with the UWGB Division United States, observing group services Joshua Miller, Irene Rodriguez Martin, of Outreach and Education is the new to the community, and meeting the and Gerald Schamess uses a holistic ap- sponsor. AASWG has been a co-sponsor leaders in the agency. The day includes proach to show how schools, families, of this conference for the past ten years. lunch and a tour of the organization. and communities can build partnerships In 2004 the conference brought together Connecting with Groups in a to reduce school violence. The authors over 390 community-based alternative Grassroots Mental Health Agency. Cor- cover crisis teams, teacher interventions, educators along with leaders from gov- nell Center serves persons of all ages with debriefing, group psychotherapy, and ernment, business, labor, and community serious mental illness using educational building partnerships for success. The groups to share ideas about what works in groups, support groups, and treatment final part of the text presents community serving at-risk youth. groups. interventions, suggesting that community- For information and a form for sub- Spend a day at Cornell Center ob- based social workers take leadership in mission of a proposal, contact Fritz Erick- serving self-help groups. A panel of collaborations to build systems of care. son, Dean of Professional and Graduate former group members will talk about They have developed an effective re- Studies, or Barbara McClure-Lukens, the power of the group experiences for source for practical insight into the cul- Director of Outreach Continuing Profes- them. The Outstitute will be all day and ture of violence on our schools. It is espe- sional Education, 920-465-2222, 800- include lunch. cially designed to help school social 892-2118, fax 920-465-2552, Thank you for letting us know in workers, counselors, and community [email protected], www.uwgb.edu/ advance what is interesting to you. It will leaders address the issues. Love Publish- outreach/alternatives. The web site in- help our agency partners plan for the fall ing Company, 2003, lovepublishing@ cludes on-line registration and updated when we will all “Connect in Detroit!!!!” compuserve.com. program and logistical information. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 19 FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES CONFRONTING Members are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations on group work and OPPRESSION to participate for discussion of group work themes in these and other relevant confer- Confronting Oppression, Restoring ences. A number of the conferences listed for later dates still have open calls for papers. Justice: From Policy Analysis to Social 10th European Groupwork Sympo- for papers is included elsewhere in this Action by Katherine van Wormer exam- sium. What counts as evidence in issue of SWwGN. AASWG has been a ines the twin forces of oppression and Groupwork? St John College, York, co-sponsor of this conference in past injustice and how social policies, cultural England. Wednesday-Friday, July 21- years. institutions, and prevailing ideologies 23, 2004. Contact Whiting & Birch Ltd, 51st Annual Program Meeting, Council promote or sustain them. Using an inter- 90 Dartmouth Road, London SE23 on Social Work Education, New York nationally informed perspective, she ana- 3HZ, 44-020-8244-2421, fax 44-020- City, February 27-March 1, 2005. lyzes concepts such as internalization of 8244-2448, [email protected], “One World, Many Cultures, New oppression, injustice, restorative justice, www.whitingbirch.com. Challenges”. CSWE, 1725 Duke social exclusion, empowerment, and criti- “Public Sociologies”, American Socio- Street, #500, Alexandria, VA 23314- cal consciousness. She describes the skills logical Association, San Francisco, CA, 3457, 703-683-8080, fax 703-683- of critical analysis needed to confront August 14-17, 2004. ASA, 1307 New 8099, [email protected], www.cswe.org. oppression and injustice, providing exam- York Avenue NW, Suite 700, Washing- AASWG promotes the "Group Work ples of human services programs that ton, DC 20005-4701, 202-383-9005, Symposium" and has an exhibit there. successfully deploy strategies of empow- ext. 305, fax 202-638-0882, meet- “Professional Social Work and Its Con- erment and engage forces of oppression [email protected], www.asanet.org. tribution to Africa's Development”, and injustice. Council on Social Work Global Social Work 2004: “Reclaiming 6th Pan-African Social Work Confer- Education, www.cswe.org. Civil Society”, 2-5 October 2004, ence, 10-14 April 2005, Nairobi, Adelaide, Australia. International Fed- Kenya. mbuguacharles@yahoo,com. eration of Social Workers-International “Supporting Promising Practices and NEW EDITION OF GROUP Association of Schools of Social Work Positive Outcomes: A Shared Re- WORK WITH ADOLESCENTS World Conference. Secretariat: Austra- sponsibility”, 15th National Confer- SOON lian Association of Social Workers, PO ence on Child Abuse and Neglect, Box 4956, Kingston, ACT 2604, Aus- April 18-23, 2005, Boston, Massachu- Andy Malekoff reports that Group tralia, (61) 2 6273 0199, fax (61) 2 setts. The Children's Bureau Office on Work with Adolescents: Principles and 6273 5020, [email protected], Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) of Practice will soon be available in a re- www.icms.com.au/ifsw. the U.S. Department of Health and Hu- vised and expanded second edition. “Group Work Reaching across man Services, Administration on Chil- This popular text provides essential Boundaries: Disciplines, Practice dren, Youth and Families. Contact Kim knowledge and skills for conducting crea- Settings, Seasons of Life, Cultures, Amos, Pal-Tech, Inc., 1901 North tive, strengths-based group work with and Nations”, 26th International Sym- Moore Street, Suite 204, Arlington, VA adolescents in a range of settings. A rich posium on Social Work with Groups, 22209, 703-528-0435, kamos@pal- introduction to the field, the book is enli- Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, tech.com. Proposal abstracts due June vened by numerous instructive and mov- Detroit, Michigan, October 21-24, 15, 2004. ing illustrations from actual sessions. 2004. For more information contact IFSW European Seminar “Social Work The new edition has been extensively Susan A. Titus, Coordinator, satitus Challenges for Social Cohesion”, 23- rewritten and updated to reflect the cur- [email protected]. 25 May, 2005, Lefkosia/Nicosia, Cy- rent literature. Included are many new The Eleventh National Conference on prus. www.socialwork2005.org. examples, resources, and practice innova- Alternatives to Expulsion, Suspen- “Social Work Theories and Practice tions. Four entirely new chapters spell out sion, and Dropping out of School. with Cultural Variations”, 18th Asia- seven basic principles for strengths-based February 10-12, 2005, Rosen Center Pacific Social Work Conference. 10-15 practice, describe “groups-on-the-go,” an Hotel, Orlando, Florida. The Interna- July 2005, Seoul, Korea. innovative approach to spontaneous tional Center for the Study of Social 27th International Symposium on So- school-based mutual aid groups, address Issues and Education at the University cial Work with Groups, Minneapolis, intervention in the aftermath of large- of Wisconsin-Green Bay in collabora- Minnesota, September 29-October 2, scale traumatic events, and highlight the tion with the UWGB Division of Out- 2005. For more information contact value of self-reflection for successfully reach and Education. Contact Fritz Janice Andrews, Chair, 651-962-5803, handling even the most challenging group Erickson, Dean of Professional and fax 651-962-5819, jlandrews@ situations. The anticipated publication Graduate Studies, or Barbara McClure- stthomas.edu. The Call for Papers will date is August 2004. Contact Andrew Lukens, Director of Outreach Continu- be published in the August 2004 and Malekoff at amalekoff@northshorechild ing Professional Education, 920-465- January 2005 issues of SWwGN. Check guidance.org. New York: The Guilford 2222, 800-892-2118, fax 920-465- the AASWG web site for continuously Press. www.guilford.com. 2552, [email protected], updated information, www.aaswg.org. www.uwgb. Information about the call Page 20, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER "WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?" NEW SOURCE FOR CSWE GROUP WORK BOOKS BOOKS AND VIDEOS IN GERMAN A play, “What's the Difference?”, featuring four disabled actors explores Books and videos published by the For a flyer describing Group Work attitudes toward people with physical or Council on Social Work Education should and other Social Work books available in mental disabilities. Production and docu- now be ordered from PP&F, P.O. Box German from Heinz Kertsing's Institut für mentation of the play was funded by the 10812, Birmingham, AL 35202, 800-633- Beratung und Supervision, contact IBS, Herbert W. Hoover Foundation. A DVD 4937 or 205-995-1567. Orders and infor- Heckstrasse 25, D-52080 Aachen, Ger- is available that captures the rehearsal mation may still be accessed through the many, fon 49 (0) 241-953309, fax 49 (0) process and the performance last spring CSWE web site and e-mail, www. 241-554815, [email protected], by the Rainbow Repertory Company at cswe.org and [email protected]. www.ibs.networld.de. the Canton, Ohio, Culture Center. Lois The two books in the AASWG series DiGiacomo produced the play. As Group on teaching group work should now be SHEILA, A NEW NOVEL Workers we should know what the differ- ordered from PP&F. These are Group BY MOHAN KAUL ence is. The DVD should be useful in Work Education in the Field (Julianne working with groups to develop under- Wayne and Carol S. Cohen) and Teaching What do you do when your hopes standing of how to respond appropriately a Course on Social Work with Groups and dreams go against everything your to persons with various disabilities. It's a (Roselle Kurland and Robert Salmon). family, traditions, and society dictates? group experience on stage. For informa- The prevailing AASWG member discount In Sheila the protagonist faces this tion call 330-966-9440. still applies. As noted above, the service harrowing dilemma. Raised in a tradi- is located in Birmingham, Alabama. tional Indian village, Sheila is expected to THE UNSUNG SIXTIES Thus, the books and videos will be receive a minimal education and then David Whiting reports that Whiting shipped from there. immediately be married off to the man of and Birch is currently involved with the her father’s choosing. Instead, she goes biggest book launch they have ever un- GROUP.THE MOVIE - AGAIN away to college, becomes politically ac- dertaken. “Group.The Movie” was shown con- tive, embarks on a ground-breaking ca- The book is The Unsung Sixties: tinuously at the Boston Symposium. reer... and, most shocking of all, falls in Memoirs of Social Innovation. It is a se- We’ve mentioned it before. It draws to- love with a man from another community, ries of interviews with thirty-five or so of gether eight women who would otherwise of another caste. the people who set up the new style vol- never find themselves in the same room. Ultimately, Sheila will have to face untary organisations in the United King- They all want make changes in them- up to her roots and make a choice be- dom in the 1960’s such as the Shelter, the selves. With their therapist they look at tween the old world and the new. Will she Campaign for Homosexual Equality, and their lives through a panorama of unex- maintain her roots and still create new the Child Poverty Action Group. pected twists and turns unfolding person- traditions? Whiting says, “We have managed to alities, relationships, sex and attractions, Mohan Kaul is Emeritus Professor of achieve massive publicity, including a ambitions and expectation, hope and an- Sociology at Kent State University. He five page feature in the Guardian newspa- ger. Group therapy is the place to take was born in Kashmir, India. He studied at per, half an hour of interviews on BBC risks, to look unblinkingly at the family Punjab University and the Delhi School Radio 4 Women’s Hour, and this week an disputes, drama, and conflicts that shape of Social Work before earning his MSW extended review in the Sunday Times. I everyday life. It’s more than a hard look from the University of Pittsburgh and his go on at length because the authors were within, the relationships that form, the PhD from Case Western Reserve Univer- pointed in our direction by Sue Henry. I great stories, the ridiculous, and all the sity. He has remained involved in many suspect that some AASWG members will other things that define this attempt at community activist organizations in his find it of interest.” consciousness. The reward is the tough home state of Ohio. The book is available, as with all exploration of the person inside. It’s in- Kaul is a long time member of W&B books, in the USA from IPG in vited voyeurism, a psychological adven- AASWG. Chicago. Otherwise contact W&B in Lon- ture film: It’s “Group”. www.group Order from Vantage Press, Inc., 410 don. themovie.com. It’s worth every minute of Park Avenue South, New York, NY it. Group workers will really appreciate 10016, 1-800-882-3273. US$21.50 plus exploring it. US$2.50 shipping and handling for first copy, US$1.00 for each additional copy. SWwG JOURNAL ONLINE We are pleased to present informa- Be sure to check each month in the Use the AASWG Listserv to discuss the tion about this new novel by an AASWG “members only” section of the AASWG article. Many thanks to The Haworth member in keeping with our policy of web site, www.aaswg.org, for the “Article Press for permission to post the “Article presenting information about works by of the Month” from Social Work with of the Month”. Suggestions for articles members which are outside the main- Groups Journal. A new article will be you would like to see posted should be stream of our literature. This is, interest- posted each month. Articles from previ- sent to Tim Kelly, the AASWG Web ingly, appropriate to our concerns with ous issues will be posted between issues. Master, at [email protected]. cultural conflict and change. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 21 “FROM THE EDITORS” OF JSGW EDITORIAL BOARD SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS JOURNAL MEMBERS NEEDED (Reprinted from SWwGJ 26:2, p. 1, structure, with its out-reaching branches A call has been issued for editorial with permission) and leaves - like a huge umbrella - board members of the Journal for Spe- Organizing the 25th Anniversary served as a meeting place under which cialists in Group Work for a three-year issue of Social Work with Groups (25:1/2) people from the community gathered. appointment beginning January 1, 2005. was a great pleasure. The special issue Beneath its soothing, refreshing shade An interested applicant should send a was offered simultaneously as a book, people socialized... merchants sold their letter of application, vita, an electronic Stories Celebrating Group Work: It's Not wares, neighbors played dominoes, and copy of the vita (in MS Word), and re- Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth. It was children chased one another and played prints of recent articles in hard copy to fun arriving at a concept for the special soccer. (p. 120) Dr. Donald Ward, Editor, Journal for issue. Less obvious to readers than the At the time that the journal volume of Specialists in Group Work, Department of work involved by the editors in fine tun- the special issue arrived, the cover design Psychology and Counseling, Pittsburg ing the content inside of the book is the for the book version was still undecided. State University, 1701 South Broadway, process of developing a concept for out- We did not want to leave it in the pub- Pittsburg, KS 66762. The application side of the book - a cover design that lisher's hands without any of our input. deadline is September 1, 2004. For more would tell a story and capture the spirit of We thought about it and agreed that it information contact Ward at dward group work. We thought we would share would be fitting if Apollon’s illustration @pittstate.edu. The JSGW web page is the story of the book cover here. of life under the Rabi Tree could be used www.asgw.org. One of the authors, Roseline Felix, for the cover. His drawing suggested so wrote her article about growing up as a much, we thought, about a sense of com- THANKS FOR SWwGN child in Haiti and then immigrating to the munity that groups can contribute to. Au- Paula Hill writes, “With the arrival of United States as a young woman.(1) As thor Mark Strand, writing about the work each Newsletter also comes a much with other authors, we worked with of artist Edward Hopper, wrote, needed breath of humor. I read each arti- Roseline to help her with a direction for (His) paintings are short, isolated cle eagerly because I can clearly hear the her article. In a preliminary discussion moments of figuration that suggest the friendly and also informed voice behind it she recalled a tree, the center of much tone of what's to follow just as they and it makes my hour! Thank you one and activity, that was situated in front of her carry forward the tone of what preceded all. Sorry that I had to miss Boston but I house in Dondon, Haiti. She referred to it them. The tone but not the content. The was badly needed here for that time.” as the Rabi Tree. She remembered all of implication but not the evidence. They Harriman, NY, by e-mail. the activity that took place under the Rabi are saturated with suggestion ... Our Tree. As she reminisced she said that time with the painting must include - if what stood out was neighbor helping we are self-aware - what the painting What have you done neighbor - mutual aid under the Rabi reveals about the nature of continuous- to increase our diversity today? Tree. ness.(2) In discussion with Roseline, we won- Saturated with suggestion. What a dered aloud, “Wouldn’t it be great if there great phrase and way to describe It is thrilling to think that the little girl were a picture or drawing of life under the Menard’s illustration of life under the who looked out from her stoop in Don- Rabi Tree to be included with your arti- Rabi Tree. Menard provided his written don, Haiti, to see the Rabi Tree and who cle?” She immediately responded, “I have consent and we passed the idea along to has struggled for years to make it in her a cousin who is an artist. Maybe I could cover designer Lora Wiggins who decided adopted home, can now see her childhood ask him.” Her cousin, Apollon Menard, to stylize the drawing by adding some home as the inspiring cover of a book that agreed and penned an illustration that color. The rest, as they say, is history. contains the story of her journey as a per- appeared in the journal edition of the spe- The beauty of the cover illustration of son and a group worker. cial issue at the end of Roseline’s article. Stories Celebrating Group Work is what it NOTES His black and white drawing depicted life suggests about neighborhood, natural set- 1. Roseline Felix (2002). Hidden under the protective shade of the Rabi tings where people come together to talk Treasure under the Rabi Tree: A Group Tree. The illustration shows children and play and support one another. The Worker's Journey from Haiti to the U.S. playing soccer and riding bicycles, men illustration presents an isolated moment, In (Eds. R. Kurland and A. Malekoff), playing cards or dominoes, women setting but it vibrates with possibility and the Stories Celebrating Group Work: It's Not up a picnic lunch, individuals reading, good feeling that a strong sense of com- Always Easy to Sit on Your Mouth. Bing- and people gathered around what appears munity evokes. This book cover helps us hamton, NY 2002, The Haworth Press, to be a church just across the way. As to celebrate 25 years of Social Work with Inc. pp. 119-128 Roseline wrote in her introduction about Groups, and more. It celebrates a young 2) Mark Strand on the work of Ed- growing up in Haiti: woman’s journey and lifelong commit- ward Hopper, quoted in Paul Hendrickson As I am writing I can visualize my- ment, using her group work knowledge, to (2003). The Sons of Mississippi, New self sitting on the stoop of my house recreate life under the Rabi Tree wherever York: Alfred A Knopf, unnumbered pro- facing the Rabi Tree, this enormous she goes. logue page. Page 22, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER CANADIAN SUBSIDY THE EVALUATION PRACTICE AND TEACHING DIRECTORY: 2004 EDITION EXCHANGE MATERIALS FROM AASWG The newly revised edition of the Ca- The new issue of the Harvard Family Standards for Social Work Practice nadian Subsidy Directory is now avail- Research Project’s quarterly evaluation with Groups. Single copies are free. Multi- able. It is the most complete and afford- periodical, The Evaluation Exchange, ple copies $.50 each plus s&h. May also able reference for anyone looking for may be a great resource to you. This is the be copied from AASWG’s web page financial support and is deemed to be the Exchange’s tenth year. The issue features www.aaswg.org. Multiple copies may be perfect tool for new or existing busi- expert reflections on some of the trends made for professional and educational nesses, individual ventures, foundations (both good and bad) that have occurred in uses under specific conditions. Contact and associations. the evaluation field during this time, in- AASWG for details. Now is the time to The Directory contains more than cluding the “best of the worst” evaluator obtain needed copies for fall 2004 courses 2600 direct and indirect financial subsi- practices, changes in university-based and workshops. dies, grants and loans offered by govern- evaluation training, and the development Bibliography on Group Work, third ment departments and agencies, founda- of evaluation as a discipline. Other arti- edition. Including a listing of books by tions, associations and organisations. All cles introduce themes that will be ad- major subjects. Supplements up-to-date programs are well described. dressed in greater depth in the future, through the date purchased. Keep your The Directory is the most compre- such as international evaluation, technol- copy current by adding the “New Books” hensive tool available to start up a busi- ogy, evaluation of the arts, and diversity. reported in each issue of SWwGN. US$7 ness, improve existent activities, set up a The issue is online at http://www. plus $2 s&h in USA, $3 s&h outside USA. business plan, or obtain assistance from gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval/issue24/ Reflections on Group Work. A video experts in fields such as industry, trans- index.html curriculum to teach social work with port, agriculture, communications, mu- groups. Produced by Mel L. Goldstein. nicipal infrastructure, education, import- Two VCR cassettes and Instructor's Man- export, labor, construction and renova- This is your last issue if you ual. Eight half-hour sessions. Suitable for tion, the service sector, hi-tech industries, are not renewed for 2004. Renew both BSW and MSW group work courses. research and development, joint ventures, today! Immediate shipment. US$100 including arts, cinema, theatre, music and recording s&h. Next day delivery $5 extra. industry, the self employed, contests, and Syllabus for a Training Program for new talents. It provides assistance from BOARD MEETS IN JUNE IN Leadership of Youth Groups, second edi- and for foundations and associations, tion, edited by Ruby B. Pernell. US$20 guidance to prepare a business plan, mar- NYC plus s&h $2 USA, $3 Canada, $4 else- ket surveys, computers, and much more! The AASWG Board of Directors will where. The Directory (ISBN 2-922870-05-7) hold its semi-annual meeting on Saturday Social Work with Groups: Journal of is sold for CA$69.95. To obtain a copy and Sunday, June 12 and 13, at the Ford- Community and Clinical Practice. Avail- please contact Canada Books, 26 Ch. ham University Graduate School of Social able at fifty percent discount to members Bellevue, St-Anne-des-Lacs, QC, Canada Service in New York City. The Executive with new or renewal memberships or by J0R 1B0, 450-224-9275, cadfred21@bvi Committee and one or two other commit- calling the Membership Office. Individual mailbox.com. tees will meet on Friday. Other commit- subscriptions $37.50 per year in USA, US$50.63 (plus GST) in Canada, NEW CARIBBEAN JOURNAL tees will meet on Saturday morning. The following Board meeting will be US$54.38 elsewhere. (Regularly $75 in The new Caribbean Journal of Social before the Symposium in October. Com- USA.) Institutional subscriptions also at Work will be published annually by the mittees will meet during the Symposium. AASWG member discount rates of $87.50 Association of Caribbean Social Work USA, US$118.13 (plus GST) Canada, Educators. In addition to its focus on the What have you done US$126.88 elsewhere. New subscriptions Caribbean region, the Journal is focusing For group work today? now will start with Volume 26. Haworth on matters relating to the West Indian should be contacted directly for changes of Diaspora. Topics in the latest issue in- address and for purchase of books at the clude “Caribbean Social Work Educa- GUIDELINES ONLINE AASWG 50% discount rate. tion”, “Children and Social Policy in Bar- Guidelines for submitting materials Back issues of Social Work with bados”, “The Caribbean-South African to SWwGN are now available online at Groups Newsletter are available while Diaspora”, and “Towards Locally Specific www.aaswg.org. We appreciate receiving they last for distribution to students and to Social Work Education and Practice”. any and all items for publication, but it participants in workshops. Copies are up- The editors are John A. Maxwell and will assist greatly if some of the guide- dated with current Call for Papers and Lincoln Williams of the University of the lines for preparation are followed. In Membership Application inserted. West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. The pub- preparation of each issue we aim to Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card or lisher is Arawak Publications. For infor- achieve consistency of formatting, gram- AMEX, or checks payable to AASWG, mation contact Chandra Degia at market- mar, and all other aspects of writing and Inc. Purchase orders accepted. [email protected] editing. SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, Page 23 BOOKS NOTED since January NEW JOURNALS NOTED MALEKOFF WRITES ON THE IMPORTANCE If you own any version of the Group Journal of Evidence Based Social Work: OF BOOK COVERS Work Bibliography, keep it up to date by Advances in Practice, Programming, adding the entries under "New Books" and Policy. Edited by Marvin D. Feit, We thought our readers would be from each issue of SWwG Newsletter after John S. Wodarski, and Catherine N. interested in Andrew Malekoff's reflec- you obtained your copy. Dulmus. The Haworth Press, Inc. tions on the importance of book covers in Berry, Jeffrey. A Voice for Non-Profits. Groups in Addiction and Recovery. Ed- this note he wrote as an introduction to us Washington: Brookings Institute Press, ited by Jeffrey D. Roth. The Haworth for the editorial from Social Work with www.brookings.org. Press, Inc. Groups Journal about the Rabi Tree Biancoviso, Anthony, Wandajune which is reprinted in this issue. Bishop-Towle, and Jairo N. Fuertes. 2004. Planned Group Counseling: An Maass, Vera Sonja. 2002. Women's Group Dear John: Alternative Group Method for Reluc- Therapy. New York: Springer Publishing Sometimes an editorial I write (with tant Chemically Dependent and Psychi- Company. www.springer.com. Roselle) for the Journal is special for me. atric Patients. New York: Springer Pub- Malekoff, Andrew. 2004. Group Work Such is the case with the editorial for lishing Company. www.springer.com. with Adolescents: Principles and Prac- 26:2. When you get the Journal you Blatner, Adam. 2000. Foundations of tice Second Edition. New York: The might want to take a look and see if it is Psychodrama, 4th Edition. New York: Guilford Press. www.guilford.com. worth reprinting in the newsletter. Aside Springer Publishing Company. www. Miller, David. Dare to be King: A Sur- from its being a good story it highlights springer.com. vival Workbook for African American an overlooked aspect of publishing. Brotherton, David, and Luis Barros. The Males. Hotep Press, 28 Allegheny Namely, the choice of a book cover. Au- Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. Ave, #203, Towson, MD 21204, thors/editors can have input, if not always New York: Columbia University Press. www.urbanyouth.org. the final say, about the choice of a book www.columbia.edu/cu/cup. Miller, Joshua, Irene Rodriguez Martin, cover. I have had a strong hand in at least Clark, Carolyn Chambers. 2003. Group and Gerald Schamess. 2002. School three of the covers to books and mono- Leadership Skills, 4th Edition. New Violence and Children in Crisis: Com- graphs I've written and edited. Group York: Springer Publishing Company. munity and School Interventions for Work with Adolescents' maze-like design www.springer.com. Social Workers and Counselors. Den- cover was based on a concept that my Dean, Walter. Shooter. New York: Harper ver, CO: Love Publishing Company. wife came up with and that I passed on to Collins Publishers. [email protected]. the publisher. The cover for the mono- Fong, Rowena. Culturally Competent Search Institute. Building Assets in Ele- graph that Alex Gitterman and I edited for Practice with Immigrant and Refugee mentary Group Activities for Helping REFLECTIONS on professional helpers' Children and Families. New York: Kids Ages 8-12 Succeed. Search Insti- responses to 9/11 is a photograph that I The Guilford Press. www.guilford.com. tute, 615 First St. NE, #125, Minnea- took at ground zero of an American flag Gershoni, Jacob. 2004. Psychodrama in polis, MN 55413. www.searchinsti with children's handprints covering the the 21st Century. New York: Springer tute.org. blue and the words “PEACE, HOPE, Publishing Company. www.springer.com. Small, Gail. Joyful Learning, Lanham, LOVE, WE STAND STRONG TO- Gifford, Nancy. Peace Jam: How Young MD: ScareCrowEducation, www.scare GETHER” written across the red and People Can Make Peace in Their croweducation.com. white stripes. The editorial in 26:2 tells Schools and Communities. San Francisco: Steinberg, Dominique Moyse. 2004. The one such story of the cover for the book Jossey-Bass, www.josseybass.com. Mutual-Aid Approach to Working with version of the 25th anniversary issue of Grief, Geoffrey, and Paul H. Ephross. Groups: Helping People Help One An- Social Work with Groups, a group Group Work with Populations at Risk, other, Second Edition. Binghamton, worker's journey from Haiti to the US. I Second Edition. New York: The Guil- NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. hope it will inspire authors not to leave ford Press. www.guilford.com. Travis, Jeremy, and Michelle Ward, eds. the decision making process for their Halpern, Robert. The Promise of After- Prisoners Once Removed. The Urban book covers purely in the hands of the School Programs for Low-Income Chil- Institute Press, 2100 M St. NW, Wash- publisher. dren. Williston, VT: Teachers College ington, DC 20037, www.uipress.org. Andy Press. www.tcpress.com. van Wormer, Katherine. Confronting Op- Andrew Malekoff, amalekoff Humphrey, James H. 2003. Child Devel- pression, Restoring Justice: From Pol- @northshorechildguidance.org opment through Sports. Binghamton, icy Analysis to Social Action. Alexan- NY: The Haworth Press. dria, VA: Council on Social Work Edu- Please share information with www.haworthpress.com. cation. SWwGN about what is going on in your Jucovy, Linda. Amanchi: Mentoring Chil- Webb, Nancy Boyd. Social Work Prac- communities, agencies or schools, etc., dren of Prisoners in Philadelphia. Pub- tice with Children. New York: The that is relevant to group work. Help keep lic-Private Ventures, 2000 Market St., Guilford Press. www.guilford.com. #600, Philadelphia, PA 19103, us and your colleagues informed. Send www.ppv.org. your comments or articles to SWwGN. Page 24, Volume 20, #1, Issue #53, May 2004, SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS NEWSLETTER NEW ANNUAL REVIEW FROM WHITING AND BIRCH JOIN YOUR COLLEAGUES Whiting and Birch has issued a Call for Papers for its new publication Manag- IN DETROIT ing Social Care Annual Review 2005. They are seeking articles from academics, OCTOBER 21-24, 2004 practitioners, and managers for this new peer-reviewed title to be launched in for Spring of 2005. Traditionally, social care has been AASWG’s delivered predominantly by local author- ity social services departments and volun- 26th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM tary organisations. In keeping with devel- on opments in policy and practice, the wid- ening context of social care will be con- SOCIAL WORK WITH GROUPS sidered. This will include, for example, situations where social care is delivered Group Work Reaching across Boundaries jointly by health and social service or- ganisations, as part of new organisational at the forms across health and social care as part Renaissance Marriott Hotel of the PCT and Care Trust agenda, and by Detroit new welfare initiatives such as SureStart. Co-chairs: Ann R. Alvarez, Althea M. Grant, and Robert J. Sisler The Review will 1) Highlight and For information contact Susan Titus, Symposium Coordinator discuss topical management issues, 2) Wayne State University School of Social Work Stimulate discussion on management 400 Thompson Home, 4756 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202-2357 challenges in social care organisations, 3) 313-993-4066, [email protected], www.aaswg.org Disseminate ideas on effective manage- ment practice and its theoretical basis, 4) Hosted by the Michigan Chapter AASWG and Provide the opportunity to share learning Wayne State University School of Social Work from successful and less successful man- agement practice and interventions, and 5) Promote effective management practice. Connect in Detroit! Submitted articles might cover 1) Organisational Issues: performance man- agement, structures, research, policy de- of a Local Authority, Local Education with this aim, the journal will also con- velopment, audit, commissioning, and Authority, or Health Authority or Trust. sider how users of social care and their financial control and management sys- Papers should also aim for a measure of careers can contribute to discussions in tems, 2) Interprofessional Communica- topicality. this forum. tion: how staff from different disciplines The Review will have as its audience The Review will be edited by John relate as individuals and as groups; differ- 1) managers who wish to reflect on and Lawler of the Nuffield Institute, Univer- ent types of organisation can work to- review practice within their own organi- sity of Leeds. On the Dow due when I had gether most effectively, and 3) Service sations and to share their experiences, 2) a hand in The Editorial Board includes User Relations: relationships between academics who wish to disseminate re- Andy Bilson, University of Central Lan- staff and service users; modes of service search findings and contribute to debate cashire; Nick Frost, University of Leeds; delivery and monitoring; methods of as- and discussion about social care manage- Elizabeth Harlow, Salford University; sessing need and response to services. ment, and 3) students of social work, and Jeff Hearn, Huddersfield University; Main articles in the Review will be health and social care administration and Liam Hughes, CEO East Leeds PCT; peer refereed with two referees per paper. management who wish to have a firmer Mike Lauerman, Chair, TOPPS NE Re- However, the Review will also carry non- understanding of some of the realities of gion; Sue Ross, Independent Consultant, refereed material: for example, short management in social care organisations. Sue White, Huddersfield University; and pieces reporting on some particular piece Papers will be encouraged from man- Alison O'Sullivan, Director of Social Ser- of work, or some institutional develop- agers, from professional workers, from vices, Bradford MBC. ment, opinions, literature reviews, etc. students and researchers and from others Material for publication should be While sustaining sound academic with involvement in social care, for ex- with the Editor by September 30, 2004, standards, articles should be written to be ample, board members and councillors. and be addressed to Dr. John Lawler, Nuf- readily intelligible and useful to an inter- An increasing aim of social policy gener- field Institute for Health, University of disciplinary audience. Intending authors ally is to encourage and develop the in- Leeds, 71-75 Clarendon Road, LS2 9PL, should have in mind the generalist CEO volvement of users and carers. In keeping 0113 343 6943, j.a.lawler@ leeds.ac.uk.