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Association for Social Work with Groups records

 Collection
Identifier: sw0091

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence, board and committee minutes, regional and local chapter files, project records, newsletters, and annual symposia files. Also, gifts of material from individual association members documenting the history of group work education and practice; AASWG committees; and the AASWG annual symposium. These additions to the records are filed under the name of the donor.

Dates

  • Creation: 1979-2000

Language of Materials

English

Use of Materials

Open for use in Social Welfare History Archives reading room.

Historical Note

The idea for the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups began at the annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education in 1978. Group workers attending the meeting recognized that social work conferences did not include group work presentation and held an impromptu meeting to plan a conference dedicated to group work. The First Annual Group Work Symposium was held in 1979. The Committee for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups was formed at the symposium and was incorporated in 1981. In 1985, the committee became a membership organization and was renamed the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups.

Sources:

  1. Andrews, Janice. "Group Work's Place in Social Work: An Historical Analysis." In Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. West Hartford, CT: University of Connecticut School of Social Work, 2001
  2. AASWG Web Site http://www.aaswg.org

Extent

10 Linear Feet

Abstract

Records of the Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG), a professional organization promoting research, education, and practice standards in the field of group work. Contains correspondence, board and committee minutes, regional and local chapter files, project records, newsletters, and annual symposia files. Also, gifts of material from individual association members documenting the history of group work education and practice; AASWG committees; and the AASWG annual symposium.

Arrangement

Currently, the records are grouped by individual donor in the order in which they were processed by the archives.

Other Finding Aid

Please contact Archives for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The AASWG records were given to the Social Welfare History Archives by individual group work practitioners and educators as part of the AASWG initiative to collect and promote the association's history.

Related Records

Researchers interested in studying group work should also consult the National Association of Social Workers Records (SW001), Margaret Berry Papers (SW106), Homer Bishop Papers (SW032), Helen Hall Papers (SW034), Ruby Pernell Papers (SW261), Beulah Rothman Papers (SW112), William Schwartz Papers (SW113), Gertrude Wilson Papers (SW224), and the Group Work pamphlet collection in the Social Welfare History Archives. The archives also holds the records of numerous settlement houses, the National Federation of Settlements, and United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Inc. These records are often excellent sources for documenting group work.

Title
Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups records
Author
Linnea M. Anderson
Date
August 18, 2005
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 8/12/2016: Revised series titles
  • 8/12/2016: Add box numbers to series

Collecting Area Details

Contact The Social Welfare History Archives Collecting Area

Contact:

612-624-6394