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The American Counseling Association
ASGW is a division of the American Counseling Association.

Join ASGW Today!

 

Today is  Sunday, May 11, 2008

ASGW President

Janice Delucia-Waack
Counseling, School &
Educational Psychology
University of Buffalo
jdelucia@buffalo.edu

How to Join ASGW

 

The link below will direct you to the ACA Member Information page. Please enter your contact information and select your Member Type. You will also be asked to provide a valid credit card number in order to join online.

 

http://www.counseling.org/Counselors/MemberJoin.aspx

 

ASGW/ACA Membership Information

 

Types of Membership

ASGW shall have only individual members who are Professional, Regular, New Professional, Student, Retired, and Fellow. ACA Membership is not required for membership in ACA.

 

Professional: Professional members hold a graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field and are engaged in the teaching, practice or research of group work. Professional members have all rights and benefits of membership in ASGW.

 

Regular: Regular members are members who have an interest in group work including related professional groups such as social work and psychology, and counselors from countries other than the United States. Regular members have all rights and benefits of membership in ASGW, except holding elective office.

 

New Professional: Status is applicable only to current student members who have graduated in the past 12 months. Status is good for one year.

 

Student: Student members are persons who are actively enrolled in a graduate program and studying group work. Student members have all rights and benefits of ASGW, except holding elective office.

Retired: Members who are retired from the counseling profession and have been active ACA and ASGW members for the past 5 consecutive years.

 

Division Processing Fee

To join ASGW without joining ACA, a processing fee of $10 will apply.

 

ASGW/ACA Membership Dues

(valid thru 6/30/2008)

 

ASGW subscribes to and operates under the auspices of the ACA (American Counseling Association) Code of Ethics. By becoming an ASGW member, you are agreeing to be subject to the rules, regulations, and enforcement of the terms of the ACA Code of Ethics, which include appropriate sanctions up to suspension or expulsion from ACA and public notice about any such action. The ACA Code of Ethics of available at www.counseling.org or www.asgw.org

 

Choose one

ASGW

 

ACA

 

Total

Professional

$40.00

+

$151.00

=

$191.00

Regular

$40.00

+

$151.00

=

$191.00

New Professional **

$27.00

+

$85.00

=

$112.00

Student*

$27.00

+

$85.00

=

$112.00

Retired

$27.00

+

$85.00

=

$112.00

 

Joining ASGW only

ASGW

 

Processing Fee

 

Total

Professional

$40.00

+

$10.00

=

$50.00

Regular

$40.00

+

$10.00

=

$50.00

New Professional **

$27.00

+

$10.00

=

$37.00

Student*

$27.00

+

$10.00

=

$37.00

Retired

$27.00

+

$10.00

=

$37.00

           

Adding ASGW to ACA Membership (For current ACA members only)

If adding ASGW to a current ACA membership, call Member Services at 800-347-6647 x 222 for prorated dues amount to coordinate with your ACA renewal date.

 

Professional ASGW

$40.00

 

New Professional ASGW

=

$27.00

Student ASGW

$27.00

 

Retired ASGW

=

$27.00

           

*New professionals please indicate:

  1. Date of graduation (month/year) __ /_____ and
  2. Institution _______________

*Students please indicate expected date of graduation (month/year) __ /_____ and institution

  1. Date of graduation (month/year) __ /_____ and
  2. Institution _______________

 

 

To join, go to:

http://www.counseling.org/Counselors/MemberJoin.aspx

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ASGW Calls For...

Journal for Specialists in Group Work Editorial Board Applications

Applications are now being accepted for a three-year appointment to the editorial board of the Journal for Specialists in Group Work, beginning January of 2009. ASGW and JSGW are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals representing a wide variety of diversity.   Read More

 

JSGW Seeking Articles

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