ASGW Resources
A variety of resources exist which may enhance the work of researchers, teachers, and practitioners of group work. Visitors may find websites for persons interested in special clinical populations, websites for persons working in special counseling environments, websites to facilitate influencing the legislative process, and websites for helping academics with scholarly research. The following list has been developed through the collaborative efforts of group work net searchers. Visitors to this Web Page are encouraged to send the address of other useful resources to the webmaster for possible inclusion in this resource listing.
Instrumentation: Core Group Work Skills Inventory
The Core Group Work Skills Inventory—Importance and Confidence (CGWSI-IC) was designed to assess the extent to which a respondent feels ASGW's core group work skills are important and the extent to which the respondent feels confident she or he can implement them. The CGWSI-IC may be freely duplicated for use in training, practice, or research settings.
CGWSI-IC Inventory: The CGWSI-IC may be freely duplicated for use in training, practice, or research settings.
CGWSI-IC Technical Guide: The CGWSI-IC technical manual summarizes research conducted to assess its psychometric properties.
Psychotherapy Groups
This section is devoted to information about working with psychotherapy groups. Visitors are encouraged to submit names, addresses, and descriptions of websites of particular interest to group workers specializing in psychotherapy groups for possible inclusion in this list
- American Group Psychotherapy Society
- Psychiatric Times on-line, for mental health professionals
- Group Psychotherapy for Psychological Trauma
- GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY at majordomo@freud.apa.org"...a list for group-therapists, about processes and stages, models for group therapy, leadership and co-leadership, special populations, techniques. Tto subscribe, leave subject line blank, type subscribe GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY first_name last_name in the message section, then send. If you have difficulty, contact Haim Weinberg.
Counseling (General)
A number of web resources are useful to counselors with diverse interests. Included in this list are counseling organizations and general information sources for psychology, psychiatry, and social work.
Group Work
- GROUPSTUFF at Indiana University...a list for group workers. To subscribe, leave subject line blank, type subscribe GROUPSTUFF internet_address in the message section, then send. Note: you must use your internet address rather than your given name in subscribing to this list. If you have difficulty, contact Rex Stockton.
Counseling
- American Counseling Association Website
- American School Counselors Association Website
- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT)
- National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors (ACES)
- American Mental Health Counselor Association
Vocational & Career Counseling
- National Career Dev. Association
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- National Employment Counseling Association
Psychology
- American Psychological Association Home Page
- Online Psych...registration fee required.
Social Work
Psychotherapy
- Psychiatric Times on-line, for mental health professionals
- PsychNews: mental health newsletter at listserv@vm1.nodak.edu...a list for mental health students and professionals; to subscribe leave the subject line bland, type subscribe PNI first_name last_name in the message section, then send.
Other Links
- SOSIG Social Sciences Information Gateway
- MEDWEB Mental Health Resources
- National Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Information
Special Populations
This section is devoted to web resourcessources addressing special counseling populations. As this resource section develops, it will encompass such topics as multicultural issues; mens' and womens' issues; trauma, abuse, and neglect, substance abuse, and persons with disabilities.
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
- AIDS.Org: Educating-Raising Awareness-Building Community
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
Counseling Environments
Some Web sources focus on specific environments in which counseling services may be delivered. The following websites for counselors working in special counseling environments have been located.
School Environments
Research & Scholarship
The following general reference sources may be of help to group workers in conducting research, in scholarly inquiry, and in background reading for clinical practice.
ERIC Literature Searches
Testing and Assessment
Computers in the Social Sciences
- Computer Users in the Social Sciences Network
- NetPsy: Internet Psychology at listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu...a list for discussion of psychological services on the Internet. To subscribe, leave the subject line blank, type subscribe NETPSY first_name last_name in the message section, then send.
Political Action
The following lists of E-Mail addresses provide useful links to government officials, government information sources and public media.
Government Addresses Listing
- THE WHITE HOUSE
- U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- CONTACTING THE 108TH CONGRESS
- FEDWORLD INFORMATION RESOURCES
Mailing Lists
Several mail lists have been established which regularly post information of interest to group workers and counselors in general. Because they are few in number and operate on a subscription basis, they have been grouped in a single section. To subscribe to any of these lists, read the instructions for subscription then either (a) send an e-mail message using your customary e-mail service, or, (b) if your network browser supports e-mail, select the highlighted email address corresponding to the list you want to link to your e-mail service.
WARNING: Do not use this website's automated registration link service unless your web browser has been configured with your own personal email address. Using this website's automated sign-on links from machines in computer laboratories and other public places will not work.
GROUPSTUFF at majordomo@indiana.edu at Indiana University...a list for group workers; to subscribe leave subject line blank, type subscribe GROUPSTUFF internet_address in the message section, then send. Note: you must use your internet address rather than your given name in subscribing to this list. If you have difficulty, contact Rex Stockton.
GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY at majordomo@freud.apa.org...a list for group-therapists, about processes and stages, models for group therapy, leadership and co-leadership, special populations, techniques; to subscribe leave subject line blank, type subscribe GROUP-PSYCHOTHERAPY first_name last_name in the message section, then send. If you have difficulty, contact Haim Weinberg.
CESNET-L at majordomo@www2.colstate.edu...a list for counselor educators and supervisors; to subscribe leave subject line blank, type subscribe CESNET-L your@email.address in the message section, then send. If you have difficulty, contact Marty Jencius.
International Counselor Network at listserv@utkvm1.utk.edu...a list primarily for school counselors but all counselors are welcome; to subscribe leave the subject line blank, type subscribe ICN first_name last_name in the message section, then send.
NetPsy: Internet Psychology at listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu...a list for discussion of psychological services on the Internet; to subscribe leave the subject line blank, type subscribe NETPSY first_name last_name in the message section, then send.
PsychNews: mental health newsletter at listserv@vm1.nodak.edu...a list for mental health students and professionals; to subscribe leave the subject line bland, type subscribe PNI first_name last_name in the message section, then send.