Awards, Grants & Scholarships

Our members engage in innovative and groundbreaking work on local, regional, national and international levels and we are excited to recognize their work in the areas of group work research, practice, and teaching.

ASGW 2024-2025 Awards

Deadline: December 1, 2024

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Eminent Career Award

Recognition of career-long national and/or international contributions to group work by an ASGW member.

Professional Advancement Award

Recognition of an individual’s efforts to advance group work through research, new technologies, legislation, public relations or practice

Peg Carroll Scholarship

A $2000 scholarship to support students’ continued group work training and development.

Group Work Practice Award

Recognition of an outstanding practitioner in group work in any area covered by the ASGW Professional Standards.

M. Carolyn Thomas Branch Award

This award recognizes a Branch's efforts to support and promote group work practice, education, development, and advocacy within a state or region.

ASGW Research Grants

ASGW funds studies that increase understanding of group work. Two grants up to $1,000 each is awarded for research projects that meet the criteria each year. Projects must address the focus areas of group leadership, group membership, group processes, or training and supervision in group work practice. Projects may address any of the four group work types (i.e., task, psycho-educational, counseling, or therapy). These grants are open only to ASGW members.

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Research Grant Awardees

2024

Sarah Litt, Yanhong Liu, & Xihe Tian: Exploring the Experiences of Adult Chinese Adoptees: Using Focus Groups to Understand the Impact of Policy Changes

Minna Yoo & Nayong Kim: Barriers and Resources for Navigating Cultural Factors in Group Work

2023

Malti Tuttle, Leonissa V. Johnson, & Lucy Purgason: The Experiences of Rural School Counselors Delivering Small Group Interventions with Multilingual Learners

Galaxina G. Wright: Career Counseling with Foster Adolescents Transitioning to Adulthood Using a Psychoeducation Group Counseling Approach

2022

Jordan J. Beasley, Sam Steen, & Kara P. Ieva: Combating Racism in Schools: SCs Experience of Implementing Affinity Groups in Educational Settings

Devika Dibya Choudhuri: An Exploratory Study of Process Observer Experiences

ASGW Awards Gallery

2024

Awarded at:

ASGW Conference, Portland

2020

Awarded at:

ASGW Conference, Puerto Rico

2019

Awarded at:

ACA Conference #NOLA Members Meeting