Call for Abstracts
The XXXVII Annual Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups
Please join us in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, June 4-7, 2015, at the XXXVII Annual Symposium of the International Association for Social Work with Groups, co-sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work and North Carolina State University Department of Social Work. We welcome students, faculty, agency administrators, practitioners of various disciplines, and community workers and developers who utilize the group modality to submit papers, workshops, and posters.
Our theme this year is "GROUP WORK: CREATING SPACE FOR ALL VOICES". With its roots in the Settlement House movement, group work has proudly embraced the tradition of creating a space for all voices. Group workers today continue to advance this tradition. With a focus on mutual aid, empowerment, respect for diversity, equal participation, inclusion, and non-judgmental acceptance, group workers deter oppression by widening the circle to create a space for all voices.
Proposals are welcomed on all aspects of group work. Topics that relate to diversity, oppression, and widening the circle to create a space for all voices are especially welcomed.
- Papers are 20-30 minute didactic and discussion-oriented presentations
- Posters are visual presentations displayed at designated times during the Symposium
- Workshops are 60 minute experiential presentations
The Symposium will be predominantly in English but sessions may also be conducted in French, German and Spanish.
All proposals must include:
- Abstract title
- The submitter's email address
- Preferred presentation type (oral, poster, or workshop)
- Language (English, French, German, Spanish, or Other)
- Summary (to be used in the printed program, 50 words or less)
- AV equipment (Windows PC, projector, and screen) required? (Yes or no)
- References (at least one, please)
- Category (Ethics, Policy, Practice, Research, Supervision, Teaching/Education, Theory, Training)
- Abstract (to be used for review purposes, 350 words or less)
Workshop proposals must also include a description of learning objectives and method of presentation.
Once you have submitted the title of your presentation you will automatically receive an email that includes a password-protected hyperlink. If you must interrupt the submission process before finishing it you can resume at any time by clicking on the hyperlink in that email.
You can view and modify your submissions up until the submission deadline. (All deadlines are enforced at 11:59 PM Eastern USA time). After the deadline you can still view your abstract. Just find the confirming email mentioned above (from aaswgreg@confex.com) which will contain a direct link to your submission. If you remember the abstract ID# and password, enter those codes below. If you can't find that email and don't remember the ID# of an abstract that you wish to modify, contact Technical Support