Supporting Group Work in Various Capacities

The purpose of the Association shall be to establish standards for professional and ethical practice; to support research and the dissemination of knowledge; and to provide professional leadership in the field of group work. In addition, the Association shall seek to extend counseling through the use of group processes; to provide a forum for examining innovative and developing concepts in group work; to foster diversity and dignity in our groups; and to be models of effective group practice.

To be an organization that...

• Advances ethical group work practice and implementsits national standards for group work
• Is recognized nationally as the preeminent group work
  training organization
• Reflects multicultural diversity in leadership positions
• Is regularly developing and disseminating outstanding group work training materials
• Sponsors and trains group worker leaders at a variety of levels for a variety of settings through seminars, workshops, and conferences
• Encourages an active and involved membership
• Is inclusive, creative, and resourceful
• Uses the group process observer as an essential ingredient of organizational dynamics and advocates its use elsewhere
• Fulfills our mission and lives our values
• Monitors and appropriately interacts with its parent organization, the American Counseling Association