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Group Work In Graduate Social Work Education: Where Are We Now?, Shirley Simon, Teresa Kilbane Nov 2012

Group Work In Graduate Social Work Education: Where Are We Now?, Shirley Simon, Teresa Kilbane

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

This paper presents the preliminary results of a national survey assessing the extent of group work offerings within masters level social work programs in the United States. The study replicates and expands upon a 1994 investigation by Birnbaum and Auerbach. Findings are compared with the earlier study to identify changes and trends in group work education.