About IASGW

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Beverly Brown was a counselor educator who was instrumental in the division and our mission: extending counseling using group process. An award has been created to honor her by recognizing a counselor who has made outstanding contributions to the field of group counseling. The award is presented at the annual ICA conference in November. Make a nomination here: https://forms.gle/n8i8qBq1qch6Wfun8     

Past winners of the Beverly Brown Counselor of the Year Award:

2024: Linda Lucatorto, MEd, CPC

2022: Kimberly Thomas, EdD, LCPC

2021: Katie Grant, MS, LCPC

2020: Steve Poland

...(more info to come)...

2014: Kimberly Hart, MSEd, NCC, PEL, LPC 

2013: Anna Marie Yates, 

2012: Dr. Mei-Wei Chen

 Gather monthly for an hour of informal, confidential group connection and mutual support on a personal and professional issues! Always the last Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Group support is a highly effective self-care tool to gain the kind of feedback and support that can help us thrive both in and out of the clinical setting. 

(Peer Support Group is offered to members of ICA to provide personal and professional support, not supervision or case consultation. Peer Support Group is not a substitute for adequate supervision or appropriate and necessary consultation. Please see your ethical code to determine when formal supervision or consultation are necessary. Providing support does not imply acceptance of any clinical or legal responsibility.)

We continue to offer unique and interesting webinars yearly (or more often) on topics related to group work.  See the ICA store for recorded webinar offerings that provide approved continuing education credits: https://www.ilcounseling.org/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=&ftr=IASGW

Offerings include "Starting a Therapy Group," "Reaching the Hearts of Men: The Power of Group Work" and "Trauma-Informed Group Treatment of Specialized Populations." Soon to come will be our most recent live webinar: "Group Therapy Essentials: Creating and implementing effective groups in your clinical setting." Many thanks to Kendra Vargas, who took time to share her wealth of experience and knowledge!

Current President Katie Grant is expanding the service initiative that began with Peer Support Group. She wants to create a pathway for IASGW members to implement groups in their own communities with our support. 

Contact info@iasgw.org to join the Service Committee and help to shape the program to come. Chair Autumn Gonzalez is off and running in creating our shiny new Community Based Group Counseling Grant: the first application period launched at the November conference!

At IASGW, we recognize that helping is hard and recovery requires connection. This is your time to catch your breath, tune out from demands, and tune into yourself among others. Self-care socials are held quarterly and are informal gatherings to intentionally step away from work and into self and community.

See EVENTS for upcoming Self-Care Socials. Registrants will receive zoom links and coloring/instruction sheets in advance to print out (if desired) and color during the session. Of course, if you prefer another form of creative expression or engagement like crafting, painting, creative writing, or any other, please do this instead of coloring. Pretty much anything EXCEPT working or doing for others is allowed and encouraged.