ACA -CCPA 2016 Conference & Expo

ID #155-International Perspectives on Group Work: Culturally Competent Practice in Action (Room 511E)

01 Apr 16
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: Branch Group A, Group Work

Speaker(s): Ana Puig, Research Director, Scholar, Affiliate Faculty in Counselor Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; A. Hutchins, Private Practitioner; Bogusia Skudrzyk, Associate Professor of counseling, Palm Beach Atlantic University; Fred Bemak, Professor and Director of the Diversity and Research Action Consortium, George Mason University; Rita Chi-Ying Chung, Professor, George Mason University

International collaboration provides counselors with culturally competent group intervention models. This session features editors and writers in the recently published JSGW Special Issue showcasing various approaches to group work around the world. Brief experiences of group work activities will be provided, and attendees will engage in discussions about culturally appropriate adaptations of group work for their own practice contexts and populations.