A series of case studies and practice accounts from several countries which illustrate applications of the social group work model in a range of settings. They are a selection from those presented at the IASWG Symposium in Calgary, Canada.

Sacred Science of Circles: An Inclusive Approach to Social Work Practice
Betty Bastien

Next Steps in the Investigation of Mutual Aid Processes
Charles Garvin

Cat’s Cradle: Managing and (Maybe Even) Enhancing the Complexities and Diversity of Groups in Human Service Organizations
Jane Matheson

How Did You Get Here? Engagement in Social Justice Journeys Through
Pechakucha Liza Lorenzetti & Joan Farkas

Developing Facilitator Self-Awareness: Introducing Mindfulness Practices to the Helping Classroom
David Delay & Jennifer Martin

The Theory of Trauma-Informed Approaches for Substance Use: Implementing a Seeking Safety Group
Rachael V. Pascoe

The Use of Dream Groups for Developing Professional Self-Care and Spiritual Well‑Being
Karen Ring

Culturally Relevant Group Work With Barbadian Adolescent Males in Residential Care
Sadie K. Goddard-Durant & Nicole N. Lynch

Validating the Borderlands: Group Work with Queer Latinas
Jayleen Galarza

La supervision combinée comme soutien à l’apprentissage du travail social de groupe d’étudiants à la maîtrise en travail social
Ginette Berteau, Sylvie Cameron, et Étienne Guay

“Without Them, I Probably Wouldn’t Be on This Planet”: Benefits and Challenges of Groups for Parents of Children with Disabilities
Alice Home

An Inventory for Enhancing Cross-Cultural Group Work
Tomasz Michal Rapacki & Dawn Lorraine McBride

Strengths-Based Group Supervision with Social Work Students
Mari Alschuler, Linda McArdle, and Thelma Silver

A New Group Worker Learns and Practices
Samantha Swift

Psychoeducational Groups: Do They Meet the Diverse Needs of Women Who Have Been Abused by a Partner?
Stephanie L. Baird

Group Dynamics in the Classroom: Comparing the Applicability of Group Stage Models
Kyle McGee

The Chrysalis Model: Mutual Aid in “Peer Juries,” School-Based Restorative Justice Groups
Rebecca Witheridge

The Mind–Body Connection and Group Therapy
Rachel Seed

William Pelech Karen Ring Sarah LaRocque