From the Editor
It is with pleasure that I introduce this special double issue of Social Work with Groups that is devoted to evidence-based group work practice. Guest editors David Pollio from The University of Alabama and Mark Macgowan from Florida International University have written and lectured extensively on social work practice, research and evidence-based group work. In joining together as guest editors for this special issue of the journal, this “dynamic duo” has done a masterful of job of gathering, organizing and framing this illuminating collection of articles written by a diverse group of authors who are located in practice and educational settings all across the United States and in Canada and Korea.
In their introduction, Pollio and Macgowan assert that it is their mission to offer information and illustrations that will be of value to those working in “real-world settings.” They have accomplished their goal.
Readers will be treated to a rich menu of practice settings, approaches and perspectives on evidence-based group work, presented by a learned group of practitioners, educators and researchers. This special issue is organized into two parts that present first, collaborations between researchers and those leading and working in community-based agencies; and second, educational ideas and approaches to best disseminate information about evidence-based group work in supervisory, classroom, administrative and agency-board-room-settings.
I am proud to present this lively, thought-provoking collection to the readers of Social Work with Groups. It is my wish that this special issue will inspire others to write and submit manuscripts, to this journal, that are dedicated to evidence-based practice in group work.
And so, without further adieu and with great anticipation, I welcome you to Pollio, Macgowan and Company's “Evidence-Based Group Work in Community Settings.”