The Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) is a division of which organization?

• A. American Counseling Association
• B. American Psychological Association
• C. National Council for Group Work
• D. Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

Answer: (A)

ASGW operates as a division within the American Counseling Association, which is the main professional organization for counselors in the United States. The ACA brings together various divisions that focus on different areas of counseling, and ASGW is the one dedicated to group work. The American Psychological Association is the organization for psychologists, not counselors, so it isn’t the parent of ASGW. The National Council for Group Work isn’t the umbrella organization for ASGW, and while the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development is another ACA division, it is not the parent organization itself. So, the American Counseling Association is the correct association hosting ASGW.