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Riding the Mutual Aid Bus and Other Adventures in Group Work: A Days in the Lives of Social Workers Collection—Edited by Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW and Jennifer Clements, Ph.D, LCSW.

“New and experienced social workers alike already turn to previous volumes in this series to find out what REAL social work is all about. The books are used widely in introduction to Social Work and practice related courses for undergraduate and graduate social work students nationwide. Our hope with the publication of this book is to increase students’ and social workers’ knowledge in the exciting area of group work.”

I contributed a chapter entitled “On Group Work for Social Justice: Intergroup Dialogue” in which I described some of my experiences with intergroup dialogue and facilitating group work for social justice.

Thompkins, R. (2013) . On Group Work for Social Justice: Intergroup Dialogue. In L. M. Grobman & J. Clements (Eds.) , Riding the Mutual Aid Bus and Other Adventures in Group Work (pp.  285-291) . Harrisburg, PA: White Hat Communications.

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  • "Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian: It’s about the ongoing pursuit to become more humane to those around me."

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  • Relando is a social justice worker interested in conflict resolution, improving intergroup relations, and using peace as non-violent action. Through service, conflict resolution through non-violent communication, and social action, he works to build more equitable and inclusive communities and to increase intercultural understanding.

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