Lawrence Shulman is the Dean and Professor Emeritus of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. He is the recipient of The Council on Social Work Education’s Significant Lifetime Contribution to Social Work Education award. He is the author of numerous articles and eight books including The Dynamics and Skills of Group Counseling, 2010, Cengage; The Skills of Helping Individuals, Families, Groups and Communities, 8th Edition, 2018, Cengage; Interactional Supervision, 4th Edition, 2020, NASW Press; and Social Work Practice in Child Welfare: The Interactional Model, 2016, NASW Press. He is widely used as a consultant and. trainer in direct practice, supervision, group work and teaching.