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Welcome to
the American Group Psychotherapy Association's website. Our
organization is an
interdisciplinary community that has been enhancing practice, theory
and research of group therapy since 1942. AGPA provides the support
you are looking for to enhance your work as a mental healthcare
professional or your life as a member of a therapeutic group.
The 2010 AGPA Annual Meeting (February 22-27) will be here before
you know it!
"A New Decade: Sustaining Our World through Groups"
is the theme for the 2010 Meeting in San Diego at
the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
The
2010 Local San Diego Hosting Society has created an online Hospitality
Guide for the 2010 Annual Meeting. This guide contains restaurant
recommendations, local events and activities.
Click here to
view the guide on the San Diego Group Psychotherapy Society's website.
The entire Annual Meeting program is
available online for your review.
Click here
to see program brochure.
This information may be found under the
"Meetings and Events" section or you can click the links below:
Special Institute Presentations, Monday, February 22
Two-Day Institute Sections, Tuesday & Wednesday, February 23-24
Institute Plenary Address with Walter
Stone, M.D., CGP, FAGPA
Three-Day Conference, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 25-27
Featured presentations:
Online Registration Available!
Make your hotel
reservations today
at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
Reserve hotel room at $210 single/double rate; special rates
are also available for Club level rooms at $260.
To reserve your room online,
click here or copy and paste this link into your web browser:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=0905157442&key=BBA72.
The AGPA special
hotel room rates include: complimentary airport shuttle
transportation, complimentary health club access, complimentary
internet in guest rooms and hotel lobby; although the Sheraton San
Diego Hotel and Marina is a resort; there are no resort fees added
to your hotel room rate.
Is your certification with the
National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists set to
expire?
Renew your certification online and visit our Online
Continuing Education Center if you are in need of additional
credits!
AGPA
Online Continuing Education Center!
Audio-recordings and the AGPA Ethics
Modules are our first offerings for accredited continuing education
credits. Visit the new online store to register for these distance
learning credits. The AGPA store also offers convenient
purchase of Association publications/products.
Click here to visit our store now.
Audio-recordings Available from AGPA Annual
Meetings.
Sessions are available on CD or
downloads to your computer or MP3.
For more information click here:
2009-Chicago Meeting
2008-Washington, DC Meeting
2007-Austin Meeting
TRAUMA
AND DISASTER HELP- AGPA has resources available for clinicians and
the public dealing with traumatic events as well as the ongoing
stressors of life in a volatile economy. Please
click here for information on
AGPA response efforts, trauma resources and other information. If you
wish to donate to the Disaster Response Fund,
click
here.
The New York City Health Department is
offering an insurance-like benefit to help cover mental health and
substance-use treatment for NYC residents still affected by the
terrorist events of September 11, 2001.
Click here for more information.
New! AGPA releases
"Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy," a cross-theoretical
guide to developing and leading psychotherapy groups.
If you are looking for a
therapist, visit the Need A Therapist
Section to make sure that you ask the right questions of your potential therapist.
Apply for AGPA
membership: Join AGPA Now and attend the 2010 Annual Meeting as
a member!
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Help AGPA earn credits by ordering your books through Amazon.com.
Looking for a book written by one of the presenters at AGPA's Annual
Meeting? Just go to our
Group Psychotherapy Booklist. AGPA has listed books
alphabetically by title. Simply click on the link that follows the title
and author name and you will be directly taken to the Amazon website for
that particular title where you can order the book. Can't find the title
you are looking for, or want to order the latest novel or a CD by your
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American Group
Psychotherapy Association
25 East 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
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212-477-2677 |
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877-668-2472 |
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212-979-6627 |
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