Courses: 
12-Hour Course
  Thursday, March 10 & Friday, March 11
  
6-Hour Courses

  Friday, March 11

  Saturday, March 12

C-1. Principles of Group Psychotherapy
 

Presented in cooperation with the National Registry of

Certified Group Psychotherapists

Director:           

Sara Emerson, LICSW, M.S.W., CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, Cambridge, MA

Faculty:           

David Goldfinger, Ph.D., Private Practice, Cambridge, MA

Karen Travis, M.S.W., CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, Baton Rouge, LA           

Don Turner, M.D., CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, Atlanta, GA

This course is designed to provide basic understanding of the theory,

principles, and application of group psychotherapy. This didactic and

discussion presentation will cover group process and dynamics, types

of group psychotherapies, clinical and ethical issues, group

psychotherapy research, and the history of group psychotherapy.

References:

1. Bernard, H. & MacKenzie, K. (Eds.) (1994). Basics of Group Psychotherapy. New

    York: Guilford Press.

2. Ettin, M. (1992). Foundations and Application of Group Psychotherapy: A sphere

    of influence. Boston: Allyn and Beacon.

3. Kaplan, H. & Saddock, B. (1995). Comprehensive Group Psychotherapy.

    Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins, 3^rd edition.

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6-Hour Courses 

Friday, March 11

10:30 A.M. – 6:15 P.M.

C-2. Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy

 Presented in cooperation with the National Registry of Certified

Group Psychotherapists

Director:         

Greg Crosby, MA, LPC, CGP, Clinical Program Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente (Mental Health), Portland, Oregon

The course  will  examine  practical  steps and skills for designing thematic  based CBT groups that attend to stages of group development and cultivate a therapeutic group climate. It delineates an effective model of integrated cognitive- behavioral group therapy for adults  with depression and generalized anxiety that can easily be generalized to many clinical populations.  The course will  explore a cutting-edge trend in CBT group therapy- to converge and integrate  interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic models. In addition, relapse prevention in group therapy  will be presented.

References:

1. MacKenzie, K. (1997). Time managed group psychotherapy: Effective clinical

    applications. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.

2. Weisman, M., Markowitz, J. & Klerman, G. (2000). Comparative guide to

    interpersonal psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books.

3. White, J. & Freeman. A. (Eds). (2000). Cognitive-Behavioral therapy: For specific

    problems and populations. Washington, DC. American Psychological Press.

6-Hour Course

Saturday, March 12

9:00 A.M. – 5:45 P.M.

C-3. How to Teach the Trauma Modules

Directors:         

Bonnie Buchele, Ph.D., CGP, DFAGPA, Private Practice, Leawood, KS

Henry Spitz, M.D., CGP, DFAGPA, Director, Group Psychotherapy Program, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

The purpose of this course is to introduce the soon to be published AGPA manual, Group Interventions for Treatment of Psychological Trauma in a user-friendly manner. Participants will be able to familiarize themselves with the content in ways that will facilitate their ability to teach from the manual. Each of the ten modules with adult, child and adolescent patient populations will be reviewed. In addition, evidence based group interventions, countertransference issues, masked trauma reactions and bereavement themes will form a central part of the course.

PLEASE NOTE: To register select appropriate course number on the registration form. Registrants must attend all sessions to receive continuing education credits.