62nd Annual Conference

Chairs:

Richard Billow, Ph.D., Derner Institute Postdoctoral Programs, Garden City, NY    

Irene Gillman, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, Group Program, Derner Institute, Garden City, NY

Fred Wright, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

Open to participants with more than ten years of group psychotherapy experience

The workshop will begin with a brief overview of Relational Group Psychology, followed by Gillman leading a demonstration, supervisory group, consisting of her own supervisees, for approximately 1 hour.  Discussion to follow, panel, audience.  The ret of the day will consist of audience presenting their cases to the panel, followed by general audience discussion.  I would prefer that several attendees be prepared to offer their work for supervision.

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Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Review, revise, and expand theoretical assumptions regarding basic group process, including concepts of therapist activity level, authority, basis of interventions.

2. Identify, analyze, and formulate relational concepts in terms of the demonstration group.

3. Apply relational concepts to the workshop participants' groups, via presentation of their own work.

References:

1.  Billow, R. M. (2003)  Relational group psychotherapy: From basic assumptions to passion.  London & New York:  Kinsgley Press.

2.  Wright, F.(2004).  Being seen, moved, disrupted  and reconfigured:  Group leadership from a relational perspective. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 54, 2, 235-250.