63rd Annual Conference

Friday, February 24

Morning Open Sessions

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Session 309         

Developing Group Interventions in College Counseling Centers

Chair:     

Joshua Gross, Ph.D., CGP, ABPP, FAGPA, Psychologist and Group Coordinator, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Panelists:         

Robert Gleave, Ph.D., Psychologist, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

Miriam L. Iosupovici, M.S.W., Private Practice, Retired, San Diego, California

Anne M. Slocum McEneaney, Ph.D., CGP Psychologist, Columbia University, New York, New York

This open session is about the issues and processes of developing group interventions in college counseling centers.  This open session panel is comprised of experienced mental health professionals who work in the student-counseling venue and seek to provide basic information and problem solving discussion about group psychotherapy program development.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify and address specific issues in the development of group interventions in the college counseling center.

2. Identify organizational issues specific to the college counseling center.

3. Plan for useful and appropriate group interventions in this patient population.

Course References:

1. Corey, M. & Corey, G. (2002). Groups:  Process and practice. Pacific Grove, CA:

 Brooks Cole: 

2. Archer, J., Jr. & Cooper, S.  (1998). Counseling and Mental Health Services on Campus. San Francisco: Josey-Bass, Inc. 

3. Delucia-Waack, J., Gerrity, D., Klodner, C., & Riva, M. (2004). Group Counseling and Psychotherapy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.