63rd Annual Conference

Thursday, February 23

Afternoon Workshops

2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 32

Men and Women: Separate and Together (Understanding and Bridging the Differences)

Chair: 

Hylene S Dublin, M.S.W., LCSW, CGP, FAGPA, Clinical Social

Worker, Private Practice, Illinois

Darryl Pure, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Coordinator of

Group Psychotherapy Services and Training, Northwestern

University Medical School, Illinois

Men and women often approach issues from differing perspectives. This workshop will expose participants to a model of single gender groups with the opportunity to examine the dissimilarities between genders. Subsequently, the groups will be combined providing an opportunity to experience the impact and the capacity for bridging differences.

Demonstration-experiential-didactic-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Discuss the research and theory regarding men and women's behavior in single gendered groups.

2. Discuss the research and theory regarding men and women's behavior in mixed-gender groups.

3. Predict the similarities and differences in the functioning of men and women in single gendered groups.

4. Estimate the impact on group participation of combining men and women in groups.

Course References:

1. DeChant, B. (Ed.). (1996). Women and Group Psychotherapy: Theory and

practice. New York: Guilford Press.

2. Dublin, H. (in press) The Evolution of the Female Self: Attachment, identification, competition, collaberation, and mentoring. In L. Navaro  & S. Schwartzberg (Eds.). Contemporary Perspectives on Jealousy, Envy, Competition, and Gender. London: Brunner-Routledge.

3. Andronico, M. (Ed.). (1999). Men in Groups: Insights, interventions, and psychoeducational work. Washington: American Psychological Association.