63rd Annual Conference
Friday, February
24
Afternoon
Workshops
2:45-6:00 P.M.
Workshop
57
How to
Teach the Principles of Group Psychotherapy Course
Presented in
cooperation with the
National
Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists
Chair:
Jeanne Pasternak,
M.S.W., CGP, FAGPA,
Private Practice,
Houston, Texas
This workshop will
provide a format for participants to prepare to teach the
Principles of
Group Psychotherapy course using the AGPA course curriculum.
Various formats
for teaching will be explored, as well as effective teaching
methods and
approaches. The 5 modules will be reviewed and adaptation of the
general course to
particular settings will be considered. Participants are encouraged
to bring a copy of the course manual for reference. Manuals will be
available for purchase at Registration.
Didactic-sharing
of work experiences-demonstration-experiential
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Review the five
modules of the Principles of Group Psychotherapy course and get
ideas for
different ways to teach this introductory course to specific
populations.
2. Develop a sense
of what tools are available to make the learning process useful and
comprehensive for
the students at various levels of experience.
3. Share
experiences in developing the course for staff or private
populations.
Course References:
1. Lerner, H.,
Horwitz, L., & Burnstein, E. (1978). Teaching Psychoanalytic
Group
Psychotherapy: A combined experiential-didactic workshop.
International
Journal of Group
Psychotherapy, 28(4), 453-466.
2. Roman, M., &
Porter, K. (1978). Combining Experiential and Didactic Aspects
in a New Group
Therapy Training Approach. Interntaional Journal of Group
Psychotherapy,
28(3), 371-387.
3. Weber, R.,
(2003).
Principles of Group Psychotherapy, New York: American
Group
Psychotherapy Association, Inc.
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