63rd Annual Conference
Friday,
February 24
Afternoon Workshops
2:45
P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
Master
Workshop 58
Caught in the
Black Pit of Depression: What Hurts, What Helps, What Heals
Chair:
Phyllis Cohen, Ph.D., Psy.D., CGP,
Faculty, Chair, Advisory Council, The Blanton-Peale
Institute, New York, New York
Depression, a major source of
pain, regression and anxiety, responds well to the power of group
experience. First exploring causes, we will examine affective
interventions and interactions that counter its resultant isolation.
Participants will experiment with creating new ways of bridging gaps
that preclude intimacy using cases and role-playing.
Sharing of work
experiences-experiential-didactic-demonstration
Learning Objectives:
The attendee will be able to:
1. Distinguish symptomology that
demonstrates a state of depression.
2. Formulate interventions that
will have a therapeutic affect.
3. Utilize the strength of group
members to facilitate movement from isolation to intimacy.
Course References:
1. Cohen, P. (2001). The Practice
of Modern Group Psychotherapy: Working with the past trauma in the
present, International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 51 (4).
2. Livingston, M. (2004). Hope
and Hopelessness in Group Psychotherapy, Group, 28(1).
3. Ormont,
L. (2001). The Technique of Group Treatment, Madison, Connecticut:
Psychosocial Press.
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