64th Annual Conference

 

Sessions and Workshops

Saturday, March 10

 

Early Bird Open Sessions
7:30 – 8:30 A.M.

 

Session 214: Role Playing in Group  Psychotherapy: New Outlooks

David Kipper, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Chair; Adam Blatner, M.D.

 

Session 215: Experiential Groups for Therapists in Training: Preserving the Potential

Joseph Kobos, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Chair; Robert Bennett, M.D., FAPA, CGP; Myrna Little, Ph.D., CGP; Scott Nelson, Ph.D., CGP

 

Session 216: Integrative Approaches to Cultivating Mentalization with Professionals in Psychiatric Treatment

Tammy Fountain, LPC, ATR, CGP; Alinda Gary, M.D.

 

Session 217: Innovations in Group Work: An Evolution of the Tavistock Model in the Treatment of Severely Mentally Ill Patients

Clive Hazell, Ph.D., NCC; Diana Semmelhack, Psy.D., CGP

 

Session 218: Deep in the Heart of Divorce: Using Group Psychotherapy Concepts and Techniques in Collaborative Family Law

F. Theodore Reid, Jr., M.D., DFAGPA, Chair; D. Ross Miller, Jr., Ph.D.

 

MINDFULNESS TRACK PART 2

Session 219: Sitting with Depression: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Older Adults

Gayle Basten, M.S.W.; Wendy Walker, Psy.D.

 

Saturday, March 10
All-Day Workshops

8:45 A.M.– 12:00 P.M. & 2:15 – 5:30 P.M.

 

Workshop 72a: Contrasting Models: Social Constructivism, Systems-Centered Therapy and Self Psychology

Louisa Livingston, Ph.D., CGP; Sydnor Sikes, Ph.D., ACP, CGP; Fred Wright, Ph.D.

 

Workshop 73a: From Narcissism to Mature Love

Ronnie Levine, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA

 

Saturday, March 10
Morning Open Sessions
8:45 A.M. – 12:00 noon

 

Session 313: Wouldn't you Rather do it Twice a Week? Intensive Psychotherapy in Groups: American Clinicians Examine European Group Analysis

Howard Kibel, M.D., CGP, DFAGPA, Chair; Robi Friedman, Ph.D.; Leonard Horwitz, Ph.D., DFAGPA;  Priscilla Kauff, Ph.D., CGP, DFAGPA; Molyn Leszcz, M.D., FRCPC, CGP; John Schlapobersky, BA, MSc, Mem. Inst. G.A.

 

Session 314: A Self Psychological Approach to Patients We Like and Dislike

J. Scott Rutan, Ph.D., CGP, DFAGPA; Chair;  Joseph Shay, Ph.D., CGP; Walter Stone, M.D., CGP, DFAGPA

 

Session 315: Developing Group Intervention in College Counseling Centers, Part III

Joshua Gross, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Chair; Edith Chung, Ph.D.; Chad Johnson, Ph.D.; Emily Lape, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA; Michele Ribeiro, Ed.D.

 

Saturday, March 10
Morning Workshops
8:45
A.M. – 12:00 noon

 

Workshop 74: Group's Promise: Enhancing Emotional Communication Between Members

Gregory MacColl, LCSW, CGP

 

Workshop 75: The Place of Theory in our Spontaneous Interventions as Group Leaders

David Altfeld, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA

 

Workshop 76: The Mentorship Experience: The Hope and Promise of Successful Group Leaders

Etta Martin, M.S.W., CGP, FAGPA; Karen Travis, M.S.W., LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAGPA

 

Workshop 77: The Therapist's Professional Will: A Practice Necessity?

Ann E. Steiner, Ph.D., MFT, CGP, FAGPA

 

Workshop 78: Increasing Aliveness and Countertransference Exploration in Co-Led Psychotherapy Groups

Jeanne Bunker, M.S.S.W., CGP; Jay Erwin-Grotsky, M.S.S.W., M.A., CGP

 

Workshop 79: Yes, But What Good is it? The Use of an Improvisational Acting Group for Psychotherapists

(Part 2)

Elinor Dunn Grayer, M.S.W., Ph.D., BCD, CGP

Part 1 is scheduled for Friday (2:45 - 6:00 pm)

 

Workshop 80: Personal Stories Seeking Meaning in a Group Theme: An Illustration of a Systemic Model for Therapy Using Drawings in a Family Simulation

George Gournas, M.D.; Mina Polemi-Todoulou, Ph.D., CGP

 

Workshop 81: The Promise of Short-Term Group Therapy Combining Subgrouping with EMDR

Katie Steele, Ph.D, HSPP, CGP

 

Workshop 82: Right Brain Experiential Approaches in Group Process and Consultation

Kalila Homann, M.A., LPC, ADTR

 

Workshop 83: Change in Any Setting: A Redecision Model

Shari Porter Jung, LCSW, LMFT, CGP; Marti Kranzberg, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA

 

Workshop 84: Mindfulness & Self Study in Groups: The Practice of Loving Presence

T. Flint Sparks, Ph.D., CGP

 

Workshop 85: Translating Neuroscience into Practice with Same Sex and Opposite Sex Couples and Groups

Sue Marriott, LCSW, CGP

 

Workshop 86: Group Psychological First Aid in the Aftermath of Disaster: A Training Course in a Group Model of Psychological First Aid

Dianne Kane, DSW, CGP; Suzanne Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP, CGP;

 

Saturday, March 10

Group Psychotherapy Foundation Luncheon
12:15 – 2:00 P.M.

 

Ruthie Foster

 

Saturday, March 10
Afternoon Open Session
2:15 – 5:30 P.M.

 

Session 316: The Large Group

Michael Stiers, Ph.D., CGP, Chair;

Martha Gilmore, Ph.D., CGP; Haim Weinberg, Ph.D., CGP;

This session is also being held on Thursday (7:15-8:15 am) and Friday (1:30-2:30 pm)

 

Saturday, March 10
Afternoon Workshops
2:15 – 5:30 P.M.

 

Workshop 87: Faring Well Through Farewell

Jeffrey Mendell, M.D., CGP; Marsha Vannicelli, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA

 

Master Workshop 88: The Geometry of Supervision Groups: Parallel Processes and Intersecting Boundaries

Barry Wepman, Ph.D., CGP

 

Workshop 89: Collaborative Leadership for Divided Communities

David Chrislip, B.A., M.S., M.P.A.

 

Workshop 90: Souldrama: An Innovative Approach to Expand Your Practice and Enhance Your Creativity

Manuela Maciel, M.A.; Connie Miller, LPC, M.S., CP

 

Workshop 91: The Steering Problem: Navigating Among Competing Group Agendas

Neal Spivack, Ph.D., CGP

 

Workshop 92: The Group as a Hall of Mirrors: A Powerful Force in Illuminating the Awareness of the Defenses

Sima Ariam, Ph.D., CGP

 

Workshop 93: Being Here Now: The SCT® Journey into the Present Moment

Susan Cassano, Ph.D., CGP; Joy Luther, M.S.S.W., LCSW

 

Workshop 94: Return to the Kitchen Table of Your Past: Using Gestalt and Psychodrama Re-Imprinting in a Group Setting

Anne Teachworth, M.A., CGT, DAPA

 

Workshop 95:  LivingDance-LivingMusic: A Creative Arts Approach to Group Therapy

Danielle Fraenkel, Ph.D., ADTR, LCAT; Jeffrey Mehr, M.A.

 

Workshop 96: It's Not About the Food: An Integrative Group Therapy Model for Those Struggling with Weight Regulation

Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP

 

Workshop 97: Inclusion of Couples Work in Group Therapy to Enhance Harmony in Intimate Relationships

Darryl Feldman, Ph.D., CGP; Gloria Batkin Kahn, Ed.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA

 

Workshop 98: Preventing Burnout: Countertransference with Chronic and Terminal Illness

Susan Jakubowicz, NCpsyA, ACSW, LCSW, Psy.A., Ph.D., CGP

 

Thursday Sessions and Workshops

 

Friday Sessions and Workshops