64th Annual Conference

Thursday, March 8

Morning Workshops

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

Workshop 9

Promoting Affect Development Within an Integrated Model of Group Psychotherapy

Chair:    

Paul Kaye, Ph.D., Private Practice, Huntington Woods, Michigan

After surveying existing models of group psychotherapy which conceptualize the group process in terms of the individual, interpersonal and group-as-a-whole dynamics, the workshop will demonstrate the salient affects associated with each of the stages in the group's life cycle and the therapist's role in promoting the expression of affect within a developmental framework.  

didactic, experiential, demonstration, sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify the primary affects of focus during the stages of group development.
2. Utilize an integrative model of group psychotherapy in making meaningful interventions.
3. Promote affect development within a developmental perspective.

Course References:

1. Agazarian, Y. Theory of the Invisible Group Applied to Individual and Group-As-A-Whole Interpretations. Group. 7(2).
2. Horowitz, L. Group-Centered Interventions in Therapy Groups.  International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 27, 423-439.
3. Saretsky, T. (1973). Active Techniques and Group Psychotherapy. New York: Jason Aronson.