64th Annual Conference

Thursday, March 8

Morning Workshops

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

Workshop 18         

Early Identification with Opposite-Gender Parental Figures and its Subtle Effects on our Work as Group Leaders

Chair:

Dan Raviv, Ph.D., CGP, Program Coordinator, Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment Program of North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York

Awareness of how we identify ourselves in terms of gender-roles and discovering what characteristics we attribute to the opposite-gender, can help our therapeutic capacity as group leaders. In this workshop an attempt will be made to explore early connections with opposite-gender parental figures, utilizing the technique of suggestion, in an effort to increase our understanding and sensitivity as group leaders.

experiential, sharing of work experiences, demonstration, didactic

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify a fuller scope of his/her opposite-gender attributes.
2. Utilize previously untapped opposite-gender resources in their clinical interventions.
3. Detect gender bias when treating both male and female patients.

Course References:

1. Hopcke, R. (1990). Men's Dreams, Men's Healing. Boston: Shambhala.
2. Levant, R. (1995). Toward the Reconstruction of Masculinity. In R. Levant and W. Pollack (Eds.). A New Psychology of Men. 229-251.
3. McChrystal, J. (1994). Sex-Role Identity and "Being-in-Relation": The implications for women counselors. Counseling Psychology Quarterly. 7(2), 181-198.