64th Annual Conference

Friday, March 9

Morning Workshops

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

Workshop 55

Creating Thriving Private Practice Psychotherapy Groups

Open to participants with less than four years of group psychotherapy experience.

Chair:

Leon Hoffman, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois

This interactional workshop provides participants with knowledge crucial to creating thriving private practice psychotherapy groups. We will extrapolate as needed to other populations, settings, and theoretical modalities. Topics include preparing the patient, selection, composition, third-party considerations, problem patients, recordkeeping, co-therapy, the contract (agreement), boundaries, and fee considerations.

sharing of work experiences, didactic, demonstration, experiential

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Establish effective group psychotherapy fee arrangements;
2. Prepare a complete group psychotherapy contract (agreement);
3. Recognize and attend to boundary issues;
4. Sharpen his/her skills in preparing patients for group psychotherapy.

Course References:

1. Hoffman, L. (1999). Preparing the Patient for Group Psychotherapy. In Price, J., Hescheles, D., and Price, A. (Eds.). A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, a Division of Harcourt, Inc.
2. Weiner, M. (1984). Techniques of Group Psychotherapy. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
3. Yalom, I. (1995). The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. 4th ed. Basic Books, New York.