66th Annual Conference

Friday, February 20

Afternoon Open Sessions

2:30 - 5:00 P.M.

Session 310         

Current Research in Group Psychotherapy

Presented under the auspices of the AGPA Research SIG

Chair:                

Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Research), Brown University, Providence, RI

Panelists:              

Jennifer Alonso, B.S.

Gary Burlingame, Ph.D., CGP

Chris Chapman, Ph.D. Candidate

Robert Gleave, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

John Ogrodniczuk, Ph.D.,

William Piper, Ph.D., CGP, DFAGPA,

Zipora Shechtman, Ph.D., FAGPA, University of Haifa, Israel

Assessing group leader interventions and curative relationship factors in group: the Development of the GQ and GPIRS as feedback tools for therapists.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Critique the clinical utility of current group research.

2. Consider the implications of empirical findings for the practice of group psychotherapy.

3. Summarize recent findings in group psychotherapy research and outline directions for future inquiry.

4. Discuss important principles related to developing and conducting effective group therapies.

Course References:

1. Burlingame, G., MacKenzie, K., & Strauss, B. (2003).  Small group treatment: Evidence for effectiveness and mechanisms of change.  In M. Lambert (Ed.), Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. 647-696. New York: Wiley.

2. Green, L. (2000).  Group psychotherapy research: Current status and future trends on the dawn of a new millennium.  Group. 24(2-3), 157-165.