66th Annual Conference
Friday, February 20
Morning
Workshops
10:00 A.M. – 12:30
P.M.
Workshop
37
Strong
Group Foundations: Teaching Group Therapy Using Structured Exercises
Presented
in cooperation with the National Registry of Certified Group
Psychotherapists
Chairs:
Paul Cox,
M.D.,
Department of Psychiatry, U.C. Davis, Sacramento,
California
Joan M.
Koenig, M.A., FNP, Instructor, New York Medical College,
Ossining, New York
Kenneth M.
Pollock, Ph.D., Director Group Psychotherapy Training in
Psychiatric Residency, New York Medical College, Poughkeepsie, New
York
An integrated
program for group therapy trainers using a variety of structured
approaches and exercises developed to train psychiatric residents
and graduate students will be shared. Content includes translation
of theory into intervention, how to utilize unique properties of
groups when intervening, self-assessment of counter-transference,
practice leading of groups and more.
didactic-demonstration-experiential-sharing of work experiences
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will be able to:
1. Incorporate
into his/her existing teaching repertoire an exercise-based approach
to instruction and supervision that enhances the training of
developing group therapists.
2. List nine
unique properties of group therapy that offer therapeutic
opportunities different from those found in individual
psychotherapy.
3. Describe and
employ specific interventions linked to various unique properties of
groups in a fashion consistent with his or her own theoretical
framework
4. Possess a "tool
bag" of specific exercises which allow the trainer to tailor his/her
approach to the unique needs of the trainees.
Course References:
1. Pollock K.M.;
Kymissis P., The Future of Adolescent Group Therapy Journal of Child
and Adolescent Group Therapy, Volume 11, Number 1, March 2001 , pp.
3-11(9)
2. Miles, MB,
Learning to Work in Groups: A Program Guide for Educational Leaders
Teachers College Press, 1973: New York.
3. Berman, A.,
Group Psychotherapy Training: Issues and Models Small Group
Research.1975; 6: 325-344. |
