66th Annual Conference
Friday, February
20
Afternoon
Workshops
2:30
- 5:00 P.M.
Workshop
56
How To
Teach the Principles of Group Psychotherapy Course
Presented
in cooperation with the National Registry of Certified Group
Psychotherapists
Chair:
Judith
Cochè, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Clinical Professor, Medical
School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This workshop will
provide a format for participants to prepare to teach the Principles
of Group Psychotherapy course using the AGPA course curriculum.
Various formats for teaching will be explored, as well as effective
teaching methods and approaches. The five modules will be reviewed and
adaptation of the general course to particular settings will be
considered. Participants are encouraged to bring a copy of the
Principles manual for reference. Manuals will be available at
the Conference for purchase.
didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Review the 5 modules
of the Principles of Group Psychotherapy course and get ideas for
different ways to teach this introductory course to specific
populations
2. Develop a sense of what tools are available to make the learning
process useful and comprehensive for the students at various levels
of experience.
3.
Share experiences
with colleagues in developing this course for staff, students,
university, or private populations.
Course References:
1. Weber, RL.
(2003) Principles of Group Psychotherapy. New York: American Group
Psychotherapy Association, Inc.
1. Lerner, H., Horwitz, L., &
Burnstein, E. (1978). Teaching psychoanalytic group psychotherapy: A
combined experiential-didactic workshop, International Journal of
Group Psychotherapy, 28(4), 453-466.
2. Roman, M., & Porter, K. (1978). Combining experiential and
didactic aspects in a new group therapy training approach,
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 28(3), 371-387
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