66th Annual Conference
Friday, February
20
Afternoon
Workshops
2:30
- 5:00 P.M.
Workshop
63
Creating
Thriving Private Practice Psychotherapy Groups
Chair:
Leon J.
Hoffman, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, LFAGPA, Private
Practice, Chicago, Illinois
This workshop
provides participants with knowledge crucial to creating thriving
private practice psychotherapy groups. We will extrapolate as needed
to diverse populations, settings, and theoretical modalities. Topics
include preparing the patient, selection, composition, third-party
considerations, problem patients, recordkeeping, co-therapy, the
contract (agreement), boundaries, electronic issues, and fee
considerations.
didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will be able to:
1. Create
effective group psychotherapy fee arrangements.
2. Prepare a
complete group psychotherapy contract (agreement).
3. Identify and
attend to boundary issues.
4. Demonstrate
his/her skills in preparing patients for group psychotherapy.
Course References:
1. Hoffman, leon
J. (1999). Preparing the Patient for Group Psychotherapy (Ch. 6) in
A Guide to Starting Psychotherapy Groups, Price, John R., Hescheles,
David R., and Price, A. Rae (eds), Academic Press, a Division of
Harcourt, Inc., San Diego.
2. Weiner, Myron
F. (1984). Techniques of Group Psychotherapy. American Psychiatric
Press, Inc., Washington, D.C.
3. Yalom, I.D.
(1995). The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. 4th ed.
Basic Books, New York. |
