66th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 21

Afternoon Workshops

1:30 - 4:00 P.M.

Workshop 94

Group Therapy in the 21st Century: Group Therapy at Warp Speed

Chair:  

Leslie M. Lothstein, Ph.D., Director of Psychology, The Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut

The 21st century is presenting new and exciting challenges for group therapy in Day Treatment or intensive outpatient settings over a two to four week period. The treatment is fast paced and challenging. I focus on a specific integrative approach to treatment and specific therapeutic techniques are outlined.

didactic-sharing of work experiences-demonstration-experiential

Learning Objectives:

The attendees will be able to:

1. Identify how group therapy differs from group programming and how the former requires unique changes in method when adapting to short term dynamic treatment.

2. Identify specific note taking methods to focus on process/ dynamic issues in these groups.                                               

3. Identify several strategies and interventions that will provide the clinician with best practices for intervening in short term dynamic groups.

4. Learn how to cope with the fast paced group treatment that has become part of our 21st century working environment.      

Course References:

1. Piper, W., Rosie, J., Joyce, A., and Azim, H. Time- Limited Day Treatment for Personality Disorders. APA. Washington.D.C. 1996.

2. Magnavita, J. Restructuring Personality Disorders: A Short-Term Dynamic Approach  Guilford Press, N.Y. 1997).

3. Joyce, A., Piper, W. Ogrodniczuk, J. (2007) Therapeutic alliance and cohesion variables as predictors of outcome in short term group psychotherapy. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 57:269-296.