Call for Proposals Now Open for AGPA Connect 2026
Group Life: Holding Space for Deeper Connection in Complex Times
The proposal submission site is now open for AGPA Connect 2026. Our theme invites proposals that consider and speak to the complex identities of ourselves as well as those we seek to serve and attract into our group community. For Connect, we are building a concurrent virtual and in-person program to allow for greater accessibility to quality mental health offerings to a greater number of people worldwide. We strongly encourage submissions that will be presented virtually, whether you are with us in person or joining remotely. The annual event will take place from March 2-7, 2026. The in-person meeting will be held in New York City at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. Proposal submissions are due by July 28, 2025. Submit today through our online submission form!
AGPA Connect 2025 Recordings Now Available
Plenary session recordings are now available in the AGPA Learning Center. Please visit the Recordings: AGPA Connect 2025 section for the Sally B. Henry Institute Opening Plenary, "Process and Possibility – The Power of People in Groups" with Suzanne Phillips, PsyD, CGP, AGPA-DF; the Conference Opening Plenary, "Multicultural Psychotherapy: An Ethical Responsibility" with Melba J.T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP; the Anne & Ramon Alonso Plenary, "Decolonizing the Bifurcation Between 'Interpersonal' and the 'Sociocultural': Theory, Research, and Implications for Group Practice" with Daniel José Gaztambide, PsyD; and the Mitchell Hochberg Memorial Public Education Event, "Healing Tribal Division: The Problem and Promise of Group Dynamics in a Polarized Society" with Tania Israel, PhD.
Upcoming E-Learning Events
ONLINE INSTITUTE — "Attachment-Focused Therapy and Racial Inequities: Who Speaks and Who Listens," Led by Carlos Canales, PsyD, CGP, AGPA-F, SEP
Tuesdays for eight weeks - July 22,29; August 5, 12, 19, 26; and September 2,9 from 11:15 – 12:45 (Eastern) Register now
Attachment-focused therapy aims to promote trust and relational proximity by examining an individual's emotional manner towards their social environment. Racial advantages and inequities readily induce differentiation, comparison, and disconnection accompanied by complex distressing feelings. These emotional states often manifest as direct attacks to relating, inherently separating and challenging trust in groups. If the process of attachment is the Yin enlivening relationality, racial inequities represent the Yang perturbing and defying its development. This institute aims to explore security in spite of racial inequities.
Past webinars on a wide variety of areas can be accessed on demand in the AGPA Store. Interested in presenting? The E-Learning Committee is always looking for great topics to present for our monthly webinars. Submit a proposal here.