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2021 A VIRTUAL
EXPERIENCE
THE POWER OF GROUPS IN A CHALLENGING WORLD
Two-Day Institute:
Saturday-Sunday,
February 13-14
Special Institute:
Friday, February 19
Three-Day Conference:
Thursday-Saturday
February 25-27A GPA Connect 2021 will be held virtually and
will provide participants from diverse clinical
W e are excited to welcome you to the virtual AGPA
Connect 2021, “The Power of Groups in a Challenging
World.” Little did we know when the theme of this meeting
disciplines the opportunity to advance their
was determined, in the fall of 2019, just how challenging
knowledge, skills, and training in group
this year would be. But as we know, growth can come from
psychotherapy and related fields. The AGPA
challenges in our groups, and we are excited about the
Connect virtual experience includes the Leszcz Steele
ways in which we are growing as an organization and all Stone
development of new clinical approaches,
refinement of therapeutic methods, exchange of that we have to offer in this dynamic new format this year.
clinical and empirical knowledge with colleagues, You will be amazed at how much you will find yourself connecting with each other and the educational
exposure to current research and theory, and the offerings over the weeks of programming—even in this virtual format. Certainly, much is different, from the dates of
opportunity to participate in a multidisciplinary peer the conference to the ways we will meet each other…but much will be the same. As you peruse the program, you
support network. will see a great depth and breadth of educational and experiential Institutes, Workshops, Open Sessions and
AGPA Connect is divided into three sections: the Plenaries, as well as numerous opportunities to socialize with each other. We have continued to intensify our focus
Two-Day Institute (Saturday-Sunday, February on topics of social justice and diversity, even before the very personal learning we have recently encountered with
13-14) devoted to small group teaching primarily in systemic racism. We trust that you will be nourished, both personally and professionally, through your experience in
the experiential mode, the One-Day Special the meeting.
Institute (Friday, February 19) taught by The AGPA Staff has done an incredible job of researching, selecting, and learning to use the sophisticated
prominent clinicians, and the Three-Day platform that will allow us to offer this rich virtual experience. There will be considerable help in figuring out all that
Conference (Thursday-Saturday, February there is to do and how to access different features, and we will be sending updates about that. This will include
25-27) which offers a variety of formats, including great resources for technological help. Please be sure to read the emails you receive to stay on top of it all. And, as
limited registration workshops as well as open always, if you need help figuring out how to navigate the many meeting options, check out the FAQ section of the
session panels on special topics and original AGPA website.
scientific paper sessions. We call our meeting AGPA Connect because being a part of AGPA is also about the connections we
experience. As we write this letter we are formulating ways to ensure this aspect of Connect will be an integral part
Who Should Attend?
of your Connect experience. There will be events for First-Time Attendees, New Members and New CGPs. Special
Mental health professionals who have an interest in
Interest Groups (SIGs) are also a great way to meet others with similar interests, and we will be posting those
and/or currently work with groups who wish to be
opportunities. And keep checking your emails for information of the unfolding ways we will make this happen.
kept abreast of new developments and to expand
the scope of their clinical practices. Many of us have been sustained for years through the connections we have made at AGPA Connect and
we’re not going to let a pandemic get in our way!
Why Should You Attend?
• World-renowned faculty are available to Molyn Leszcz, MD, FRCPC, CGP, DFAGPA Katie Steele, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
instruct, challenge, and inspire you. AGPA President D. Thomas Stone, Jr., PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA
• Earn over 35 continuing education credits in AGPA Connect Co-Chairs
your affiliated discipline.
• Learn valuable, proven strategies, and clinical
techniques that can be used immediately.
• Access a full menu of diversified offerings What to look for inside… We have an exciting line-up of speaker presentations:
designed to sharpen your knowledge and skills.
• Take advantage of time away from the day-to- by the Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health: the
day pressures of work. You’ll return refreshed, Institute Plenary Friday night dance party.
stimulated, and rejuvenated — and ready for ◆ Alexis Abernethy, PhD, CGP, FAGPA will present the Attendance is Affordable…
new challenges ahead. Opening Institute Plenary Address entitled, “Finding New Member Discount. If you are not currently an
• Create cherished memories while Home in an Unprecedented and Online World.” AGPA member and join at the time of registration, you will
strengthening your professional expertise. Two Special Institute Presentations save more than the difference between the member and
non-member registration fee. A membership application is
◆ Aaron Black, PhD, CGP, FAGPA will present “Treating on page 15 of this program. We hope you will join us as a
What You Will Learn! Insecure Attachment in Group Psychotherapy.” member.
After participating, attendees will be able to: ◆ Zindel Segal, PhD will present “Mindfulness Based
1. Identify, review, and integrate basic group Students, Residents, Early Career Professionals,
Cognitive Therapy: Distinct and Overlapping Elements of Retirees, and Clinicians and Chaplains working with
dynamic concepts into their group practice; Group Delivery of Mindfulness Meditation.” Active Duty Military and Veterans Discount. These
2. Compare the theoretical underpinnings of populations are offered a 35% discount.
various schools of group therapy;
Conference Plenaries
◆ Bruce Perry, PhD will be the Conference Opening Agency/Institutional Multi-Person Registration
3. Conduct groups in a variety of settings with a Discount. A special discount is available to individuals from
Plenary Speaker; his presentation is entitled, “A
broad range of populations; Relational Approach to Working with Maltreated the same agency/institution. The first registration is at the
4. Apply evidenced-based practices as they relate Children.. full rate with additional registrations from the same agency
to group therapy. at a 35% discount. Registration forms must be forwarded
◆ The Mitchell Hochberg Memorial Public Education Event together and accompanied by a listing of the names of
entitled, “Incarcerated Truths: Finding Unexpected Hope registrants on agency letterhead stating personnel are full-
How to Register! and Connection” will be presented by Elizabeth Ford, time or part-time employees whose sole source of income
An online registration form is available on the AGPA MD. is from the agency. The letter should also verify the agency
website, agpa.org. You may also register by mail, ◆ Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD will deliver the Anne and or institution as a non-profit. (Other discounts are not
fax, phone, and email. To mail: complete the Ramon Alonso Plenary Address entitled, “Group Healing applicable when using an agency/institutional discount.)
registration form on the back cover, and mail it to Address the Wounds of Racial Trauma.” AGPA Connect Scholarships are also being offered
along with your payment to AGPA c/o Chase ◆ The Louis R. Ormont Lecture will be presented by by the Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health.
Manhattan Bank, Church Street Station, P.O. Box J. Scott Rutan, PhD, CGP-R, DFAGPA. It is entitled, Details on Awards and Scholarships for attendees as well as
6359, New York, NY 10249-6359. Fax your form “Interesting Times: Lessons from Human History.” application information can be found on our website.
including credit card information to 212-979-6627. Networking and just for fun, at lunch and at the end Please consider a donation to the Scholarship Fund to
Phone registration is available by calling toll-free of each day there is a time to get to know each other support the scholarship program; you can include a gift on
personally at our SIG meetings and social hours. You also the website or on the registration form found on the last
877-668-AGPA (2472) or 212-477-2677. You may won’t want to miss one of the meeting’s highlights hosted page of this program.
also email us at registration@agpa.org.
2Program Overview: All times below are Eastern time
Two -Day Institutes One -Day Special Three Day Conference
Institute
Saturday Sunday Friday Thursday Friday Saturday
February 13 February 14 February 19 February 25 February 26 February 27
9:30–10:15 AM 9:45–10:45 AM 9:45–10:45 AM 9:45–10:45 AM
INSTITUTE OPENING CONFERENCE OPENING MITCHELL HOCHBERG ANNE & RAMON ALONSO
PLENARY PLENARY ADDRESS MEMORIAL PUBLIC PLENARY ADDRESS
EDUCATION EVENT
“Finding Home in an “A Relational Approach to “Group Healing to Address
Unprecedented and Online Working with Maltreated “Incarcerated Truths: Finding the Wounds of Racial
World” Children” Unexpected Hope and Trauma”
Alexis Abernethy Bruce Perry Connection” Thema Bryant-Davis
Elizabeth Ford
10:30 AM–1:30 PM 10:30 AM–1:30 PM 10:30 AM–1:30 PM 11:00 AM–12:30 PM 11:00 AM–12:30 PM 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Process Group Experience Process Group Experience SPECIAL INSTITUTE 90-Minute Workshops & 90-Minute Workshops & 90-Minute Workshops &
Sections Sections PRESENTATIONS: 90-Minute Open Sessions 90-Minute Open Sessions 90-Minute Open Sessions
& &
“Treating Insecure
Specific Interest Sections Specific Interest Sections Attachment in Group 11:00 AM–1:30 PM 11:00 AM–1:30 PM 11:00 AM–1:30 PM
Psychotherapy” 2 ½ Hour Workshops & 2 ½ Hour Workshops & 2 ½ Hour Workshops &
Aaron Black 2 ½ Hour Open Sessions 2 ½ Hour Open Sessions 2 ½ Hour Open Sessions
OR
“Mindfulness-Based LOU ORMONT LECTURE:
Cognitive Therapy: Distinct “Interesting Times: Lessons
and Overlapping Elements from Human History”
of Group Delivery of Scott Rutan
Mindfulness Meditation”
Zindel Segal
1:30–3:00 PM 1:30–3:00 PM 1:30–3:30 PM 1:30–2:45 PM 1:30–2:45 PM 1:30–2:45 PM
Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break
1:40 - 2:40 PM 1:40 - 2:40 PM 1:40 - 2:40 PM
SIG Meetings SIG Meetings SIG Meetings
3:00-6:00 PM 3:00-6:00 PM 3:00-6:30 PM 2:45–4:15 PM 2:45–4:15 PM 2:45–4:15 PM
Process Group Experience Process Group Experience SPECIAL INSTITUTES 90-Minute Workshops & 90-Minute Workshops & 90-Minute Workshops &
Sections Sections Continue 90-Minute Open Sessions 90-Minute Open Sessions 90-Minute Open Sessions
& &
Specific Interest Sections Specific Interest Section 2:45–5:15 PM 2:45–5:15 PM 2:45–5:15 PM
2 ½ Hour Workshops & 2 ½ Hour Workshops & 2 ½ Hour Workshops &
2 ½ Hour Open Sessions 2 ½ Hour Open Sessions Large Group from a
Systems-Centered
Framework
6:15–7:00 PM 6:15–7:00 PM 6:45–7:30 PM 5:30–6:45 PM 5:30–6:45 PM 5:30–6:15 PM
Social Activities Institute Participant Social Activities Large Group from a Systems- Large Group from a Systems- Conference Participant
To be Announced Evaluation Meeting To be Announced Centered Framework Centered Framework Evaluation Meeting
6:15–7:15PM 6:45–7:45 PM
12-Step Recovery Meeting 12-Step Recovery Meeting
7:15–8:00 PM 7:00–7:45 PM 7:00–8:00 PM 6:30–7:15 PM
Social Activities Social Activities SIG Meetings Social Activities
To be Announced To be Announced 12-Step Recovery Meeting To be Announced
7:15–8:15 PM 7:00–8:00 PM 8:30–10:00 PM 6:30–7:30 PM
12-Step Recovery Meeting SIG Meetings Group Foundation SIG Meetings
12-Step Recovery Meeting Dance Party 12-Step Recovery Meeting
Complete event descriptions can be found on AGPA’s Website: agpa.org 365th Annual Institute
Institute Opening Plenary Session
Saturday, February 13, 9:30– 10:15 AM (Eastern) Two-Day Institute Sections
(This event is being recorded and will be available to
access at your convenience.)
Saturday, February 13, 10:30 AM–6:00 PM (Eastern) and
Sunday, February 14, 10:30 AM–6:00 PM (Eastern)
Finding Home in an Unprecedented and Online World Complete Event Descriptions on AGPA’s Website: agpa.org
Featured Speaker: Alexis Abernethy, PhD, CGP, FAGPA Abernethy
Below are the listings of the two types of Institutes: Process Group Experiences (PGE)
D
r. Abernethy will share her experience of Institutes over time highlighting experi- and Specific Interest Sections. The PGE participants acquire general therapy skills rele-
ences of connection. She will address the challenges we bring with us to our vant to leading groups by participating in a process-oriented group. Specific Interest
Institutes this year related to COVID-19, plunging into an online world, a reckoning Sections offer participants a chance to explore a particular theme in greater depth or to
around racism, and national polarization. She will also highlight the promise and hope learn a new theoretical approach. For Specific Interest Sections, previous participation
for connection and finding “home” as a deeper desire. Lastly Dr. Abernethy, will share in a PGE is recommended but not required. Members agree to attend the entire group,
insights that may help attendees to benefit from their Institute experience. to participate actively, and to respect the privacy of the other members. After attending
Dr. Alexis Abernethy is a clinical psychologist and professor in the School of an Institute, participants will be able to identify various aspects of group process and
Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy at Fuller Theological Seminary in dynamics. These groups provide an important opportunity for experiential learning and
Pasadena, California. She is also the Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Fuller. growth. Please note: Dual relationships can hinder learning and could impact the experi-
Dr. Abernethy graduated from Howard University with a BS in Psychology and recei- ence for you and others. Those with dual relationships should consider NOT registering
ved her MA and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. She has conducted for the same Institute.
institutes and workshops nationally on cultural competence and spirituality in group
therapy. Dr. Abernethy is a Certified Group Psychotherapist and Fellow of the
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA). She has served as Co-Chair of
Process Group Experience (PGE) Sections
AGPA’s Institute Committee and Annual Meeting and currently serves on the Board of
Directors for AGPA. I-A. General Process Group Experience
Dr. Abernethy contributed the chapter, “A Spiritually Informed Approach to Entry Level Instructors:
Group Psychotherapy” in Kleinberg’s 2012 edited volume, The Wiley-Blackwell Less than
4 years of group 1. Cindy Miller Aron, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA
Handbook of Group Psychotherapy. She recently co-authored an article with Lee 2. Barbara Ilfeld, MSN, RNCS, CGP-R, FAGPA
therapy leadership
Stevens on “Neuroscience and Racism: The Power of Groups for Overcoming Implicit 3. Mary Krueger, MSEd, LCPC, CGP, FAGPA
experience
Bias” and another article with David Allen and Marie Carroll: “Adapting Group Therapy 4. Gregory MacColl, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA
to Address Real World Problems: Insights from Groups Offered in the Bahamas” in the 5. Jamie Moran, MSW, LCSW, CGP
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (2017). 6. Catherine Reedy, LCSW, LMFT, LCADC, CGP
7. Neal Spivack, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
Intermediate Instructors:
The Two-Day Institute is designed for clinical professionals who meet the require- Level
ments of at least a Master’s degree in a mental health profession and who have 4-9 years of group 8. Paul Cox, MD, CGP
clinical psychotherapy experience. However, many sections of the Institute therapy leadership 9. Rita Drapkin, PhD, CGP
welcome psychiatric residents and graduate students in mental health degree experience 10 Jennifer Joseph, PsyD, CGP
programs as well as mental health workers who work in a range of human service 11. Helene Satz, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, LFAGPA
settings. Please register for a section consistent with your experience. Advanced Level Instructors:
The Institute is scheduled over two full days: Saturday and Sunday, February 13-14, 10:30 10+ years of group
therapy leadership
12. Claudia Arlo, LCSW-R, CGP, FAGPA
AM – 6:00 PM Eastern, with a lunch break from 1:30-3:00 PM Eastern. Registration 13. Linda Eisenberg, MA, MEd, CGP
experience
will only be accepted for the full two days and registrants will be expected to attend 14. Michael Frank, MA, LMFT, CGP, LFAGPA
both days, including the Institute Opening Plenary Session. Continuing Education 15. Jan Morris, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA
credit will not be awarded for partial attendance. Devoted to small group experiential
I-B. Process Group Experience Section with Mixed Levels of Experience
teaching, these two-day groups are led by carefully selected experienced instructors.
The secure environment of these small groups allows for rich cognitive and emotional Instructors: 1. Shari Baron, MSN, CNS, CGP, FAGPA
learning about group processes and oneself as well as an opportunity for personal 2. Helen Chong, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA
and professional renewal. The Institute consists of two sections: 3. Arthur Gray, PhD, CGP
4. Jeffrey Price, MA, LPC, LAC, CGP, FAGPA
◆ Process Group Experience (PGE) Sections: These small groups provide par-
ticipants an environment in which to obtain, expand, and retain their skills I-C. Process Group Experience Section for Self-Identified People of Color
(Mixed Levels of Experience)
in conducting group therapy. The group psychotherapy skills gained are
important in conducting any group, regardless of its theoretical orientation, Instructors: Sophia Aguirre, PhD, CGP, FAGPA and
time parameter or patient population. PGE sections are essential training and Karen Cone-Uemura, PhD, CGP
benefit the participants, both personally and professionally. A portion of each I-D. Process Group Experience Section for Senior Therapists
PGE will be didactic. A maximum of 10 registrants will be accepted per group. Limited to prior AGPA Institute instructors or registrants who have participated in four or more
AGPA Institutes.
◆ Specific Interest Sections: These groups offer intensive learning about specific
theories and approaches in group treatment through participation in training Instructor: Esther Stone, MSSW, CGP, DLFAGPA
groups in those models. Registrants can pursue current interests in greater depth
I-E. Two-Year Continuous Section
or learn ways of integrating new approaches and methods into their private prac- Registration for this section assumes attendance at two consecutive AGPA Connect Meetings.
tice, clinic, or agency work. Most of the Specific Interest Sections have extensive
experiential components. Registration maximum (14-18 registrants) has been set Instructors: 1. Chera Finnis, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA
by each instructor. (This is the 2nd and final year of this group; new participants
will not be accepted.)
Observation and Evaluation: In order to provide feedback to faculty, Institute 2. Paul Kaye, PhD, CGP, FAGPA and
sections will be observed by Institute Committee members. Registrants will be Gaea Logan, LPC-S, CGP, FAGPA
asked to complete evaluation questionnaires, designed to aid us in continuing to (This is the first year of this group; new participants will be
provide high quality meetings, upon conclusion of their attendance at events. accepted.)
Continuing Education for Two-Day Institute Sections: 13.0 credits /1.3 units
4Two Special Institute
Specific Interest Sections Presentations
Friday, February 19
or 10:30 AM-1:30 PM and
II. A Relational Group Journey to Flatland and Beyond: Experiencing
Different Self States in the Challenging Zoom Environment
Sharon Sagi Berg, MA, CGP; Ido Peleg, MD, CGP 3:30-6:30 PM Black Segal
III. Acceptance, Attunement, and Emotional Receptivity: Welcoming
(Eastern) SI-2. Mindfulness-Based
the Whole Self in Group
Jeffrey Hudson, MEd, LPC, CGP, FAGPA
SI-1. Treating Insecure
or Cognitive Therapy:
Distinct and Overlapping
IV. At Home and COVID: Longing, Belonging, and Unbelonging in a Elements of Group
Attachment in Group
New Reality Delivery of Mindfulness
Psychotherapy
Myrna Frank, PhD, CGP Meditation
Instructor:
V. Being Present in the Group - The Relational Approach Instructor: Zindel Segal,
Aaron Black, PhD, CGP,
Martha Gilmore, PhD, CGP, FAGPA; Haim Weinberg, PhD, CGP, FAGPA PhD
FAGPA
VI. Building a Systems-Centered™ Group
A T
Dorothy Gibbons, MSS, CGP; Robert Hartford, LICSW, CGP his Special Institute will be an
ttachment Theory concepts
VII. Cancelled interactive learning experience
are highly applicable to
combining didactic instruction
VIII. Developing Resilient Group Leadership group psychotherapy. In this
with experiential exercises to teach
Gail Brown, MA, LP, CGP Special Institute, Dr. Black will explore
the key aspects of mindfulness-based
IX. Dissociation and Complex Trauma in Group Members and Leaders essential components of attachment
cognitive therapy (MBCT). MBCT,
Leo Leiderman, PsyD, ABPP, FAACP, CGP, FAGPA in childhood and within the therapy
originally developed as a group inter-
group. The process of mentalization
X. Early Longing, Emotional Engagement and Sexual Desire vention, integrates techniques from
Joseph Acosta, MA, LPC, CGP, FAGPA; Katie Griffin, LPC, CGP, FAGPA will be explained and used to inform
mindfulness-based stress reduction
interventions for the individual,
XI. Existential Factors in Group Psychotherapy During a Pandemic? with cognitive therapy for depres-
subgroup, and group-as-a-whole.
Losses Galore sion to teach individuals who have
Maryetta Andrews-Sachs, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA; Specifically, the Institute will address
recovered from depression new skills
Farooq Mohyuddin, MD, CGP, FAGPA, FAPA how mentalization deteriorates into
to help prevent future relapses. Key
identifiable, primitive mental states
XII. Finding Each Other: Forging Relationship in an Evolving World themes include experiential learning
that shape both client resistances to
Jeanne Bunker, MSSW, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA and the development of an open
relational contact and immediacy as
XIII. Finding Our Center of Health: Coupling Modern Group Analysis and acceptant mode of response, in
well as group leader countertransfer-
with Relational Life which one intentionally faces behav-
ence. Dr. Black will describe how
Ginger Sullivan, MA, LPC, CGP, FAGPA ioral difficulties and affective discom-
awareness of, and sensitivity to,
XIV. Group as a Safe Space to Integrate Physical and Emotional fort. Increased mindfulness allows
these primitive mental states (rather
Assaults of COVID-19 on Sense of Self early detection of relapse-related pat-
than general attachment styles) can
Robert Klein, PhD, ABPP, CGP, DLFAGPA; Suzanne Phillips, PsyD, ABPP, terns of negative thinking, feelings,
CGP, FAGPA enhance the leader’s ability to locate,
and body sensations, allowing them
and intervene with, insecure attach-
XV. Group Process Aids Exploration of Participants' Generational Social to be “nipped in the bud” at a stage
ment. Instead of encouraging secure
Trauma when this may be much easier than if
Elaine Cooper, MSW, PhD, CGP, DFAGPA attachment within the group, devel-
such warning signs are not noticed or
opmentally appropriate intervention
XVI. Group Psychotherapy Supervision and Clinical Consultation are ignored. Formulation of specific
strategies will be explored that aim to
Annie Weiss, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA relapse/recurrence prevention strate-
remove barriers to the expression of
XVII. Individuation in Groups: A Jungian Approach to Group gies are included in the later stages
this innate, biological capacity.
Psychotherapy of treatment.
Justin Hecht, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
Dr. Aaron Black holds a PhD
XVIII. Leadership Development: Utilizing Group Therapy Skills in Dr. Zindel Segal is a clinical
in Clinical Psychology, a CGP, and is
Organizational Culture (AGPA Leadership Track) psychologist whose research exam-
CK in private practice in Rochester, New
TRA
Rick Tivers, LCSW, CGP ines the use of mindfulness medita-
York, where he works clinically with
XIX. Managing Love and Hate in a World of Social Crisis tion in promoting affect regulation
individuals, couples and groups. Dr.
Ronnie Levine, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA skills in people suffering from a
Black is a faculty member of the
depressive and anxiety based disor-
XX. Permission Granted: Undoing the Impact of Emotional Prohibition Center for Group Studies in New
on the Group Therapist Alyson Stone, PhD, CGP der. His research program has two
York City and a Board member of
broad thrusts involving 1) the use of
XXI. Racialized Trauma in Black, Indigenous and Therapists of Color AGPA.
brain imaging to identify neural
Kavita Avula, PsyD, CGP; Marcus Hummings, PsyD, CGP
markers of depressive relapse or
XXII. Repetition as Resistance: Making Way for the New resilience associated with long-term
Elizabeth Olson, PsyD, LCSW, CGP practice of mindfulness meditation
XXIII. Social Identities, Power and Privilege: How Difference is Essential and 2) evaluating the efficacy of
for Group Cohesion mindfulness-based clinical interven-
Paul Gitterman, LICSW, MSc, CGP tions delivered via online or mobile
XXIV. White Allyship: Figuring Out Our Roadmap platforms as a means of increasing
Phillip Horner, LCSW, CGP access to care.
Continuing Education for Special Institute Presentations: 6.0 credits/.6 units
5Subject Index
Group Foundation for
Institute Conference
Advancing Mental Health SUBJECT Saturday & Sunday Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Gifts to the Foundation can be made at agpa.org February 13 & 14 February 25 February 26 February 27
Issues Relevant to All Groups
Fulfilling the Promise: Cohesion/Therapeutic Alliance V, XXIII 6-5 32a, 48-5 69, 80
Founders Circle
Contracts/Agreements/Boundaries 66
Our sincerest appreciation is expressed to the following
individuals and companies for their gifts in support of our Culturally Competent/ Diversity Issues IV, X, XV, XXIII, XXIV 8, 10, 29, 201-5 31a, 35-5, 44, 45, 58, 60a, 70, 72
program. 306
Dynamics/Processes/Defenses II, IV, VIII, IX, XI, XIX 18-5, 22, C1, 301, 302, 33a, 37, 40, 49, 52, 308 76, 313
2019/2020 CONTRIBUTORS 303, 304, 305
Leaders ($10,000 and above) Explorers ($2,500 - $4,999) Ethics/Confidentiality/Record Keeping 51 63-5, 72
Ramon Alonso Stewart Aledort Group Climate/Group Culture/Norms XII 9, 10, 11, 12, 203-5 36-5, 204-5 60a
Barbara Dazzo Khleber Attwell Political/Social Issues 8, 21, 22, 302, 304 38 313
Heartfelt Wings Foundation Kathleen Ault
Robert Hsiung Shelley Firestone Resistance XX, XXII 32a, 38 59a, 67
Barbara & Fred Ilfeld Christine & Mark Fitzstevens Scapegoating VI 13
Lisa Mahon & Philip Flores Justin Hecht & Erik Hjorth- Selection/Preparation of Patients/ 66, 75-5
Giesela Mischke Reider Composition of Group
Red Well Theater Group Sally Henry Stages/Phases of Group Develop- IA1-15, IB, IC, ID, IE1-2 46-5, 204-5 76, 77
Kathy Rider Houston GPS ment/Termination
Barbara Keezell
Techniques & Interventions XXIV 1a, 18-5, 20-5, 21, 23 34a, 37, 39, 47-5, 61a, 69, 71, 77, 206-5
Benefactors ($7,500 - $9,999) Jeffrey Kleinberg 49, C3
Phyllis Siegel Molyn Leszcz
Karen Travis Ellen McCoy Therapeutic Factors 9 42, 50, 55
Charles & Merryl Zegar Janice Morris Transference/Countertransference III, X, XII, XIX, XVII, XX 44, 51, 309 59a, 67, 68
Margaret Postlewaite & Gerard Special Topics/Aspects/ Adaptation
Sustainers ($5,000 - $7,499) Kiernan
Large Group LG1 LG2 314
Maryetta Andrews-Sachs Andrea Pully
Austin GPS Darryl Pure & Raquel Corré Leadership XV, XVIII 1a, 4a, 5-5, 11, 203-5, 43, 46-5, 47-5, 205-5
Patricia & Merle Barth Keith Rand & John D’Amico 301
K
C
Aaron & Lara Black Phyllis Rifkin-Russell & Steven AGPA Leadership Track TRA XVIII 4a 43
Marsha Block & Leonard Walter Russell Long Term 56
Eleanor & Chuck Counselman Daniel Sack
Private Practice 30 46-5 63-5
Jeffrey Hudson & Robert Joy Segal
Blodgett Joseph Shay & Laura Research 310
Gloria Kahn Zimmerman Supervision/Clinical Consultation XVI 57, 307 63-5
Cheryl & Robert Kalter Gil Spielberg Therapist as a Person/Therapist Use III, XVI 201-5, 26 31a, 40, 52, 55, 309 64-5
Elizabeth Knight Rick Tivers of Self/Transparency
Mary Nicholas & Richard Joanna & Eric Weber
Therapist Self-Care–Caring for the XXI 15, 202-5 38, 48-5, 311
Jennings Lorraine Wodiska Caregiver, Compassion, Fatigue
Jeanne & Matt Pasternak
Rochester Area GPS Time-Limited/Short-Term 3a, 14, 16, 25
Kathleen Ulman Training Issues 5-5 35-5, 205-5, 307
Wendy Vishny Virtual/Online Groups 23, 305 74, 81, 206-5
Westchester GPS
Specific Models/Theories of Group
Elliot Zeisel & Mary Sussillo
Cognitive Behavioral 42 C4
Dance/Movement/Art 6-5
Integrative 14, 27 41, 50 70, 71, 74, 79
ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS Interpersonal 19-5 36-5, 41
Leaders ($100,000+) Sustainers ($10,000+) Intersubjective XIl
Anne & Ramon Alonso Fern Cramer Azima & Family/ Mindfulness-Based 24
Friends Modern Group Analysis XIII 26, 303 34a 68, 73
Strategists ($50,000+) Marsha Block & Leonard Psychoanalytic IX, XVII, XXII 2a 62a
Patricia & Merle Barth Walter
David & Judith Brook Psychodynamic VIII
Harold S. Bernard
Trish Cleary & Diana Kunkel Psychodrama C3 61a
Hayward Industries
Ruth Hochberg & Phyllis Phyllis Cohen & Walter Psychoeducational 25
Hochberg Siegel/The Goldstein Relational II, V 53, 308
Capital Group Companies Connie Concannon & John Systems-Centered VI 13, LG1 54, LG2 314
Charitable Foundation Rochios
(matching corporate gift) Robert & Lenore Davis Tavistock 2a 33a
Barbara & Al Dazzo Specific Populations/Types of Group
Mary & John Dluhy
Advocates ($25,000+) Addictions/Disorders of Self- 19-5, 28 30 62a, 73, 81, 83
David Hawkins & James Boyles Regulation/ Substance Abuse &
John & Nicole Dintenfass Lucy Holmes
Barbara Squire Ilfeld & Fred Process Addictions
Earl Hopper
Ilfeld / Ilfeld Family Fund at Jeffrey Hudson & Robert Aging/Geriatric/Elderly 15 65-5, 75-5
Truckee Tahoe Community Blodgett Child/Adolescent C2
Foundation Priscilla Kauff College Counseling 20-5, 24 45 64-5, 78
International Board for The Kealy Family Foundation
Certification of Group Couples XIII
Lisa Mahon & Philip Flores
Psychotherapists Maconda Brown O’Connor Family 56
Frederic L.R. Jackman Jeanne & Matt Pasternak Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation/ 17 306 82
Robert H. Klein John Price Endowment Fund Sexual Health Groups
Cindy Knight Endowment Fund Andrea Pully Interpersonal - Relationship Dif- 16, C2
Louis R. Ormont Alberto C. Serrano ficulties
Albert E. Riester Memorial Barbara & Don Turner
Fund Loss/Grief XIV 58
Carol A. Vaughan & Gar Willis
Perry Roth Memorial Fund Robert E. & Sara Jane White Medical & Terminal Illness/Pain/People 29
Walter & Esther Stone Elliot Zeisel & Mary Sussillo with Disabilities
Endowment Fund & Family Military/Veterans 65-5
Mood Disorders C4
Foundation, Corporate and Government Partners Organizations/Organizational XVIII 3a, 4a, 202-5 43, 311 312
We would like to thank the following organizations for their Consultation
support of our community outreach, education, training and Severely Mentally Ill-Psychosis/ 27
service delivery programs during 2020 and 2021 Schizophrenia
Stress Management 53
Delta Airlines Support 57
Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health
Marriott International, Inc. Trauma- PTSD/Traumatic Experiences/ IX, XIV, XXI 28 83, 312
Abuse/EMDR/Secondary PTSD/
Vicarious Trauma
678th Annual Conference
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
The Conference is held on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, February 25-27 and includes courses, open sessions,
limited registration workshops and special presentations on a variety of topics.
Thursday, February 25, 9:45–10:45 AM Friday, February 26, 9:45–10:45 AM Saturday, February 27, 9:45–10:45 AM
Conference Opening Plenary Session Mitchell Hochberg Memorial Public Anne and Ramon Alonso Plenary
(This event is being recorded and will be available to Education Event Address
access at your convenience.) (This event is being recorded and will be available to (This event is being recorded and will be available to
access at your convenience.) access at your convenience.)
A Relational Approach to
Working with Maltreated Supported by the Group Foundation for Supported by contributions to the
Advancing Mental Health
Children Group Foundation for Advancing
Featured Speaker: Incarcerated Mental Health
Bruce Perry, MD, PhD Truths: Finding Group Healing to
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his presentation will focus Unexpected Hope Address the Wounds
on the power and regulating and Connection of Racial Trauma
effects of healthy relational Featured Speaker: Featured Speaker:
interactions on the developing child. Providing Elizabeth Ford, MD Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD
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an introduction to basic neurodevelopment his lecture will focus on the experience his presentation will illuminate ways the
and traumatology for clinicians, professionals, of providing mental health care within the field of psychology can serve communities
parents, caregivers and policy makers, Dr. Perry criminal legal system, specifically related who live with the psychological effects
will address the positive impact of high quality to incarcerated individuals with serious mental of racism, offering insights from liberation
caregiving, supportive families and stable illness. Using personal and de-identified patient psychology, decolonial psychology, Black
communities while illustrating the devastating narratives, drawn from 20 years of working in psychology, and womanist psychology. The
impact of neglect, trauma, chaos, violence and New York City’s Bellevue Hospital and in the presentation will encompass both theory and
relational poverty. Individuals who have few jail system on Rikers Island, themes of systemic practical application of anti-racism therapy
positive relational interactions are at greater risk and institutional racism, chronic trauma, post- and touches on sustainability, self-care, and
for developing trauma-related problems, while traumatic resilience, and the healing power of community-care as clinicians may be affected
positive relational interactions can help promote human connection will be explored. The lecture by vicarious trauma when working with clients
healing and healthy development for both the will also include practical, harm-reduction in the aftermath or continued exposure to racial
normal and maltreated child. Dr. Perry’s address strategies related to more person-centered trauma. Topics discussed will include: the need
will focus on the importance of positive human clinical interventions in jails, prisons, and for anti-racism therapeutic practice given the
relationships in both caregiving and therapeutic re-entry to the community. prevalence of racism-related stress and trauma;
settings. the overlapping theoretical frameworks of
Dr. Elizabeth Ford, is the Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Bruce Perry is Principal of The at CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing liberation psychology, decolonial psychology,
Neurosequential Model Network, LLC and and Employment Services), a New York City- and anti-racism psychology; and anti-racism in
Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, a based community organization focused on the assessment and treatment.
Community of Practice based in Houston, TX. He needs of individuals with mental health issues Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis is a licensed psychologist
is also Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments and criminal legal involvement. Her prior who has worked nationally and globally to pro-
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the positions have included the Chief of Psychiatry vide relief and empowerment to marginalized
Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern for NYC Health + Hospitals’ Correctional persons. Dr. Thema, a professor at Pepperdine
University, and the School of Allied Health, Health Services (CHS), the Director of the University, is a past president of the Society for
College of Science, Health and Engineering, Division of Forensic Psychiatry at Bellevue the Psychology of Women. Her contributions to
La Trobe University in Australia. Dr. Perry is Hospital in NYC, and the Training Director for psychological research, policy, and practice have
the author of over 500 journal articles, book NYU School of Medicine’s Forensic Psychiatry been honored by national and regional psycho-
chapters and scientific proceedings. His clinical Fellowship. Dr. Ford is an Adjunct Associate logical associations. Dr. Thema is a past
research over the last ten years has been Professor of Psychiatry at NYU. She has American Psychological Association representa-
focused on integrating emerging principles authored and co-authored numerous tive to the United Nations.
of developmental neuroscience into clinical academic articles and books about mental
practice. Most notably, his Neurosequential Dr. Thema has edited and co-edited books on
health services in jails and prisons as well as a
Model©, is a developmentally sensitive, recovery from sexual violence, spirituality and
memoir entitled, Sometimes Amazing Things
neurobiology-informed approach to clinical work religion in women’s lives, and womanist
Happen: Heartbreak and Hope on the Bellevue
(NMT), education (NME) and caregiving (NMC) psychology. Her work is based in an
Hospital Psychiatric Prison Ward.
for working with maltreated and traumatized interdisciplinary understanding of spirituality,
children. gender, culture, and psychology. She provides
trainings on the cultural context of trauma
recovery and is host of the mental health
podcast “Homecoming” available on iTunes
and YouTube.
Complete event descriptions can be found on AGPA’s Website: agpa.org 7EVENT FORMATS: The Large Group Open Sessions will be held Thursday
and Friday from 5:30-6:45 PM Eastern; Saturday, from
LEADERSHIP TRACK: TRA
CK
COURSES: These courses are designed to cover a 2:45-5:15 PM Eastern. Attendance at all sessions is The Leadership Track is open to all AGPA Connect
variety of topics in-depth. All-Day Courses meet in two encouraged. attendees interested in learning how to apply group
sections for one full day. Participants must attend both therapy leadership skills to organizational leadership.
WORKSHOPS (1-100 Series): All-day and half-day
sessions in order to receive continuing education credits. Assembled by the Affiliates Societies Assembly (ASA)
meetings provide a context in which participants
Course manuals are available for purchase. Continuing Leadership Task Force, the Leadership Track promotes
exchange information among themselves and with the
Education: One-Day: 5.0 credits/.5 units the development of local Affiliate and national leaders
chairperson. These meetings are designed for varying
in order to seed, promote, and sustain robust and
HALF-DAY OPEN SESSIONS (300 series): These meetings levels of experience including master workshops for
meaningful leadership in AGPA.
will be presented in a variety of formats, including panels, senior clinicians and usually include both didactic and
papers and demonstrations. Audience participation and experiential learning. Check designations for beginning Even if you are not planning to take a leadership role,
exchange with the presenters is encouraged. and master levels (for senior clinicians). Continuing these programs can help you understand leadership
Open Sessions will be recorded and available to access Education: All-day: 5.0 credits/.5 units; Half-day: 2.5 struggles, dynamics and strategies and promote stronger
at your convenience. Continuing Education: credits/ .25 units organizations.
2.5 credits/.25 units
90-Minute Events: These sessions will be presented as
open sessions and workshops. Continuing Education: 1.5
credits/.15 units
Complete Event Descriptions on AGPA’s Website: agpa.org
9:45-10:45 AM Morning Open Sessions
Conference Opening Plenary Address
SESSIONS • THURSDAY
1 ½ Hour Open Sessions (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
A Relational Approach to Working with 201-5. Who Do You Think You Are?: Exploring Group Leader Cultural
Maltreated Children Identity and Stereotype Assumptions Made About Group Members
Robin Dean, PsyD
Featured Speaker: Bruce Perry, MD, PhD
202-5. Telehealth Drop-in Support Group
See page 7 for event details Nadia Greenspan, LCPC, NCC, CGP, Chair; Rosa Lee Emerson, PhD, CGP;
(This event is being recorded and will be available to access at your convenience.)
Kasra Khorasani; MD, CGP; Thomas Treadwell, EdD, TEP, CGP
All-Day Courses 2 ½ Hour Open Sessions (11:00 AM-1:30 PM)
301. Shame and Humiliation in Group Therapy: Be Careful What You
11:00 AM-1:30 PM & 2:45-5:15 PM Wish For
C1. Core Principles of Group Psychotherapy (Part II) Joseph Shay, PhD, CGP, LFAGPA, Chair; Aaron Black, PhD, CGP, FAGPA;
Directors: Mikhail (Misha) Bogomaz, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA; Jennifer Chera Finnis, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA; Molyn Leszcz, MD, FRCPC, CGP,
Martin, PhD, CGP; Faculty: Karen Cone-Uemura, PhD, CGP; Annie Weiss, DFAGPA; Oona Metz, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA
LICSW, CGP, FAGPA; Tevya Zukor, PhD, CGP 302. Finding Collective Shelter: A Theme Directed Audience
C2. Contemporary Adolescent Group Psychotherapy: Method, Discussion in the Year of COVID-19 and Battles for Racial Justice
Madness, and the Fun - A Practical Guide (Part 1)
Directors: Seth Aronson, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA; Thomas Hurster, MSS, LCSW, Kathy Ulman, PhD, CGP, DFAGPA, Chair; Craig Haen, PhD, LCAT, CGP,
CGP, FAGPA; Andrew Pojman, EdD, CGP, FAGPA FAGPA; Suzanne Phillips, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA; Latoyia Piper, LCSW,
CGP; Aziza Belcher Platt, PhD; Siddharth Ashvin Shah, MD, MPH
All-Day Workshops 303. “GROUP” - A Modern Analytic Video Training Series
John Caffaro, PhD, CGP, FAGPA, Chair; Elliot Zeisel, PhD, LCSW, CGP,
11:00 AM-1:30 PM & 2:45-5:15 PM DFAGPA
1a. (N/L) Zooming in or Zooming Out? Decoding Online Body
Language: Accessing the Core Blueprints for Immediacy in Virtual Morning Workshops
Group Chap Attwell, MD, MPH; Liz Stewart, APSI
1 ½ Hour Workshops (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
2a. (N/L) Social Dreaming as a Generative Pathway to Reflective
and Deliberative Citizenship 5-5. (N/L) The Universe of Group Psychotherapy: Global Strategies
George Bermudez, PhD, PsyD for Success Judith Coché, PhD, ABPP, CGP, LFAGPA; Greg Crosby, MA,
LPC, CGP, FAGPA
3a. (N/L) Utilizing Restorative Circles to Explore Barriers to
Inclusion and Authenticity in Organizations 6-5. (N/L) Integration Through Bodily and Verbal Movements
Kouang Chan, MS, JD; Duke Fisher, MA; Nina Harris, BA, CA; Deborah Bojun Hu, PhD; Lizhu Zhao, MA
Sharp, LCSW-S, CGP; Brelynn Thomas, MSSW; Amy Wolfgang, MA
7-5. (Cancelled)
4a. (4+) Group Goes to Business School: Teaching Interpersonal
Dynamics in Troubling Times (AGPA Leadership Track)
CK
TRA
Darryl Pure, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA; Lisa Stefanac, MBA
Entrance Requirements: N/L= No Limitations; < 4= Less than four years of group leadership experience; 4+= More than four years of group leadership experience;
8 10+= More than ten years of group leadership experience (Masters Level)SESSIONS • THURSDAY
Morning Workshops Afternoon Workshops
2 ½ Hour Workshops (11:00 AM-1:30 PM) 1 ½ Hour Workshops (2:45-4:15 PM)
8. (N/L) Germans and Jews: A Conversation About Trauma and 18-5. (N/L) Of Mice and Mentors: Applying Learning Theory to
Group Processes Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy
Mendel Horowitz, MS, CGP; Karsten Kueppenbender, MD, CGP Russell Hopfenberg, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
9. (N/L) The Romance of Togetherness: How Do Leader and Group 19-5. (N/L) A No-Judgment Zone Helps Heal Addiction
Members Relate to the Erotic? Geoffrey Kane, MD, MPH; Suzanne Brennan Nathan, PsyD, LICSW, CGP
Dominick Grundy, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
20-5. (N/L) Countering Mental Health Stigma in a Depression
10. (N/L) Microaggressions Under the Microscope: A Practical Support Group with Positive Psychotherapy
Approach to Identifying, Unmasking, and Exploring Implicit Bias in Heather Holtman, EdD; Serena Tchania, MA
Group Psychotherapy
Shemika Brooks, PsyD, CGP; Nathasha Hahn, PhD; Shelby Weltz, PsyD 2 ½ Hour Workshops (2:45-5:15 PM)
11. (N/L) Enlivening Therapy Groups Through Play and Adventure
Barney Straus, MSW, MA, CGP, FAGPA 21. (N/L) Waist Deep in the Big Muddy: Leveraging Group Process to
Work Through the Climate Change Impasse
12. (N/L) Close Reading and Reflective Writing: How Storytelling Benjamin White, LCSW, CGP
Facilitates Group Process
Lynn Lawrence, MS, MSW; Lynne Mijangos, RN, MSW, MFA, MS 22. (N/L) Our Diversities/Ourselves: The Impact of our Diverse
Cultural Identities on our Work with Groups
13. (4+) Confronting Aggressive Scapegoating in Group Marti Kranzberg, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA
Therapy and Society: An Ethical Obligation of Mental Health
Clinicians as Demonstrated by the Berkeley Civic Courage and 23. (N/L) Non-Verbal Communication in Groups: Using Concepts of
Heroism Experiment Polyvagal Theory and Interpersonal Neurobiology When Conducting
Bill Roller, MA, FAGPA; Xu Yong, MD, CGP, FAGPA Online Groups
Lorraine Wodiska, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA
14. (N/L) Motivational Interviewing Groups: Moving Together Toward
Change 24. (N/L) Compassion Focused Therapy Groups: How to Help Clients
Christopher Wagner, PhD Connect with Compassion
Mark Beecher, PhD, ABPP, CGP; Gary Burlingame, PhD, CGP, DFAGPA;
15. (10+) Coping with Aging in Ourselves and Our Clients: The Michael Buxton, PhD; Hiu Wai Yoko Caldwell, PhD; Kara Cattani, PhD;
Challenges to Continuing to be Resilient and Engaged Group Derek Griner, PhD, ABPP, CGP; Kristina Hansen, PhD, CGP;
Therapists Klint Hobbs, PhD
Ken Schwartz, MD, FRCPC; Shayne Vitemb, MA, LMFT, CGP
25. (N/L) Enhancing Psychoeducational Groups
16. (N/L) Conducting Time-Limited Interpersonal Group Therapy in a Nina Brown, EdD, LPC, NCC, DLFAGPA
Training Program
Meena Denduluri, MD; Laura Kasper, PhD, CGP 26. (N/L) Who’s Feeling Is It Anyway? Working with Induction from
a Modern Analytic Frame
17. (N/L) Transcending Gender: How to Start a Group for Adults Who Heather Frank, PsyD, CGP; James O’Hern, LCSW, CGP
Are Exploring Their Gender Identity
Natalie Haziza, MA, MPhil; Ari Pehkonen, LCSW 27. (N/L) Integrative Group Therapy for Patients with Psychosis: An
Evidence-Based Approach
Nick Kanas, MD, CGP-R, FAGPA
Afternoon Open Sessions 28. (N/L) The Gratitude of Loss: Utilizing the Stages of Grief as a
Strategy for Sustainable Sobriety
1 ½ Hour Open Sessions (2:45-4:15 PM) Andrew Susskind, LCSW, SEP, CGP
203-5. Effective Advocacy for Your College Counseling Group 29. (N/L) Expanding Diversity Dialogues: Treating Clients with
Program Health Conditions and Disabilities
Nathasha Hahn, PhD, Chair; Joeleen Cooper-Bhatia, PhD; Niki Keating, Wendy Freedman, PhD, CGP; Leslie Klein, PhD; Katheryne Kopp Miller,
PhD, CGP PsyD, HSPP
30. (N/L) Developmental Trauma and the Somatic Self Meets
2 ½ Hour Open Sessions (2:45-5:15 PM) Dysregulated Eating Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP
304. Finding Collective Shelter: A Theme Directed Audience
Discussion in the Year of COVID-19 and Battles for Racial Justice 5:30-6:45 PM
(Part 2)
Kathy Ulman, PhD, CGP, DFAGPA, Chair; Craig Haen, PhD, LCAT, CGP,
LG-1. The Large Group from a Systems-Centered
FAGPA; Suzanne Phillips, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA; Latoyia Piper, LCSW, Framework
CGP; Aziza Belcher Platt, PhD; Siddharth Ashvin Shah, MD, MPH Susan Gantt, PhD, ABPP, CGP, DFAGPA; Frances Carter, MSS, LSW; Ray
305. From the Circle to the Screen - Online Groups Haddock, MBChB, MMedSc, FRCPsych; Mike Maher, MA, Facilitators; Robi
Haim Weinberg, PhD, CGP, FAGPA, Chair; Richard Billow, PhD, ABPP, CGP; Friedman, PhD, Consultant
Ruthellen Josselson, PhD; Bram van der Boom, MD
Complete event descriptions can be found on AGPA’s Website: agpa.org
99:45-10:45 AM Morning Open Sessions
SESSIONS • FRIDAY
Mitchell Hochberg 1 ½ Hour Open Sessions (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
Memorial Public Education Event 204-5. Astronaut Groups in Space: Implications for Group Therapy
Incarcerated Truths: and COVID-19 Nick Kanas, MD, CGP-R, FAGPA; Les Greene, PhD, CGP,
DLFAGPA, Discussant
Finding Unexpected Hope and Connection
Featured Speaker: Elizabeth Ford, MD 2 ½ Hour Open Sessions (11:00 AM-1:30 PM)
See page 7 for event details
(This event is being recorded and will be available to access at your convenience.) 306. I, Too, Sing America: Identity and Difference in Group Life
Francis Kaklauskas, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA; Sophia Aguirre, PhD, CGP, FAGPA,
Co-Chairs; Willard Ashley DMin, CGP; Reggie Nettles, PhD, CGP; Keith
Rand, LMFT, CGP, FAGPA
All-Day Course 307. Group Psychotherapy as Specialized Practice: Training
11:00 AM-1:30 PM & 2:45-5:15 PM) Implications
Noelle Lefforge, PhD, MHA, CGP, Chair; Nina Brown, EdD, LPC, NCC,
C3. Psychodrama: The Magic of Growth and Change DFAGPA, Gary Burlingame, PhD, CGP, DFAGPA; Eleanor Counselman, EdD,
Director: Shelley Firestone (Korshak), MD, CGP, FAGPA ABPP, CGP, DLFAGPA; Joshua Gross, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA; Mikhail
(Misha) Bogomaz, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA
308. Dutch Design--Practice Guidelines for Group Treatment:
All-Day Workshops Contemporary Group Treatment in The Netherlands
11:00 AM-1:30 PM & 2:45-5:15 PM Pepijn Steures, MD, CGP, Chair; Anne Marie Claassen, MSc; William de
Haas, MSc; Charles Huffstadt, MSc; Rob Koks, Silvia Pol, MA;
31a. (N/L) Therapists as Racial Beings Leading Groups with People Niels Tinga, MD
of Color Across the Lifespan
Robin Dean, PsyD; Kathleen Isaac, PhD; Colette McLean, MSW, LCSW;
Archandria Owens, PhD; Rachelle Rene, PhD, BCB, HSMI Morning Workshops
32a. (10+) Yearning for Connection: Seeking Belonging and Intimacy 1 ½ Hour Workshops (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
Despite Isolation
Allan Sheps, MSW, RSW, CGP, FCGPA; Joan-Dianne Smith, MSW, RSW, 35-5. (N/L) Towards an Inclusive Framework for Teaching Group
FCGPA Psychotherapy Online
Lindsey Randol, PsychD; David Songco, PsyD, CGP
33a. (N/L) Virtual Large Study Group
Suma Jacob, MD, PhD; Jeffrey Roth, MD, CGP, FAGPA; Janice Wagner, 36-5. (N/L) Life Staging®- An Opportunity to See, Feel, and Hear
MSW, LICSW Beyond Your Prejudices!
Elisabet Wollsén, MSc, Psych
34a. (N/L) Introduction to Modern Group Process in the Current
Climate
Alice Brown, PsyD, CGP; Chris Dolin, LCSW 2 ½ Hour Workshops (11:00 AM-1:30 PM) (11:00-1:30 )
37. (N/L) Coming Alive: From Stagnation to Vitality in Group Process
Angelo Ciliberti, PsyD, CGP
38. (N/L) I’d Rather Go Out for Tacos: Our Emotional Resistance to
Climate Change
Anna Graybeal, PhD, CGP
39. (N/L) Survival Roles During Times of Crisis: Exploring Them
Together
Susan Beren, PhD
40. (N/L) To Err is Human: Embracing the Imperfect Therapist
Charlene Pratt, LCPC, CGP
41. (N/L) Focused Brief Group Therapy: Integrating Art and Science
to Optimize Outcomes
Martyn Whittingham, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
42. (N/L) Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodrama, and Process Group
Therapy: A Blended Experiential Model
Thomas Treadwell, EdD, TEP, CGP; Deborah Dartnell, MSOD, MA
43. (N/L) Interpersonal Neurobiology, Courage, and High Performing
CK
Teams (AGPA Leadership Track)
TRA
Rachel Stephens, PsyD; Carolyn Waterfall, MS, LPC, CGP
Entrance Requirements: N/L= No Limitations; < 4= Less than four years of group leadership experience; 4+= More than four years of group leadership experience;
10 10+= More than ten years of group leadership experience (Masters Level)SESSIONS • FRIDAY
44. (N/L) The Group Therapist’s Journey Through Spirituality, 52. (N/L) “Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” An Exploration of Sibling
Religion, and Existential Meaning Making Dynamics: How They Influence the Roles We Take and the People
Rosalind Forti, MSW, PhD; Lorraine Mangione, PhD We Become in Groups
Brett Kociol, PsyD; Yair Kramer, PsyD; Terri Lipkin, PsyD; Benjamin Mueller,
45. (N/L) “Soul Siblings” & “Invincible Black Women”: The Need and
PsyD
Power of Black Womxn Groups at Predominantly White Institutions
Kimberly Burdine, PhD; Analesa Clarke, PhD 53. (N/L) Balint Groups: A Facilitated Group Experience to Enhance
Clinician Empathy and Explore Patient-Provider Relationships in
Medical Settings and Beyond
Afternoon Open Sessions Katherine Margo, MD; Jeffrey Sternlieb, PhD; Kathy Ulman, PhD, CGP,
DFAGPA; Alan Witkower, EdD, CGP
1 ½ Hour Open Sessions (2:45-4:15 PM)
54. (N/L) What’s the Fun of Functional Subgrouping? I’d Rather Fight
205-5. Plentiful, Enough and None at All: Case Examples of Dayne Narretta, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAGPA; Deborah Woolf, MS, MSS
Resource Allocation to Group Psychotherapy Training in Psychiatry
55. (N/L) Sensory Awareness and Embodied Attunement Through
Residency
Movement to Music: The Royal Road to Affect and Immediacy
Seamus Bhatt-Mackin, MD, FAPA, CGP, Chair; Meenakshi Denduluri, MD;
Suzanne Cohen, EdD, CGP-R, FAGPA
Mariam Rahmani, MD, FAPA, DFAACAP; Joe Wise, MD, CGP; Brian Wu,
MD, PhD 56. (N/L) Group Based Approaches to Parental Reactivity: The
Parent Circle Model
2 ½ Hour Open Sessions (2:45-5:15 PM) David Flohr, PhD, CGP
57. (N/L) Supervision and Clinicians of Color: Considerations of a
309. Women and Aggression: History, Healing and Power Peer Consultation Group Model
Jeanne Bunker, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA; Jan Morris, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Brenda Boatswain, PhD, CGP
Co-Chairs; Alexis Abernethy, PhD, CGP, FAGPA; Nanine Ewing, PhD,
BC-DMT, CGP, FAGPA; Nancy Kelly, PhD, MSSW, CGP, FAGPA 58. (N/L) Explorando la Barrera Idiomática en Grupo: El Sonido de
las Emociones en Español (Exploring the Language Barrier in
310. Contemporary Group Psychotherapy Research Group: The Sound of Emotions in Spanish)
Joseph Miles, PhD; Zipora Shechtman, PhD, DFAGPA; Rainer Weber, PhD, Joan Coll, MD
Co-Chairs
311. A Tale of Two Cities: Pandemic Response Narratives From New 5:30-6:45 PM
York and Chicago
Marcia Nickow, PsyD, CADC, CGP, Chair; Stephanie Friedman, MD; Rachel LG-2. The Large Group from a Systems-
Kaplan, MA, MSW; Nelly Katsnelson, MD, CGP Centered Framework
Susan Gantt, PhD, ABPP, CGP, DFAGPA; Frances Carter, MSS, LSW; Ray
Afternoon Workshops Haddock, MBChB, MmedSc. FRCPsych; Mike Maher, MA, Facilitators; Robi
Friedman, PhD, Consultant
1 ½ Hour Workshops (2:45-4:15 PM)
46-5. (N/L) On the Topic of Starting Interpersonal Process Groups in
Private Practice
Jeff Grossman, LPC-MHSP, CGP
47-5. (N/L) Psychologically Need Supportive Leadership: Thriving
Groups with Action Motivation
Group Foundation
Ozge Kantas, PhD Dance Party
48-5. (N/L) Together Through Song: The Power of Communal
Singing to Elevate Mood and Increase Connection Friday, February 26, 8:30 PM
Geraldine Alpert, PhD, CGP, LFAGPA The Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health
invites you to join us for a spectacular virtual dance party.
2 ½ Hour Workshops (2:45-5:15 PM)
This party provides you an opportunity to meet and mingle
49. (N/L) Encountering the “Other” in Group Therapy
Simon Bresler, LCSW, CGP; Kerin Nadler, MS, LCAT, BC-DMT, CGP with your colleagues and have a fun time on or off the
50. (10+) Attachment-Focused Somatic Experiencing Group dance floor.
Psychotherapy This event is included with the five-day Institute
Carlos Canales, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA
and Conference package or the three-day
51. (N/L) Gaslighting as an Example of Ethical and Clinical Boundary Conference registration.
Violations
Robert Pepper, LCSW, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
Complete event descriptions can be found on AGPA’s Website: agpa.org
119:45-10:45 AM Morning Workshops
SESSIONS • SATURDAY
Anne & Ramon Alonso Plenary Address 1 ½ Hour Workshops (11:00 AM-12:30 PM)
Group Healing to Address the Wounds of Racial 63-5. (N/L) Work Smarter Not Harder: How to Talk Finances in
Private Practice
Trauma Jill Lewis, MSW, LCSW, CEDS, CGP
Featured Speaker: Thema Bryant-Davis, PhD 64-5. (N/L) For Us By Us: The Need for Black, Indigenous, People of
See page 7 for event details Color (BIPOC) Relational Process Group at Predominantly White
(This event is being recorded and will be available to access at your convenience.) Institutions
Jacquelin Darby, PsyD, CGP; Tyme Rodriguez, PsyD
65-5. (N/L) Developing an Evidenced-Based Wellness Group for
All-Day Course Veterans and Older Adults: Challenges and Lessons Learned
Kristen Anderson, PhD, LCPC; Victoria Bacon, EdD, CGP; Maureen Boiros,
11:00 AM-1:30 PM & 2:45-5:15 PM MEd, RN
C4. Integrative Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy
Director: Greg Crosby, MA, LPC, CGP, FAGPA
2 ½ Hour Workshops (11:00 AM-1:30 PM)
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