2024-F- Division 49 Board Meeting Notes

2024 Division 49 Board Meeting Notes June 5th, 2024     Online – Zoom.us/j/9034648376 Attendees Present: *Voting member per division bylaws**Voting member only in the case of a tie per division bylaws 8:00-8:15 AM: Dr. Kaklauskas (Welcome and Orientation) Dr. Kaklauskas welcomed attendees, and everyone introduced themselves. Special attention was given to welcoming Kristen Miserocchi as the […]

24-F-Spanglish Soul: Identidad, Paz y Progress –

Fostering Empowerment Through Cultural Connection Melissa Miranda, PsyD & Rita M. Rivera, PsyD, CGP As group psychologists in university/college counseling centers, we are constantly seeking innovative ways to foster meaningful connections and support for those navigating the complexities of identity and personal growth. One such innovation is “Spanglish Soul: Identidad, Paz y Progress,” a culturally […]

24-F-The Power of Groups in Action

The Power of Groups in Action: From Therapy Room to Boardroom Özge Kantaş, PhD., CP/PAT . With my first article as the author of this column on Experiential Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, I am stepping into this role after my dear friend Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP, handed it to me. My […]

24-F-Queer Identity

Queer Identity: Considerations on Self-Disclosure and the Therapeutic Alliance   Julio J. Fonseca Gay people in the pre-war years, then, did not speak of coming out of what we call the “gay closet” but rather of coming out into what they called “homosexual society” or the “gay world, a world neither so small, nor so […]

24-F-Fall Editorial

Fall Editorial As you pursue this fall 2024 issue of The Group Psychologist, we hope you see the wisdom, talent, and humor present in our contributing authors and in the research reflected in our members. Our Society may be small, but we are mighty. Dr. Joe Miles highlighted many of our award winners this year, […]

24-F-President-Elect’s Column

Recognizing Exceptional Contributions to Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy Joe Miles, Ph.D. One of the duties of President-Elect is to chair the Awards Committee. In this role, I get the chance to review nominations of folks doing outstanding work in group psychology and group psychotherapy, and to honor these people at the APA Convention. For […]

24-F-Presidents Column

Francis Kaklauskas PsyD Outside In: The Group Psychologists in Today’s Complex Cultural Contexts    The article is adapted from Francis Kaklauskas’s Society for Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy Presidential Speech at the American Psychological Association Conference on August 6, 2024, in Seattle, WA.  Stories and characters are amalgamations and do not represent any specific individuals […]

24-F- Institute Mentoring

Division 49 Institute:  The Joy of Mentoring! Michele D. Ribeiro, EdD, ABPP, CGP, AGPA-F, APA-F . What does mentoring entail and what are the benefits of mentoring?  Mentoring is the call to give back for all the support one has been granted from others, often in the field one is in, but sometimes it can […]

24-F-The future is now…AI

The future is now… Tev Zukor Ph.D.LCP, CGP The future is now…and it may not be human. At least, that’s the take away message I got from a recent conversation in a Consultation Group in which I participate.  The topic of discussion was Artificial Intelligence and the way in which it was already being used […]

24-F-COR CORNER

COR Corner Michele D. Ribeiro, EdD, ABPP, CGP, AGPA-F, APA-F As I write this column, autumn is upon us and if you work within higher education or have children, you know that the semester/term is in full swing.  In the same vein, time stands still, as Monday, October 7th, was the anniversary of the Hamas […]