2024 w/s Finding the Right Group Psychotherapist & Group
David Chirko, A.B., Professional Affiliate Member & Psychologically oriented researcher and author Sudbury, Ontario, Canada How a Patient Might Select a Group & Therapist Social Worker Sean Grover (2019), liaised with psychiatrist Molyn Leszcs Past-president of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), to map out five facets a client must consider when deciding on an […]
W/S 24 Early Career Psychologist
Kayla (Chunmiao) Wang Editor – The Early Career Psychologist With all the challenges and uncertainties that have unfolded and continue to unfold globally, the importance of group therapy becomes increasingly pronounced. It’s a space that allows individuals to feel heard, understood, and connected. Navigating the complexities of group dynamics and individual needs within a therapeutic […]
2023-Board Minutes
2023 Division 49 Board Meeting October 23, 2023 Via Zoom Attendees Present: Noelle Lefforge**, President Nathaniel Wade*, Domain Rep, Group Practice Amy Nitza*, Past President Rita Rivera*, Student Rep Francis Kaklauskas*, President-Elect Michele Ribeiro*, Council Rep Amy Black*, Secretary Giorgio Tasca, Editor, Group Dynamics Debra O’Connell*, Treasurer Aziza Belcher Platt*, Domain Rep, Education Eric Chen*, […]
W-S-24-Navigating the Academic Department
Entrenched Department Conflict Series 5 Nina W. Brown Entrenched department conflict describes a situation that is deeply conflictual, has persisted for some time even for years, and is difficult or even impossible to resolve in spite of efforts, support, or good will on the part of many who are involved. I have had opportunities to […]
2024 GUIDELINES FOR WORKING WITH AND SUPPORTING ARAB/MENA STUDENTS
American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association GUIDELINES The field of professional psychology continues to engage the development of cultural humility, as well as culturally informed practice, training, supervision, research, and pedagogy. However, academia’s response to the intensified ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the last month has illuminated the glaring gap in equity […]
2024-Helpful links in Navigating Division’s 49 Website
Informational links for navigating Division 49 ‘s Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy Website Click below for Division 49Navigational Map Leadership Board of Directors Board Minutes Budget Join Early Career Psychologists Fellow Members Division 49 Membership listserv Join Division 49 Division 49 Institute Graduate Student Information Postdoctoral Programs Internship Programs Practicum Programs Publications Group Dynamics: theory, […]
sp2024 Div. 49 Group Specialty Council
hanks to the efforts of Division 49’s Group Specialty Council, programs at the doctoral, internship and postdoctoral levels can now offer group psychology and group psychotherapy as formal specialties. Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology
Fall 23 Division 49 new Board Members 2024
Division 49 new Board Members Ronn Johnson Domain Representative group psychology My vision for Division 49 is to work to achieve four strategic initiatives. 1. To reduce the disparities that exist between group psychology and group psychotherapy to advance our shared professional interests 2. To expand the visibility of group psychology with APA and health […]
Fall 23 Creative Arts, Somatic Movement & Psychodrama
Creative Arts, Somatic Movement & Psychodrama We are starting a new Special Interest Group to be offered by the American Group Psychotherapy Association. This new SIG will give expressive arts group therapists, including psychodramatists, greater visibility within AGPA and a space to exchange ideas and support each other professionally. The common factor is tapping into […]
Fall 23 Ukraine Care Project
Ukraine Care Project: An International Effort to Aid Trauma Survivors in Kyiv: Group protocols in Action By: Judy Kuriansky, Ph.D., Darlyne G. Nemeth, Ph.D., M.P., CGP, Oleksandr Zharkov, Ph.D., Julia Maney, M.A., June Chang, B.A., Caroline Burke, B.A., Carl Tauberman, B.S., Cody Capps, B.S. War can cause psychosocial turmoil for the soldiers and civilians involved. […]