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 […]

24F-Group Therapy Mantra

my Group Therapy Mantra “Keep Coming Back” Marcus Sullivan, B.A. Professional Psychology Program, George Washing University I am a first-year Psy.D. student at George Washington University, with a keen interest in group psychotherapy, rooted in my personal experiences as a participant in groups for individuals dealing with alcohol and substance use disorders. I have engaged […]

24-F-Evidence Based Group Therapy Update

Evidence Based Group Therapy Update The evidence-based group treatment website is now live and can be at https://evidencebasedgrouptherapy.org. Here, you will find all of the available treatment pages. The project is still moving forward and is now in Phase II. Our research team is currently adding pages about components of evidence-based group therapy outside of specific […]

25-S-Group Dynamics Special Issue:

Group Dynamics Special Issue: Evidence-Based Group Therapy Giorgio A. Tasca, Editor .  The September 2024 issue of Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice is a Special Issue on Evidence-Based Group Therapy edited by Gary Burlingame and Bernhard Strauss. Access the table of contents here: This is a landmark issue in support of the Evidence-Based Group […]

24-F-Mafia Group Psychology

David Chirko, A.B. Psychological researcher/author Sudbury, Canada Come sir bruscia questa Santa cosi si brucera la mia anima Origins The Mafia (“swagger,” in Italian), also termed Cosa Nostra (“Our Thing”), Dorigo (1992) explains originated in nineteenth century Sicily.  Another crime group, from Calabria, southern Italy, was Onorta Societa, or the Honored Society (also labelled ‘Ndrangheta […]

Group 24-F-Group Psychotherapy as a Specialty

Group Psychotherapy as a Specialty : An Inconvenient Truth Martyn Whittingham, Ph.D., Noelle L. Lefforge, Ph.D., ABPP, Cheri Marmarosh, Ph.D. Group psychology and group psychotherapy (GPGP) are distinctive, effective practices that meet an important need.  In 2018, the American Psychological Association recognized GPGP as a specialty,thus setting standards for education and training in the field.

24-F-Division 49 New Administrative Roles

Conference Chair .  Kristin Miserocchi . Dr. Kristin Miserocchi (she/her) is a Staff Psychologist and the Groups Coordinator at Washington University’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (in St. Louis, MO). She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kentucky in 2014 and received her Certified Group Psychotherapy credential in 2024.  As […]