24-s-Division 49 Institute
Division 49 Institute Stacy Graves Ph.D. The Division 49 Institute is seeking mentors and mentees for 2024! This is a great opportunity to support fellow group therapists in culturally sensitive professional development. The Institute is a two-year program that offers many benefits for participants and mentors. We hope you’ll consider joining our initiative! Our goal […]
24-s-The Group Dynamics special issue
The Group Dynamics special issue on Evidence-Based Group Therapy is coming! Giorgio A. Tasca, Ph.D. . The September 2024 issue of Group Dynamics will be a special issue on Evidence-Based Group Therapy. The co-editors, Gary Burlingame and Bernhard Strauss have gathered together 8 articles and two commentaries for this special issue from leading group treatment […]
24-s- Outside Urban Comfort Zones:
Outside Urban Comfort Zones: Addressing Mental Health Access in Rural Communities David A. Songco, Psy.D. LP Devil’s Lake State Park, Sauk County, Wisconsin – Photo by Ryan Afflerbaugh | Imaged Used with permission under Creative Commons License This past weekend I went camping with my family to an area about an hour outside of Milwaukee, […]
24-s-Transitioning to Professional Role
Embracing Goodbyes Kayla Wang Ph.D. As an early professional transitioning and stepping into the professional role, numerous challenges already present. The pandemic itself also creates a sense of time being stolen as plans were interrupted and routines upended. Many of us find ourselves struggling with a sense of loss, not only for loved ones but […]
24-s-Eruption of the Group Psychology Vulcan
Eruption of the Group Psychology Vulcan see note1) David Chirko, A.B. (chirkoart.ca) Professional Affiliate Member & Psychologically oriented researcher and author Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Book Review Volkan, Vamik D. (2020). Large-Group Psychology: Racism, Societal Divisions, Narcissistic Leaders and Who We Are Now. Oxfordshire, UK: Phoenix Publishing House Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-912691-65-4. Paperback, 154 pages, 9”x6”x3/8”. $24.95 […]
24-s-Navigating the Academic Department – 6
Departmental Conflict Nina W. Brown This sixth and last essay about navigating the academic department will present some ideas about how group therapy concepts can be associated with departmental conflict, managing conflict with the department chair, with colleagues and between factions, costs for winning, contributions to the conflict, and personal goals. Group […]
2024 sp Group Dynamics Most Valuable Paper(s)
Group Dynamics MVP Award for the 2023 – The winning papers and authors are: Socially shared affect: Shared affect, affect sharing, and affective processing in groups.Hinsz, Verlin B. & Bui, Linh. This review explores groups as affective processing social entities. Examining the reciprocal relationships between socially shared affect and the affective experiences of group members […]
24 w-Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy
Joe Miles, Psy.D. Acknowledging the potency of Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy I am honored to be stepping into the role of President-Elect for the Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy and to be able to write this column for The Group Psychologist. As I step into this new role, I have been reflecting […]
24-sp-Grief and Loss
Grief and Loss Tevya Zukor, Ph.D., LCP, CGP “To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness.” — Erich Fromm I recently joined a not-so-exclusive club. My beloved dog – Bacon – died suddenly and without warning. I returned […]
24 sp-COR Corner
CoR Corner Michele D. Ribeiro, EdD, ABPP, CGP, AGPA-F As I write this column, I am beginning to prepare for the upcoming Council of Representatives meeting that will be happening on February 22nd through 24th. Caucus meetings to prepare for CoR will be on the 15th and 16th and I plan to attend as many […]