NSGP Scholarships About Our scholarships are generously funded by the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy Foundation (NSGPF). Both the Foundation and NSGP are committed to the development of students, early career mental health professionals, and its members in need of financial support who have an interest in expanding their knowledge and skills in group psychotherapy.Currently there are four scholarship funds: The Michelle McGrath LGBTQIA+ Scholarship
Michelle was a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who died peacefully on June 14, 2018 from brain cancer. She was 57 years old, a dear friend and colleague to many. She will be deeply missed. Prior to her death, Michelle had a thriving private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts. She was a beloved clinician and supervisor who had special expertise working with couples and the LGBTQ community.
Michelle was an active and vibrant member of the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy for many years. She completed the NSGP Training Program and was Co-Chair of the NSGP Membership Committee, an NSGP Board member and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board. She regularly attended the NSGP annual conference and often enthusiastically volunteered to be a participant in demonstration groups, providing others with the rare opportunity to see how groups can be powerful agents for healing and connection. Special consideration will be given to those clinicians who are working with the LGBTQIA+ community. |
Debora Carmichael died on October 18, 2019 at age 59 after a four year battle with ovarian cancer. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues and patients. Debora was born on an Air Force base in Biloxi, Mississippi. A dependant of the military, she attended seventeen schools before graduating from high school in South Dakota and ultimately earning her PhD at Boston College. Debora started and completed her PhD while raising two young sons. She trained and worked at Mclean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts before launching her private practice in Cambridge, MA and in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Debora was very involved in the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy, her professional home, serving as President from 2014-2016. Debora earned the designation of Certified Group Psychotherapist and was awarded Fellowship status in the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She was proud to receive the Affiliate Society Assembly Award for outstanding contribution to NSGP. Debora passionately believed in the power of group therapy. We honor Debora’s legacy by offering these scholarships which enable comprehensive didactic and experiential group training.
Special consideration will be given to those clinicians who are parents of young children.
The Walker Shields Scholarship
Walker has devoted his professional life to the practice and teaching of group therapy. He served as President of NSGP; Chair of the NSGP Training Committee; a founding member of the NSGP Foundation board including in the roles of Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-Chair and Chair; past Board member of Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems--the Boston affiliate of the A.K. Rice Institute; and, has been a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association for more than 25 years. Walker had a vision for the future of NSGP and its Foundation and devoted his time and effort to making that dream come true.
Walker’s love of group therapy began during residency when he was part of a life-changing T-group with Norm Neiberg. Since then he has been a strong advocate for group therapy as a conduit for honest communication, greater intimacy, and getting to know oneself and others on a deep level. His clinical work, teaching, and advocacy has ensured that generations of therapists have the opportunity to experience the transformative power of group and to become highly trained group therapists.
The Anne Alonso Scholarship
Anne Alonso was a co-founder of the General Psychiatry Practice at the Massachusetts General Hospital. From that platform, she advocated and taught group psychotherapy to thousands. She published some of the Bellwether articles in our field. She was very active in both the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy and the America Group Psychotherapry. She was the President of both organizations. If you are a member of NSGP, you have been influenced and informed by Anne Alonso, if not by her, then by your teachers whom she influenced.
Application
Applications will be reviewed with the following considerations:
- Need for financial assistance.
- Passion for group psychotherapy.
- Completed and strong application
- Interest and willingness to invest in NSGP and its mission
- Show how attending a training program or the conference will provide you with knowledge, skills, and contacts that will benefit your professional community.
- Some scholarships include additional eligibility criteria, which are outlined in their individual descriptions above.
How to apply:
- Register for the conference and events you are interested in attending. Select the "Invoice Me" option and do not submit payment.
- Fill out the scholarship application (link below). Your application will be automatically submitted to the committee. Scholarship applications are reviewed on a weekly basis.
- When you receive confirmation of your scholarship and the amount, NSGP will adjust the amount of your original invoice and you will receive notice to submit payment for the balance due.