Training Committee
Responsible for organizing, promoting, conducting and administrating the NSGP training program. NSGP Training Program Offerings NSGP Weekly Experiential Group The Experiential Group is a 24 week training group for clinicians interested in developing skills and confidence as group leaders through experience as group members. Participants learn first hand about the powerful opportunities and complex challenges of small group dynamics. The 24 week training is broken down into Module 1 and Module 2, each 12 weeks in duration with the exception of holidays. QUESTIONS: Contact Cathy DuBois at cidubois@comcast.net DISCLAIMER: The Experiential Group is not a therapy group. Although participating in a training group may have therapeutic value, the goal is for learning about group dynamics and process rather than personal change and the leader will function with this in mind. Principles of Group Psychotherapy The Principles Course offered by the Northeastern Society for Group Psychotherapy (NSGP) offers a curriculum that is reflective of the principles we practice, valuing inclusion and honoring diversity in all its forms. The American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) recently updated the modules for the Principles Course and in accordance with this change, NSGP has updated the training curriculum offered. The program consists of an Orientation/Welcome Session and 5 day-long modules, each with a morning didactic and afternoon experiential portion. Each module will take a contextual, culturally sensitive approach to the effective integration and application of theory and practice. All modules will be held in person in the greater Boston area. The program will meet the didactic requirements for the CGP credential. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and other movements that support social justice for historically marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, and other Individuals of Color, gender and sexual minorities, economically disadvantaged, individuals with disabilities. The training committee is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive programming to group leaders, which include culturally informed and racially inclusive material. QUESTIONS: Contact Annie Weiss at anniecweiss@gmail.com or Justin Hecht at justinhecht@gmail.com
The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health & The Northeastern Society of Group Psychotherapy Observation Groups The NSGP is proud and excited to collaborate with The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health in offering two Observation Groups as part of our training program. This represents a collaboration between NSGP and The Brookline Center to promote this remarkable learning opportunity. These are two long-running, well-established interpersonal process groups that are led by some of Boston's most veteran group therapists. Observers are invited to sit silently in the room during each session, and then to discuss the group after the members leave. Two Observation Groups are available. Group 1 is led by Annie Weiss, LICSW, CGP, FAGPA, and Tracy MacNab, Ph.D., CGP, who alternate leading the group individually on 10-week intervals. This group meets on Thursday mornings from 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM. Group 2 is led by Joel Krieg, LICSW, CGP and Julie Anderson, Ph.D., CGP who co-lead together. This group meets on Tuesday mornings from 10:15 AM to 12:00 PM. Much like enrolling in a course, observers commit to a minimum 10-week window of observation. This is both to ensure the comfort of group members as well as to support the observers' learning. Observers also pay a covering fee of $200 per observation interval. There is a 50% discount available to NSGP members. For more information about expectations of observers, payment information, or scheduling, please visit the Brookline Center website. If you're interested in Group Observation at the Brookline Center or have any questions, please call or email Jeff Brand, Psy.D., Adult Group Therapy Co-coordinator at the Center. He can be reached at (617) 277-8107, or at jeffbrand@brooklinecenter.org. Group Consultation The NSGP Training Committee will soon be offering low-cost group consultation for people in the early and middle stages of their development as group therapists. This includes NSGP members and non-members and people who have and have not participated in the NSGP Training Program. Each group will have a maximum of 4 members and will meet weekly for 90 minutes from 8:15-9:45 am. The consultation group, led by Ellen Ziskind, will help participants develop skills in starting and leading groups and will include and integrate clinical issues, theory and experiential learning. It can serve to fulfill the hours required for group therapy consultation of the Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) credential (a total of 75 hours of supervision or consultation are required). Ellen is a highly skilled and experienced group therapist who is widely regarded as an excellent supervisor.
NSGP Scholarship Program
Scholarships may be available for the Experiential Group Training and Principles Course. If funds are available, partial scholarships will be awarded based on application strength, financial need, passion/interest for group therapy, and involvement in NSGP. Click to learn about the Scholarship Program | INFO Co-Chairs
For further information regarding the requirements to become a Certified Group Therapist follow the link below to the American Group Psychotherapy Association website. |