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eetings of professional/clinical interest are scheduled four-five times during each academic year. They are usually held on the second or fourth Friday of the month in September, October, December, January, March, and May/June. (Upcoming Events)These meetings are held at the Behavior Health Center (formerly the Psychiatric
Institute) of Westchester County Medical Center, in Valhalla, New York at Noon. The
meetings last for 2 hours. The format is informal. A buffet luncheon of Chinese food is
served. There is a brief business meeting followed by a presentation by an invited guest
or guests.
The following have been the presentations since March, 2006:
Every September (annual meeting): Community Meeting where members informally presented clinical work experiences, writings or ideas in progress. This allows us to give feedback and support and learn more about each other’s work.
June 9, 2006: "Group Dynamics in
an Autocratic Setting" by Roberta Slavin, Ph.D., CGP, L.P and end of the year networking dinner hosted by Carol Dallinga, CSW,
President, WGPS.
September 15, 2006: "Coping with Bereavement Utilizing a Support
Group Setting", Patty
Donovan-Duff, RN, BFN, CT.
October 27, 2006: "Money and Taboos: Setting and Collecting Fees for Group Psychotherapy",Shoshana Ben-Noam, Psy.D., CGP.
October 28th, 2006: "THE LANGUAGE OF THE BODY IN GROUP THERAPY: ACCESSING THE RICH INNER WORLD OF SOMATIC EXPERIENCE", Joint Program between the Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society and the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society in Hastings, NY: Networking and Workshop Presentation, Ellen Singer, LCSW, CGP, and Anne McEneaney, PhD, CGP
December 8, 2006: "The Use of Group Skills Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Multi-Problem Patients", Alec L. Miller, Psy.D.
January 26, 2007: "Animal Assisted Therapy (Dog) in Group Settings", Avril Lindsay, LCSW
March 30th, 2007: "Children and Families Dealing with a Traumatic Event", 3-hour workshop presented by Maureen Underwood, LCSW, CGP (Presented in partnership with The AGPA and funded through a grant by the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation)
May 11th, 2007: "Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Group Psychotherapy", Ken Reinhard, PhD, ABPP, CGP
June 1st, 2007, Greek dinner meeting, at the home of Dr. Paul Kymissis, for all members (included in dues' renewal).
September 7th, 2007: "Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Compulsivity Utilizing a Combined Individual and Group Treatment Approach", Michael Crocker, MA, LCSW
October 12th, 2007: "Dissociative Processes in Group, Individual or Couples Treatment which pertain to Self-Sabotaging Behavior, including Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse and Self-Injury", Sharon Farber, PhD
November 30th, 2007: "Group Therapists’ Introduction to Executive Coaching", Ben Dattner, PhD
January 11th, 2008: "Surviving and Working Through Anger and Resistance in Group", Leo Leiderman, PhD, ABPP, CGP
March 14th, 2008: "Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Patients in Group Psychotherapy: Understanding the Essentials", Peter J. Taylor, PhD, CGP
May 9th, 2008: "Building Metaphoric
Communities in Group Work with Traumatized Disconnected Children and
Adolescents",
Emily Nash, LCAT
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Additional presenters have included: Janet Baumann, MSW; Richard Beck, RCSW; Susan Bello, PhD, ATR; Bruce Bernstein, PhD, Martha Broderick, MSW; James Cosse, PhD; Carol Dallinga, CSW; Sheila Ehrlich, PhD.; Sharon Farber, PhD.; Dr. Christopher Farmer, MD; Diane C. Feirman, CAE; Marcia Geller, Ph.D.; Craig Haen, MA, RDT; Dr. Mike Harris; David Janeway, DO; Gloria Kahn, EdD; Karl Kessle, MD; Howard Kibel, MD; Jeffrey Kleinberg, PhD.; Marilyn Kotcher, CSW, Paul Kymissus, MD, Ellen Litman, PhD.; Robert Milich, PhD; Zerka Moreno; Lita Moses, MSW, Bert Pepper, MD; Robert Pepper, MSW, PhD; Margaret Postlewaite, PhD; Arnold Rachman, PhD.; Ken Reinhard, PhD: Ona Robinson, PhD; Bob Schavarien, MSW; Henry Spitz, MD; Peter Taylor, PhD; David Weiser, MD; Nancy M. Witt, MS; Zeke Youcha, MSW
Additional topics have included: Treating Childhood Trauma; Self-Disclosure, Parenting; Marketing your group psychotherapy practice; Biodanza-Healing Movements, Applying Group Dynamics to Business Consultation, Eating Disordered Patients, Self-mutilators, Psychodrama, Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Holocaust Survivors, Groups within Managed Care, Sandor Ferenczi and Group Therapy, Dealing with Work Inhibitions, Homogenous Groups, Group Psychotherapy for Patients with Major Impairments, Counter Gang for Inner-City Youth, Management of Anger & Violence, Goal-Focused Group Psychotherapy for Older Adults, The Medical Community under the Nazis, PTSD, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Groups, Developmental Play Therapy Groups for Children, Erotic Imagination In Group Therapy, Help for Helpers Drop-in support group, Fall, 2001
Previous conferences and panels:
April 27, 2001, Day-long conference on "Sharing the Circle of Life
with Adolescents: Group Dynamics and Practices", Westchester Country Club, Harrison,
New York. Co-sponsored with the Westchester Medical Center
Department of Behavioral Medicine.
June 7, 2002, End of the year Membership Bash: Gourmet Dinner & Panel: "Group Process and Medication Issues: How Do They Mix?"
May 2, 2003, "Troubled Youth in Troubled Times: Group Therapy for Youth with Sexualized Behavior", co-sponsored with The Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry, New York
June 13, 2003: End of the year dinner: Ruth Chris' Steak House, Paul Kymissus, MD, "Issues in the Management of Schizophrenia: the Convergence of Group Therapy and Psychopharmacology."
January 21, 2004: Joint meeting with the Psychiatric Society of Westchester, Crowne Plaza, White Plains; Howard Kibel, MD, CGP, FAGPA, spoke on his group experiences following 9/11/01.