How to Be the World’s Best Group Therapist

How to Be the World’s Best Group Therapist

May 1, 2024

9:00am – 12:00pm CT

Instructor: Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC

3 CEUs

Live and Interactive via Zoom

A great deal of healing takes place in groups, yet, few workshops are often to improve group therapy facilitation skills. Topics covered in this skill-building workshop include:

• Research on how to build cohesive groups and group cohesion in the midst of rapid group turnover;

• Stages of group development and the role of the group therapist;
• Instilling hope in therapy groups during difficult times;
• Addressing cross-cultural tension groups with a diversity of members;
• Effective use of activities and experiential approaches to group therapy;
• How to avoid getting your ‘buttons’ pushed and managing group conflict;
• How to dismantle sub-groups and work with challenging group members;
• Evidence-based group therapy;
• And for every group problem, there is a solution.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Articulate the 10 things that the best group therapist do.
• Build group cohesion.
• Manage group conflict
• Build group cohesion with a diversity of group members.
• Prepare members to succeed in group therapy.
• Maintain cohesion in the midst of group turnover.
• Skillfully dismantle sub-groups.

Register by April 29, 2024