AGPA ISSUES STATEMENT ON COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY - READ HERE

Important Notice:  Membership System Upgrade & Temporary Service Freeze
We’re upgrading our membership system to bring you a better, more seamless experience! As we make these improvements, membership-related activities will be temporarily unavailable.

At this time, you will not be able to:

• Make membership payments or renewals
• Update or edit your profile information
• Change your membership level or status
• Access transaction history or receipts
• Register for events that require membership validation
• Apply for CGP or Recertify
• Make Group Foundation Donations

We will keep you informed once the system upgrade is successfully completed and provide further instructions on how to access the updated platform.

Upcoming E-Learning Events

As AGPA is currently transitioning our database system, our ‎registration system is not accepting registrations or payments, so these registration forms will ‎look different than you are used to. Please complete the requested information. You will be ‎invoiced for registration fees when the new system is active.  
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Webinar – Nobody Lives Forever: Navigating the Aging Adult Process — Instructor: Venus S. ‎Masselam, PhD, CGP, AAMFT — Sunday, March 30, from 4:00 – 5:30 pm (Eastern). For ‎more information, or to register, please click here.  
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Online Institute – Living Out Loud: Attuning the Therapist and Group Leader's Voice — ‎Instructor: Marie T. Sergent, PhD, CGP, AGPA-F — Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6 from 11:00 ‎a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. each day (Eastern) - Registrants are required to attend all ‎twelve hours. CE credits will not be awarded to registrants who miss sessions. For more information ‎and to register, please click here.  
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Webinar – Student-centered Group Counseling in K-12 Schools — Instructor: Michael Murray, ‎LMHC, MEd, CGP — Sunday, May 4 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm (Eastern) - For more ‎information, or to register, please click here. ‎

The International Journal of Group Psychotherapy has been a place for so many of us to express and explore the power of groups. This year celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the journal by acknowledging the most influential papers nominated and voted on by the Editorial Board. In Volume 1 (soon to be released) after each paper, leaders in group therapy provide commentaries that address the article's impact on practice, training, and research, as well as standing the test of time. In addition to celebrating papers from the past, three innovative group papers explore how group therapy addresses racism, discrimination, and aggression. The Anniversary Issue celebrates our accomplishments while also shining light on the important group work we will continue to do.  

New Training Curricula Announced!

Mental Health Awareness Is Vital

Group therapy is profiled, and AGPA Fellow Dr. Martyn Whittingham is quoted extensively as an expert, in the article, "Group Therapy Could Solve Behavioral Health Access Crisis, Cut Down on Spend," on the Behavioral Health Business website, a top source for industry professionals.  Please share this broadly as yet another example of the valuable role group can play in addressing mental health nationally.

Don’t Miss these Articles in the Summer 2024 Issue of The Group Circle

"An Interview with Dr. Gary Burlingame on the new Evidence-Based Group Therapy Website (Page 3):  Discover the story behind the creation of the Evidence-Based Group Therapy (EBGT) website in our latest Group Circle interview with Dr. Gary Burlingame, a leading figure in group psychotherapy research.

“Group Therapy Is an Effective, Evidence-Based Therapy that Increases Mental Health Access Let’s Make Sure Everybody Knows” (Page 4): This article shows how group therapy is meeting the growing demand for mental health care and increasing access to those in need. Discover more on how to advocate for group therapy and explore the resources we've made available to support mental health professionals