AGPA Connect
We hope you are ready for AGPA Connect 2025 on March 3-8 — whether you are attending online for the virtual Connect or in person at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco! We invite you to join us as we explore this year's theme "Being Seen: The Many Faces of Group"
Registration is now open at 2025 Connect (agpa.org) (the same log in as your AGPA member account). You may make your hotel reservations by February 13, 2025, to receive the $259 group rate. Click here to reserve your hotel room online or call 1-800-233-1234 and reference AGPA Annual Meeting.
Scholarships are Available Through the Group Foundation: Over 150 students and new professionals attended AGPA Connect 2024 with assistance from the Group Foundation's donors. Now it's time to think about 2025. Start your application now, and/or be sure to share this information with your colleagues and students! Questions? Email [email protected].
E-Learning Events
October 25 and 26 Online Institute "Safety, Dignity, and Belonging in a Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Other People of Color Virtual Institute" with Kavita Avula, PsyD, CGP. Open for registration
December 15 Webinar, Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama with Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP - Open for registration with CE or without CE.
Online Institute "Process Group Experience" with Stacy Nakell, LCSW, CGP on Sundays, January 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 4-7 p.m. (Eastern). Register Here.
Have you Heard About the AGPA Book Series?
Review the six titles available in the series: AGPA Group Therapy Training and Practice Series — Book Series — Routledge & CRC Press. Don't forget to take advantage of the 35% discount for AGPA members (35% discount off any book published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge!) Access the discount code by visiting the IJGP page after logging in to the member portal.
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