AGPA Membership provides tangible and intangible benefits. From increased visibility within your profession, to improved outcomes, the latest research, to professional growth, our members reap enormous rewards. Learn more:
Increase Your Visibility
Online Communities
The online AGPA Community is a social networking site allows you to stay connected to other members throughout the year. Participate in online discussions and SIGs, search for members, network and design your own individualized profile.
Special Interest Groups
AGPA members are encouraged to participate in our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and interactive e-Communities that allow you to learn from and network with colleagues who share your passions and interests. Ask questions and engage in conversations with experts in the field. Our SIGs cover 14 interest areas including:
- Addiction and Recovery
- Children and Adolescents
- Climate Polycrisis
- College Counseling and Other Educational Settings
- Creative Arts, Somatic Therapy & Psychodrama
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Issues
- Groups in Private Practice
- Group Training & Supervision
- Health and Medical Issues
- International Relations
- Internet, Social Media and Technology
- Issues of Aging
- Mental Health Agency & Institutional Settings
- Organizational Development and Consultation
- Psychiatry
- Racial & Ethnic Diversity
- Research
- Women in Group Psychotherapy.
Affiliate Societies
Our 27 Affiliate Societies across the U.S. offer collegiality, referral networks, training, consultation, and supervision. All AGPA members have access to local societies’ workshops and training programs. Many AGPA members also hold membership in their local Affiliate. Local and national membership complement each other, one offering local exchange and collegiality; the other offering national training and educational opportunities.
Scholarships/Awards/Grants
AGPA members have the opportunity to receive scholarships, awards and research grants from the Group Foundation for Advancing Mental Health.
Publications
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Members enjoy a subscription to the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, the official journal of AGPA and a leading information resource for group psychotherapists. Issued quarterly, the stand-alone value is $127, but with your AGPA membership it’s free! Additionally, current and past issues are also available online in a searchable reference database. The Journal includes the most up-to-date advances in theory, research and practice.
The Group Circle
AGPA’s quarterly newsletter features up-to-date information and news on the profession as a whole, a consultation column, member and Affiliate Society news, a President’s Column, reports from AGPA Committees, Task Forces, and Special Interest Groups, brief research reports, suggestions for marketing your practice, ethics and third-party payer issues, and professional award, scholarship and research grant opportunities. Each issue includes a special insert of Group Assets, with news from the Group Foundation, which supports funding and advancement of therapeutic group work.
Group Connections
Our official monthly e-newsletter for the AGPA, Certification Board, and Group Foundation is the source for Group Psychotherapy information and events.
Improve Your Treatment Outcomes
OQ Measures
Through our partnership with OQ Measures, AGPA members who are interested in increasing their overall treatment effectiveness by using outcomes and group process measures to track the treatment progress of members in group therapy can now save $50 annually per clinician. Most importantly though you can receive advice and support on how to implement evidence based measures into your clinical practice.
Access AGPA Publications
AGPA Members have access to several publications to help them stay informed and connected in the field practice of group psychotherapy.
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
Members enjoy a subscription to the International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, the official journal of AGPA and a leading information resource for group psychotherapists. Issued quarterly, the stand-alone value is $127, but with your AGPA membership it’s free! Additionally, current and past issues are also available online in a searchable reference database. The Journal includes the most up-to-date advances in theory, research and practice.
The Group Circle
AGPA’s quarterly newsletter features up-to-date information and news on the profession as a whole, a consultation column, member and Affiliate Society news, a President’s Column, reports from AGPA Committees, Task Forces, and Special Interest Groups, brief research reports, suggestions for marketing your practice, ethics and third-party payer issues, and professional award, scholarship and research grant opportunities. Each issue includes a special insert of Group Assets, with news from the Group Foundation, which supports funding and advancement of therapeutic group work.
Group Connections & E-Learning Newsletters
Group Connections is our official monthly e-newsletter for the AGPA, Certification Board, and Group Foundation is the source for Group Psychotherapy information and events.
E-Learning Newsletter is a monthly email newsletter detailing educational opportunities for AGPA members.
Grow Professionally
AGPA Career Center
Our online career center offers members the opportunity to advance as professionals in the group field. It features a searchable database of jobs and links professionals and employers together on a central website.
TherapySites
AGPA members receive a complimentary month of service from our partners at TherapySites, which can provide you with a simple, yet powerful solution to establish your presence on the Web.
Evidence-Based Practice
The term “evidence-based practice” is widely used across health disciplines, but what does it mean for practitioners and consumers of group therapy services?