Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Theory
The Alonso Award for Excellence in Psychodynamic Group Theory reasserts, in a concrete way, the value of original thinking about psychodynamic group theory. Individuals may qualify in a variety of ways. Suitable entries include doctoral dissertations, videos, published papers, and other creative research. Submissions of entries should be emailed or mailed to the Group Foundation office by November 1st of each year for consideration. An annual cash prize of $500 is presented.
2023 Recipient
Ole Karkov Østergård, PhD
Catharina Reestorff Frandsen, MSc
Kristian Valbak, PhD
"Psychological Mindedness, Personality Structure, and Outcomes in Short-Term Group Analytic Psychotherapy"
2022 Recipients
Les R. Greene
"The Research-Practice Psychotherapy Wars: The Case of Group Psychotherapy in the Treatment of PTSD"
Cheri L. Marmarosh
Editor, Special Issue of the International Journal for Group Psychotherapy on Rupture and Repair in Group Therapy
2021 Recipient
Leonardo M. Leiderman, PsyD, ABPP, CGP, AGPA-F
"Psychodynamic Group Therapy with Hispanic Migrants: Interpersonal, Relational Constructs in Treating Complex Trauma, Dissociation, and Enactments"
2020 Recipients
Les Greene, PhD, CGP, AGPA-DLF & Francis Kaklauskas, PsyD, AGPA-F
“Core Principles of Group Psychotherapy - An Integrated Theory, Research, and Practice Training Manual”
2019 Recipient
Bonnie Buchele, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, AGPA-DLF
"Today's Bridge Between Psychoanalysis and the Group World."
2018 Recipient
Robert Grossmark, Ph.D.
"Narrating the Unsayable: Enactment, Repair and Creative Multiplicity in Group Psychotherapy"
2017 Recipients
Ravit Raufman, Phgoudy.D. and Haim Weinberg, Ph.D., CGP.
"To Enter One's Skin: The Concrete and Symbolic Functions of the Skin in the Social Unconscious, as Expressed in Fairy Tales and Group Therapy."
John R. Schlapobersky, BA, MSC.
"From The Couch To The Circle: Group-Analytic Psychotherapy In Practice."
2016 Recipient
Deborah C. Schwartz M.D., FRCPC, AGPA-F, CGP, Marcia S. Nickow Psy.D., CADC, CGP, Ric Arseneau M.D., FRCPC, FACP, CGP and Mary T. Gisslow M.D.
"A Substance Called Food: Long-term Psychodynamic Group Treatment for Compulsive Overeating."
2015 Recipient
William Sharp, PsyaD, LMHC, CGP
“Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, But What About Words?”
2014 Recipient
Jacqueline L. Kinley, M.D., FRCPC, Diplomat ABPN and Sandra M. Reyno, Ph.D.
"Attachment Style Changes Following Intensive Short-term Group Pychotherapy."
2013 Recipient
Les Greene, PhD, CGP, AGPA-DLF
"Group Therapist as Social Scientist, with Special Reference to the Psychodynamically Oriented Psychotherapist."
2012 Recipient
Leanh Nguyen, PhD
“The Ethics of Trauma: Re-traumatization in Society’s Approach to the Traumatized Subject."
2011 Recipients
Susan Gantt, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, AGPA-F and Paul Cox, M.D., CGP, Editors
“Neurobiology and Building Interpersonal Systems: Groups, Couples and Beyond” - a special issue of the IJGP
2010 Recipient
Robin Gayle, PhD, MFT
"Co-Creating Meaningful Structures Within Long-Term Psychotherapy Group Culture"
2009 Recipients
Harold Bernard, Ph.D., Gary Burlingame, Ph.D., Phillip Flores, Ph.D., Les Greene, Ph.D., Anthony Joyce, Ph.D., Joseph C. Kobos, Ph.D., Molyn Leszcz, MD, FRCPC, Rebecca R. MacNair-Semands, Ph.D., William E. Piper, Ph.D, Anne M. Slocum McEneaney, Ph.D., Diane Feirman, CAE
"Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy"
2008 Recipients
Phyllis F. Cohen, Ph.D., PsyD, CGP, AGPA-F
"Anniversary Reactions in the Therapy Group"
Robert Grossmark, PhD
"The Edge of Chaos: Encactment, Disruption, and Emergence in Group Psychotherapy"
2007 Recipients
Bonnie Buchele, Ph.D., CGP, AGPA-DF and Richard Beck, RCSW, BCD, CGP, AGPA-F
“In the Belly of the Beast: Traumatic Countertransference”
2006 Recipient
Kathleen Adams, PhD, CGP
“Falling Forever: The Price of Chronic Shock”
2005 Recipients
Earl Hopper, Ph.D., CGP, AGPA-F
“Traumatic Experience in the Unconscious Life of Groups”
“Vulnerable Moments: Deepening of the Therapeutic Process”
Martin S. Livingston, Ph.D., CGP
2004 Recipient
Richard Billow, Ph.D.
“Relational Group Psychotherapy: From Basic Assumptions to Passion”
2003 Recipient
Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.
“An Integrated Picture of Therapeutic Relationships in AGPA Institute and Counseling Center Groups”
2002 Recipients
Robert H. Klein, Ph.D., CGP, AGPA-DLF and Victor L. Schermer, M.S., C.A.C, Editors
“Group Psychotherapy for Psychological Trauma”
2001 Recipients
Nancy Edwards, Ph.D., AGPA-LF & Seymour Rubenfeld, Ph.D., AGPA-F
For outstanding journal articles in group psychotherapy
2000 Recipients
Eleanor Counselman, Ed.D., CGP, AGPA-DLF, Jerome Gans, M.D., CGP, AGPA-F & Walker Shields, M.D., CGP, AGPA-F
For outstanding journal articles in group psychotherapy
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