May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The U.S. is facing a mental health crisis. There are not enough providers for the increasing demand for mental health treatment. We at AGPA recognize this month as a time to promote mental health awareness and wellness for all. We invite you to visit our website www.agpa.org and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram for resources and content. If you post on social media for Mental Health Awareness Month, please tag us @agpa01 to show your support and to be potentially reposted on AGPA's channels. We've developed several infographics on the benefits of group that you can share broadly on your website and via social media to spread the word about the benefits of group. Group Therapy Is A "Triple E" Treatment and A Group Solution
A Resource to Promote Group - Group Works Brochure - AGPA created this valuable resource to address many of the general public's common questions about group therapy, such as How do you break down what group therapy is and its benefits? What is group psychotherapy? Interested in printed brochures to put in your waiting room as a resource? Email us at [email protected]. You can also include the webpage link in your eSignature – https://www.agpa.org/home/practice-resources/what-is-group-psychotherapy-
Help Group Grow
At the Group Foundation, we dedicate ourselves to changing lives through group psychotherapy by advancing the most effective and innovative approaches to group therapy education, training, research, and community outreach. Millions of people face the challenge of living with a mental illness, and with the power of group, we can provide support to those in need. Donate today because mental health is essential, and group can help.
Upcoming E-Learning Events
ONLINE INSTITUTE — "Attachment-Focused Therapy and Racial Inequities: Who Speaks and Who Listens," Led by Carlos Canales, PsyD, CGP, AGPA-F, SEP
Attachment-focused therapy aims to promote trust and relational proximity by examining an individual's emotional manner towards their social environment. Racial advantages and inequities readily induce differentiation, comparison, and disconnection accompanied by complex distressing feelings. These emotional states often manifest as direct attacks to relating, inherently separating and challenging trust in groups. If the process of attachment is the Yin enlivening relationality, racial inequities represent the Yang perturbing and defying its development. This institute aims to explore security in spite of racial inequities.
This Online Institute will be presented in July of 2025 – dates and registration coming soon so keep an eye out!
Past webinars on a wide variety of areas can be accessed on demand in the AGPA Store. Interested in presenting? The E-Learning Committee is always looking for great topics to present for our monthly webinars. Submit a proposal here.