One of our goals for the year is to ensure that our initiatives align with our overall goals, and that we emphasize diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the division.
Welcome
- President-elect’s column
Recognizing that “group” is the very reason I am here today writing this column to share with you all, I thought that I would share my “Why group?” story with you.
By Noelle Lorraine Lefforge, PhD
Past president column
- Welcoming moving forward
Nominations and elections are our opportunity to bring in new leadership, perspectives, diversity, and progress.
By Joshua M. Gross, PhD, ABPP
Founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Memorial: Founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, A. T. Beck, passed peacefully at 100
Until the very end Tim Beck, as he was known to those close to him, was invested in the lives and work of his family, friends, colleagues, and mentees, enthusiastically communicating his sincere interest, ideas, and good will to everyone he could reach.
Historical sketch of group organizations
- Sharing group therapy history
Reviewing the origins of group therapy and group psychotherapy in the United States goes back to the turn of the century.
By Thomas Treadwell, EdD, and Leann Terry Diederich
Columns
- Early career psychologist column
Lessons and life experiences build upon one another to create wisdom over time.
By Misha Bogomaz, PsyD
University
- Group Dynamics: Most valuable paper of 2021
Group cohesion.
By George Tasca, PhD, and Donelson R. Forsyth, PhD
Evidence-based group treatment project
- Introduction and update on the evidence-based group treatment website project
One of our unmet challenges is of providing a clearinghouse of evidence matching effective group treatments with specific psychiatric disorders.
By Tate Paxton, PhD, and Maxwell Harrison
Experiential column
Division 49 professional Listserv
Future leaders
Group analytics report
- Most-viewed articles
A report from November 19th-December 21st.
By Thomas Treadwell, EdD, and Leann Terry Diederich
Board minutes
- May 2021 Meeting Minutes of the Board of Directors (PDF, 180KB)
Meeting minutes for the board of directors from the May 2021 meeting.
Committee report
Emotional awareness
Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program
- Residential rehabilitation treatment program
Comorbid medical issues and psychopathology presented by diverse veterans in Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs (RRTP) are rife for clinical health psychological interventions within a transdiagnostic group context.
By Ronn Johnson
Group Specialty updates
- Community conversation hour
The Specialty Council continues to mobilize as the due date for the resubmission of the specialty recognition petition steadily draws nearer. Our renewal year is 2025.
By Noelle Lorraine Lefforge, PhD
Book Review Editor
- International Journal of Group Psychotherapy (IJGP) seeking book review editor
This person would be responsible for identifying, coordinating, and editing reviews of books relevant to group therapy to be published in IJGP.
Committees
- Committees
Join one of 11 society committees to promote the development and advancement of the field of group psychology and the modality of group psychotherapy through research, teaching and education, and clinical practice and to further the general objectives of the APA.
APA Council of Representatives
- COR corner
Council of Representatives met in late October 2021 in a hybrid format and had a highly successful meeting regarding EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) related business.
By Michele Denise Ribeiro, EdD
Student articles
- Facilitating my first men’s group
Men crave connection, aren’t getting enough of it, and find it quite meaningful when they do. - Group member attachment and online group therapy
Begging you to help us collect data - Group psychotherapy intervention for sexual dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), individuals may experience cognitive, emotional, and physical deficits. - Group therapy in a COVID-19 era
Strengthening training for psychology students
Therapy virtual conference
- Group therapy virtual conference April 28, 2022
The conference leadership team is seeking planning help as well as workshop leaders and presenters.
Division 49 candidates
- Division 49 Board candidates
Candidates for 2022 leadership.
By Joshua M. Gross, PhD, ABPP