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October 2022 |Vol. 32, No. 3 PDF icon

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Feature Article

President’s column: Closing some gaps

While the work of the Group Specialty Council continues, there are several important initiatives and efforts underway in our division to close training gaps.

By Amy Nitza, PhD

Welcome

President-elect’s column: Group training activities for the classroom.
For my column as President-elect, I’d like to share what have come to be some of my favorite activities for teaching group psychotherapy.
By Noelle Lorraine Lefforge, PhD, ABPP

Past President Column

Teaching group psychology and group psychotherapy
APA Training Model.
By Joshua M. Gross, PhD, ABPP

Editorial

Introducing new series: Navigating academic departments
Universality, Cohesion, Dissemination of Information, Hope.
By Thomas Treadwell, EdD, and Leann Terry Diederich

Rex Stockton Memorial

Rex Stockton: The life and impact of a legend in the field.
Rex was a legend in the field of group therapy, who had a profound impact. His research spanned several decades and was both prolific and impactful.
By Martyn Whittingham, PhD

Division 49 Awards

Arthur Teicher Award
Division 49’s 2022 Arthur Teicher Award.
By Amy Nitza, PhD
2022 Division 49 Foundation Awards
This year's award recipients.
By Leann Terry, PhD

Division 49 professional listserv

Group psychology and psychotherapy general membership communication Listserv
Communicate with others in Division 49.
By Shala Cole, PsyD

Division 49 Academic Series no. 1

Navigating academic departments
Therapeutic factors.
By Nina W. Brown, EdD

Insurrection

Capitol insurrection
Crowd behavior.
By Verlin B. Hinsz and Jay W. Jackson

Division 49 Group Dynamics Fellowship for Historically Excluded Groups

Fellowship
Group Dynamics named Shanique G. Brown, PhD, as Editorial Fellowship for our journal.
By George Tasca, PhD

Group Specialty Update

Group taxonomy
Revised taxonomy approved.
By Noelle Lorraine Lefforge, PhD, ABPP

Highlights from the full issue

The Group Psychologist: October 2022 (PDF, 2MB)opens in new window
- DEIB Diversity-Committee Update
  2022 Awards
  Award recipients from the 2022 APA Convention.
- Group Therapy Column
  The Outsider and the Need for Boundaries
  The energy of being an outsider can be alluring.
- Group Experiential Therapy Column
  Psychodrama as an Effective Treatment for Complex PTSD
  This article focuses on psychodrama as one of the oldest group therapies (developed in 1921) and the first formalized creative arts therapy or body-oriented psychotherapy.
- Pre-Doc Forum: Research Reviews & Brief Articles
  Student Research Review & Brief Articles
  Review of Kivlighan, D. M., Ali, R. W., & Garrison, Y. L. (2020) "Is there an optimal level of positive and negative feedback in group therapy? A response surface analysis." (pg 29)
  
  Review of Rigg, T., & Kivlighan, D. M. (2022) "Examining between-group and within-group cultural concealment in group therapy."
- Division 49 Continuing Education Workshop
  Examining & Attending Social Identities in group Psychotherapy
  This beginner-to-intermediate level presentation will use didactic and experiental learning, to explore how to incorporate anti-racist and liberatory practices within your groups.