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Welcome to
the American Group Psychotherapy Association's website. Our
organization is an
interdisciplinary community that has been enhancing practice, theory
and research of group therapy since 1942. AGPA provides the support
you are looking for to enhance your work as a mental healthcare
professional or your life as a member of a therapeutic group.
**IMPORTANT AGPA
PHONE, FAX AND EMAIL CONTACT INFORMATION CHANGE**
Effective immediately please use only (212) 477-2677 and (877)
668-AGPA (2472) as the phone numbers to contact AGPA, (212) 979-6627
as the fax number, and info@agpa.org
as the general email. The following phone, fax and
emails will no longer be in effect: (240) 243-2236 and (888)
808-2472 for phone, (301) 869-8608 for fax and
agpamemberservices@agpa.org
AGPA ELECTION INFORMATION
The Nominating Committee and Board of Directors are pleased to
present the slate of nominees for this year's AGPA Election.
To learn more about these candidates,
please follow this link.
An audio-recording is available from
the AGPA Community Call-In Hour to meet the President-Elect
Candidates which took place on Monday, December 5, 2011. To access
the recording,
please follow this link.
Renew your AGPA membership today.
Invest in Training Through the Group Psychotherapy
Education and Scholarship Fund:
contribute online today.
All event
descriptions for the AGPA Annual Meeting are now online.
“Group as Common
Ground”
is
the theme for
the March 5-10, 2012 Meeting in New York. The entire Annual Meeting
program is now on the AGPA website for your perusal, this
information may be found under the Meetings and Events
section at
www.agpa.org.
To view click the links below.
Full event descriptions:
Special Institute Presentations,
Monday, March 5
· Two-Day
Institute, Tuesday & Wednesday, March 6 &
7
· Three-Day
Conference, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
March 8-10
You won’t want to
miss this year’s Meeting;
register online or download this
registration form. Registration fees
are discounted now through December 31.
Reserve your room
at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers.
AGPA has a special
rate of $217 single/double and $277 for Club level rooms for the
2012 Annual Meeting. To take advantage,
click here. You can also reserve your room by calling
(800) 325-3535 or (212) 581-1000 make sure to mention AGPA in order
to receive this reduced rate.
Visit the new AGPA
YouTube Channel.
Videos
from experts in group psychotherapy and organizational leaders speak
to the benefits of
group psychotherapy and group interventions, in
general and for certain populations, as well as the wide variety of
activities the organization has underway. Interested in
participating in the channel?
Email us
Interested in using outcome and
group measures to increase treatment effectiveness? Turn
to AGPA's new
Partnership with
OQ Measures, LLC
Looking for that perfect job fit?
Introducing AGPA Career Center -
AGPA's new, interactive online job board.
AGPA Career Center is your
resource for making online employment connections in the mental
health industry.
Looking to Establish Your Own
Website and Need Help? New AGPA partner
TherapySites can help you -
AGPA Members get One Month Free!
Customized training and
consultation programs are available through AGPA for a
variety of mental health service delivery systems, including public
and private agencies, hospitals, clinics, and group practices.
TRAUMA
AND DISASTER HELP- With the events of the wildfires in Texas and the aftermath of Hurricane Irene,
please know that AGPA has resources available for clinicians and
the public dealing with traumatic events. Please
click here for information on
AGPA response efforts, trauma resources and other information. If you
wish to donate to the Disaster Response Fund,
click
here.
Is your certification with the
National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists set to
expire?
Renew your certification online and visit our Online
Continuing Education Center if you are in need of additional
credits!
AGPA
Online Continuing Education Center!
Audio-recordings and the AGPA Ethics
Modules are our first offerings for accredited continuing education
credits. Visit the new online store to register for these distance
learning credits. The AGPA store also offers convenient
purchase of Association publications/products.
Click here to visit our store now.
Audio-recordings Available from AGPA Annual
Meetings.
Sessions are available on CD or
downloads to your computer or MP3.
For more information click here:
2011-New
York Meeting
2010-San Diego Meeting
2009-Chicago Meeting
2008-Washington, DC Meeting
2007-Austin Meeting
If you are looking for a
therapist, visit the Need A Therapist
Section to make sure that you ask the right questions of your potential therapist.
Apply for AGPA
membership: Join AGPA Now and attend the 2011 Annual Meeting as
a member!
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Help AGPA earn credits by ordering your books through Amazon.com.
Looking for a book written by one of the presenters at AGPA's Annual
Meeting? Just go to our
Group Psychotherapy Booklist. AGPA has listed books
alphabetically by title. Simply click on the link that follows the title
and author name and you will be directly taken to the Amazon website for
that particular title where you can order the book. Can't find the title
you are looking for, or want to order the latest novel or a CD by your
favorite musician, connect here to
Amazon.
American Group
Psychotherapy Association
25 East 21st Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010
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