67th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 27

Afternoon Workshops

1:30 - 4:00 P.M.

Workshop 102

The Community as the Group

Chair:

Bruce M. Gilberg, Ph.D., M.P.A., Private Practice, Rochester, New York

Group psychotherapists have a unique expertise that can support community organizing and development. Generation Two is a civic engagement initiative that recruits older adults and college students to reach out to children and their community. The G2 model will be the foundation for translating group psychotherapy principles and dynamics into community initiatives.

didactic-experiential-sharing of work experiences-demonstration

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the group psychotherapy principles that readily translate into community development strategies.

2. Identify community need that requires civic engagement.

3. Practice the leadership skills that facilitate relationship building and cooperation among different community interest groups.

4. Define and evaluate the evidence that the community initiative is promoting policies and experiences that support community development.

Course References:

Gilberg,B. (Fall, 2004), Adventures of a Psychotherapist: Community Building with a Therapeutic Agenda, Psychotherapy Bulletin,39, (4).

Mondros, J., & Wilson, S. (1994). Organizing For Power and Empowerment, New York: Columbia University Press.

Putnam, R., & Feldstein, L. (2003). Better Together: Restoring the American Community, New York: Simon and Schuster.