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The Anti-Group: Destructive Forces in Group and their Creative Potential
Date and time
Location
The Institute for Girls’ Development
95 Marengo Ave. Unit 100 Pasadena, CA 91101Refund Policy
Description
Presenter: Rena Pollak, LMFT, CGP
A workshop designed to increase group leader’s awareness and preparation for working with anti-group destructive tendencies so that these tendencies can lead to creative outcomes.
Course Description
This course will provide an in-depth introduction to Morris Nitsun’s excellent and essential book for group therapists: “The Anti-Group: Destructive Forces in Group and their Creative Potential”. Through lecture, discussion and experiential learning you will learn about the destructive forces in group, prepare for working with the anti-group so that you can harness its creative potential, identify the anti-group forces with you as an individual and learn how to screen for anti-group attitudes in potential clients.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will:
- Explain the (3) core components of Dr. Nitsun’s theory of the anti-group.
- Prepare for anti-group enactments when they occur in future groups.
- Utilize Dr. Nitsun’s theory of the anti-group to promote creative outcomes in groups
- Analyze the difference between regular aggression and anti-group aggression.
- Assess and select prospective clients by considering their past group experiences.
3 CEs will be given for attendance.
Important Disclosure for All Learners: None of the planners and presenters of this CE program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles (GPALA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists, LCSWs and MFCCs/MFTs. GPALA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Full attendance is required for psychologists to receive credit; partial credit may not be awarded based on APA guidelines. Psychologists report directly to the MCEP using the certificates of attendance awarded at the completion of the course.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds will be given if you notify us by email (lkennygpala@gmail.com) 7 days prior to the event. After that a credit will be issued for a future workshop of your choosing.