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SUMMARY:Group Journal Fireside Chat: "The Forgotten Only Child in Interpersonal Therapy Groups" with Christina Dixon
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with GROUP author Christina Dixon\, LCSW\, CGP \nFree ZOOM event\nHosted by the GROUP Journal Committee \nFocusing on her article in GROUP:\nThe Forgotten Only Child in Interpersonal Therapy Groups \nArticle Abstract:\nRates of only children are rising in many countries throughout the world\, including the United States. The experience of an only child needs to be better understood to support these clients in group therapy and to help them integrate into a world they have never personally experienced—that of interacting with siblings. By examining unique aspects of the only-child experience\, I hope to aid group leaders in becoming culturally competent with this growing population. \nThis is a free event open to all EGPS members and non-members.
URL:https://egps.org/event/group-journal-fireside-chat-may-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group Journal
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SUMMARY:Deadline: Call for 50th Anniversary GROUP Journal  Cover Art
DESCRIPTION:Call for Cover Art: Celebrating 50 Years of GROUP Journal\nDeadline for Submissions May 2026 \nAs we approach the 50th Anniversary of GROUP: The Journal of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society in 2027\, we invite artists\, clinicians\, and community members to submit original artwork for our new cover design. The selected artwork will serve as a visual symbol for our milestone year\, appearing on future issues of GROUP\, including the 2027 anniversary issue. \nThemes & Inspiration\nSince 1977\, GROUP has been the scholarly voice of the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (EGPS)\, dedicated to advancing group psychotherapy. We seek an image that captures the essence of group and EGPS values\, including: \n\nConnection\, Transformation\, and Hope\nMultiplicity and Diversity in voices\, identities\, and cultural contexts.\nThe interplay between Individuality and Community.\nMovement\, process\, and the bridging of past\, present\, and future scholarship.\n\nAll visual interpretations—abstract\, representational\, digital\, or mixed media—are welcome. \nSubmission Guidelines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequirement \n\n\nDetail \n\n\n\n\nFormat \n\n\nOriginal visual artwork (painting\, illustration\, photography\, digital design). \n\n\n\n\nFile Type \n\n\nHigh-resolution digital file (minimum 300 dpi; .jpg or .png preferred). \n\n\n\n\nOrientation \n\n\nPortrait orientation\, adaptable to a standard journal cover (approx. 8.5” x 11”). \n\n\n\n\nArtist Statement \n\n\nShort statement (150–250 words) explaining how your piece reflects the spirit of GROUP and EGPS values. \n\n\n\n\nEligibility \n\n\nOpen to all EGPS members\, readers\, contributors\, and interested artists. \nThe Artist warrants that the submitted Artwork is original\, is the sole work of the Artist\, and does not contain any libelous or unlawful statements. \nThe Artist grants to EGPS and the Group Journal an exclusive\, royalty-free\, worldwide license to publish\, reproduce\, distribute\, and display the Artwork in all formats\, including print and electronic\, as part of the Group Journal and in all derivative works\, reproductions\, or subsequent editions of the Journal\, and as part of the EGPS website and promotional materials. The Artist will be credited and retains copyright of the Artwork. \n\n\n\n\nSubmit To \n\n\nNiki Keating at nkeating@colgate.edu by May 15\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\n\nSelection and Recognition\nA review panel of GROUP editors and 50th Anniversary working group members will select the winning artwork. The featured artist will receive credit for the use of their art on the issue cover and a brief artist feature in the front matter of the journal and in EGPS communications. Consistent with copyright agreements of the journal\, EGPS reserves the right to use the image in future publications and marketing materials. \nWe invite your creative expression to honor the legacy of the past fifty years and envision the next. \nWarmly\, \nGROUP 50th Anniversary Working Group \nNiki Keating\, PhD\, CGP\, Chair
URL:https://egps.org/event/50th-anniversary-cover-art/
CATEGORIES:Group Journal
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SUMMARY:Group Journal Fireside Chat (Postponed)
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with GROUP author Stavros Charalambides\, Director of the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy\, Athens\, Greece \nFree ZOOM event\nHosted by the GROUP Journal Committee\nEVENT POSTPONED \nFocusing on his article in GROUP:\nCassandra at the Gates: Institutional Literacy\, Group Dynamics\, and the Social Unconscious in Contemporary Psychoanalysis \nArticle Abstract:\nThis address explores the often overlooked dimension of institutional literacy in relational psychoanalysis\, situating it within the broader context of group dynamics and the social unconscious. Beginning with mythic and historical illustrations—from the fratricidal tragedy of Eteocles and Polynices to contemporary geopolitical crises—it argues that psychoanalytic institutions\, like analytic dyads\, are subject to unconscious repetitions of trauma\, rivalry\, and disavowal. The central claim is that the inability to recognize institutional dynamics—succession anxieties\, ideological rigidity\, and legacy conflicts—renders psychoanalytic communities vulnerable to fragmentation and ethical incoherence. Drawing from the concept of the “institutional unconscious\,” the lecture critiques the prevailing intersubjective paradigm for its neglect of the analytic field’s collective and political dimensions. While relational psychoanalysis has expanded the analytic third\, it still tends to privilege the dyad and undertheorize the systemic transmissions of trauma within institutions. Instead\, the speaker calls for a theoretical and structural shift that includes large-group phenomena—sibling transferences\, group-as-a-whole dynamics\, and the psychic life of institutions—as essential to psychoanalytic training and practice. By invoking myths such as those of Pentheus and Dionysus\, the talk illustrates how institutional rigidity and disavowed affect can result in catastrophe rather than transformation. Institutional literacy\, then\, is not merely an intellectual exercise but a clinical and ethical imperative. Only by metabolizing difference and engaging with unconscious structures at the institutional level can psychoanalysis truly offer a space for healing and innovation—both for its practitioners and for the communities they serve. \nThis is a free event open to all EGPS members and non-members. The event has been postponed; new date TBD. 
URL:https://egps.org/event/group-journal-fireside-chat-february-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group Journal
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SUMMARY:EGPS GROUP Journal Fireside Chat with Author Christine Schmidt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next Fireside Chat\, featuring recent EGPS President\, Christine Schmidt\, LCSW\, CGP\, as we celebrate her latest article in the spring issue of GROUP! On Friday\, June 6\, 2025\, 12:00 Noon – 1:30 PM\, we will discuss Christine’s upcoming article: “Confronting whiteness in short-term learning groups: How co-constructed group agreements encourage anti-racist emotional and intellectual learning.” The article is a thought-provoking piece that encourages group leaders to utilize a foundational element of group work\, the group agreement\, as an educational tool for anti-oppressive work. Additionally\, we will discuss Christine’s current group work\, writing process\, and any future projects that she may have on the horizon. Abstract: Whiteness is ubiquitous in groups that convene in a culture permeated by white supremacy. Whiteness thwarts learning in short-term psychoeducational learning groups and is bound to be enacted repeatedly. Whiteness will reconstitute itself until it is identified\, interrupted\, and the group is restored to collaborative learning. Co-constructed\, living group agreements\, rather than traditional group contracts\, offer facilitators of short-term learning groups a tool to address racial enactments and transform the white space to an anti-oppressive learning space. This article explains the benefits and provides a framework\, examples\, and suggestions for facilitators who seek to co-construct group agreements as an alternative to traditional group contracts. The article focuses on short-term psychoeducational learning groups but may also be applicable to other group constructs.\nThis is a free event open to all EGPS members and non-members. We ask that you kindly register by Thursday\, June 5th to receive the Zoom link.\n\nRegister here to receive the Zoom link.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://egps.org/event/egps-group-journal-fireside-chat-with-author-christine-schmidt/
LOCATION:Zoom
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