Call for Cover Art: Celebrating 50 Years of GROUP Journal Deadline for Submissions May 2026 As 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 […]
Join us for a panel discussion and event: Friday, May 15, 2026 7:00 – 9:00 PM 33 W 60th Street New York, NY (Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy) Talking about Sex in Groups Judith White, LCSW, CGP, CST Juliane Maxwald, MA, LP, CST Ed Elder, MDiv, LMHC, LMFT Sexuality and group process are shaped by […]
Work Group for Racial Equity May Discussion Group: Unpacking Some of the Impact of Historical and Racial Trauma on Indigenous and African American Populations We’ll build on our prior discussion of Sinners by taking a deeper look at how historical trauma has shaped the lived experiences of two foundational U.S. populations—Indigenous and African American communities. […]
For all EGPS Members: Please join us for our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting. Thursday, May 28, 8:00-9:15pm on Zoom All EGPS members are welcome! We'll review our last year and look forward to the next, introducing the newly elected Board members, and also offering opportunities for conversation amongst members and leaders of EGPS. Not yet […]
A conversation with GROUP author Christina Dixon, LCSW, CGP Free ZOOM event Hosted by the GROUP Journal Committee Focusing on her article in GROUP: The Forgotten Only Child in Interpersonal Therapy Groups Article Abstract: Rates of only children are rising in many countries throughout the world, including the United States. The experience of an only […]
Groups have long been understood as circles—spaces of gathering, reflection, desire, and shared meaning-making. Yet circles are rarely calm or stable for long. At times, they hold heat: conflict, urgency, fear, and the intensity of difference. In the current moment, many groups find themselves organized around these very forces, as polarization, mistrust, and social fracture […]
Location: Virtually on Zoom Description: Roles in groups and organizations operate across multiple dimensions: the role assigned by the organization, how the individual takes up that role (person-in-role), and how the role is perceived by others. These dimensions are often misaligned, particularly in the context of social identity, where assumptions and projections shape how authority […]
Work Group for Racial Equity June Discussion Group: How do we greet the 250th anniversary of our country's Declaration of Independence? Not just within the Trumpist moment, but in the long sweep of our history that has bent occasionally toward and frequently away from justice for the generations of Black people descended from those who […]
The EGPS Work Group for Racial Equity (WG4RE) invites you to join us for a year-end social evening on Friday, July 24 and a kickoff social evening on Friday, September 18. Both evenings, we will meet in the lobby of the Studio Museum in Harlem (144 West 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell and Lenox Avenues) at 5:30pm. We […]
The EGPS Work Group for Racial Equity (WG4RE) invites you to join us for a year-end social evening on Friday, July 24 and a kickoff social evening on Friday, September 18. Both evenings, we will meet in the lobby of the Studio Museum in Harlem (144 West 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell and Lenox Avenues) at 5:30pm. We […]
A conversation with GROUP authors Keith Fadelici, LCSW, CGP & John Lutz, Ph.D Free ZOOM event Hosted by the GROUP Journal Committee Focusing on their article in GROUP (Volume 49, Number 4, Winter 2025): Taking Off Our Shoes: Radical Empathy as an Intentional Strategy in Group Therapy Article Abstract: Empathy is essential to the successful […]
