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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260324T201500
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SUMMARY:Community Group Gathering for EGPS Members
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for a Community Group Gathering. \nTuesday\, March 24\, from 8:15-9:30pm on Zoom \nThis is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS\, by engaging members and leaders together. \n\nHow are we doing as a membership-centered group organization?\nWhat could be improved?\nHow could you help this happen?\n\nWe welcome comments\, suggestions\, and questions. Please feel free to post these to the EGPS members listserv\, because your ideas may spark others’ contributions and engagement. You may also contact EGPS President\, Joe Hovey\, directly at joehovey@gmail.com. \nWe hope these gatherings will stimulate your ideas for making EGPS a more vibrant group community. \n\nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/community-group-gathering-march-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T100000
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SUMMARY:Community Group Gathering for EGPS Members
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for our third Community Group Gathering of the current membership year. \nThursday\, March 26\, from 10:00-11:15am on Zoom \nThis is an opportunity for all members to have a conversation about EGPS\, by engaging members and leaders together. \n\nHow are we doing as a membership-centered group organization?\nWhat could be improved?\nHow could you help this happen?\n\nWe welcome comments\, suggestions\, and questions. Please feel free to post these to the EGPS members listserv\, because your ideas may spark others’ contributions and engagement. You may also contact EGPS President\, Joe Hovey\, directly at joehovey@gmail.com. \nWe hope these gatherings will stimulate your ideas for making EGPS a more vibrant group community. \n\nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/community-group-gathering-march-2026-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T110000
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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Special Considerations Working With Divorce Grief in Group Therapy - Oona Metz
DESCRIPTION:Location: In-person at a member’s studio space in Dumbo\, Brooklyn \nDescription: Divorce is a legal and financial process but it is a powerful and poignant emotional transition as well. This dynamic workshop with Oona Metz\, LICSW\, CGP will include lecture\, discussion and experiential learning. We will review how to understand and treat divorce related grief\, common therapist pitfalls working with divorcing clients\, and an overview of a combined support/therapy model of divorce groups. Open to all mental health providers regardless of marital or divorce status.\n \n \nPresenter Bio: Oona Metz\, LICSW\, CGP is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker\, a Certified Group Psychotherapist and a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association. She has 30 years of clinical experience and specializes in treating women navigating divorce. Oona is the author of Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women. Unhitched has been featured on The CBS Morning Show\, in Time Magazine and on NPR’s Morning Edition. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Psychotherapy Networker\, Psychology Today\, Social Work Voice and the Los Angeles Review. Oona leads three weekly Divorce Support Groups for Women and is the founder of the Beacon Group Fellowship\, a program which trains mental health professionals across the country to lead divorce groups. She is passionate about reducing the shame and stigma surrounding divorce. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-april-2026/
LOCATION:A member’s studio space\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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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:EGPS Spring Event: Talking about Sex in Groups
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion and event with:\n\nJudith White\, LCSW\, CGP\, CST\nJuliane Maxwald\, MA\, LP\, CST\nEd Elder\, MDiv\, LMHC\, LMFT\n\nMore details and registration to come!
URL:https://egps.org/event/spring-event-2026/
LOCATION:Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy\, 33 W 60th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10023\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spring Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T200000
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SUMMARY:Annual Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:For all EGPS Members: \nPlease join us for our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting. \nThursday\, May 28\, 8:00-9:30pm on Zoom \nNot yet a member? Join us!
URL:https://egps.org/event/annual-membership-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Membership Meetings
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