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. This 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. Register here to receive the Zoom link.