EGPS ONE YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM IN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY
What We're About! The EGPS Group Training Program
The EGPS Training Program received an award for educational and training excellence from The National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists. In our 28 years of training in the New York metropolitan area, we have certified over 350 mental health professionals as group therapists. You can be one of them.
Who can benefit?
- Anyone in an agency, hospital, mental health or college counseling center who is expected to run groups but has little formal training in group work
- Anyone in private practice or other settings who wants to expand their expertise to conducting groups
- Anyone wishing to learn the psychodynamic theory and practice of group psychotherapy
THE PROGRAM
- Extends from late September through June, divided into ten-week trimesters
- Conducted on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 - 10:00 PM
- Contains the following 3 modules each week:
Group Consultation: 5:30-7:00 pm
An essential aspect of the program is consultation, that focuses on the groups you conduct. Students are expected to begin conducting a therapy group, certainly by the second trimester. Each student is responsible for obtaining her/his own group to lead.
Group Theory: 7:15-8:15 pm
This seminar integrates the principles and applications of psychodynamic group psychotherapy. Course content includes: private practice/agency issues regarding, patient selection, pre-group preparation, the role of the leader, group boundaries,transference and countertransference, therapeutic techniques, group process, group dynamics, termination and various theoretical perspectives.
Group Experience: 8:30-10:00 pm
Students participate in a training group experience in which they learn the basics of group leadership and group dynamics through their direct experience.
Location
Bernstein Pavilion, Beth Israel Medical Center, 10 Nathan D. Perlman Place (at 15th Street, between 1st & 2nd Avenues), New York, NY 10003.
ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION
Open to all who hold a minimum of a Masters Degree in a mental health profession.
The EGPS Training Program is committed to diversity and racial equity. We encourage mental health professionals of all races, backgrounds and nationalities to apply.
Our rolling admissions allows us to admit applicants thoughout the year. Complete and submit the application form, your resume, and processing fee. Upon receipt and review of your application, you will be contacted for a mandatory interview.
Tuition
The fee for the One-Year Training Program, including consultation, seminars, and the group experience is $1,017. per trimester. It is payable at the beginning of each trimester. Individual courses and trimesters in the One-Year Program may not be taken separately.
Scholarships
Partial scholarships are available to qualified applicants. Early application is strongly advised; the scholarship application must be submitted following acceptance to the Training Program.
- The J. Dustin Nichols Scholarship Fund is a general fund for any applicant needing tuition assistance. Amounts are varied and depend on need and resources available.
- The Work Group for Racial Equity has established a dedicated fund for African American applicants in the amount of $2000 for at least two recipients each year. This scholarship aims to offer reparation by enhancing access to educational opportunities that have been historically denied.
Please contact EGPS Administrator, Jan Vadell to receive the Scholarship Application.
Faculty:
Claudia Arlo, LCSW, CGP, CASAC
Shoshana Ben-Noam, PsyD, CGP, FAGPA
Arthur Byk, LCSW, CGP
Fabiola Desmont, LMSW
Lena Friedman, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, CGP
Robin Good, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
Robert Grossmark, PhD
Ronnie Levine, PhD, CGP, ABPP, FAGPA
Judith Schaer, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA
Leah Slivko, LCSW
Neal Spivack, PhD, CGP, FAGPA
Mary Sussillo, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA
To complete the Training Program Application click here
For more information about the program, please contact the Dean of Admissions highlighted below:
| Robin Good, PhD, CGP, FAGPA | Director | (212) 769-2251 |
| Alan Shanel, LCSW, CGP | Dean of Faculty | (212) 673-0965 |
| Phyllis Wright, LCSW, CGP | Co-Dean of Curriculum | (212) 724-8760 |
| Kathleen Isaac, PhD | Co-Dean of Curriculum | (408) 807-4047 |
| Carolyn Ehrlich, LCSW-R, CGP | Dean of Admissions | (646) 335-5885 |
| Marie Rothschild, LCSW, CGP | Dean of Advanced Training | (516) 536-2953 |
ADVANCED TRAINING
Weekly Group Consultation (provides 30 hours towards the CGP credential)
Graduates of the EGPS Training Program, or its equivalent, can opt to pursue training via advanced consultation which helps to refine leadership skills. Group therapists, relatively new to leading groups, delve into the challenges they face in doing group therapy. With the help of a seasoned group practitioner, the consultation group processes clinical dilemmas, psychodynamic and theoretical questions which promote integration of all three domains.
One year of this additional consultation fulfills the supervisory requirements of the Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP) credential. Trainees meet in a weekly group for 90 minute sessions, 30 in the academic year, typically in the office of the consultation group leader.
Our application can be found here. A third year may be offered for those wanting to further develop their group leadership skills.
For more information contact Marie Rothschild, LCSW, CGP, Dean of Advanced Training, by email or at (516) 536-2953.
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