Purpose: If you are looking to develop or enhance your skills as a group psychotherapist, an on-going professional training group exists in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Membership in this group will allow participants to earn certification credit in group psychotherapy and psychodrama, and continuing education credit for certified group psychotherapists (CGPs). Continuing education credits for various professions are also possible.

When: The training group will meet from 2pm until 5pm on alternate Fridays (Current dates are available-please call us at 732-758-1122 ext. 1. We are off for the summer and the group resumes in September.

Content:
The training is both experiential and didactic. Each session will include processing of interpersonal interactions within the group as well as a discussion of techniques and theory applied.

Membership: Space is very limited. A personal interview is needed prior to beginning the training. The training sessions are on-going and you may begin at any time throughout the year. (A ten (10) month course of training is equivalent to six (6) graduate credits.)

Certification In Group Psychotherapy And Psychodrama candidates learn techniques and theory through participation in an on-going group with their colleagues. A masters degree in psychology, rehabilitation, social work, or a related field along with a total of 780 hours of training (with a certified trainer in group psychotherapy and psychodrama) is required to sit for the written certification examination. (Students may work towards certification prior to receiving their degree.) The academic portion of the training involves an extensive reading list which in part covers the fields of group dynamics, the history of group therapy, sociometry, psychodrama, sociodrama, action techniques, adjunctive techniques, therapeutic factors, process and outcome research, ethics, various theoretical orientations to group therapy as well as other related topics. Following the written exam there is a practical exam where the candidate will be asked to run a group and he or she will be evaluated by an observer other than the primary trainer.

Each training session includes a significant portion of the time to processing and analyzing the group. This may include demonstration, lecture, videotape feedback, or a question and answer format. The candidate becomes an active member in the training group as a way of engaging in self study for professional and personal growth. The successful candidate will become certified in group psychotherapy and psychodrama as recognized by the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama and the American Board of Examiners in Group Psychotherapy, Sociometry, and Psychodrama. Click here for complete details.

Continuing Education. Participants in training sessions may earn certification credit in group psychotherapy and psychodrama, and continuing education credit for certified group psychotherapists (CGPs). Continuing education credits for various professions (psychologists, social workers, nationally certified counselors, rehabilitation counselors, nurses, certified drug and alcohol counselors and other mental health professionals) are also available. A three credit web enhanced Graduate course in Group Dynamics is also offered through New Jersey City University. Please contact us for a copy of the course syllabus and meeting times.

Consultation

On-site consultation is available for staff training, IBT training, program development, and IBT supervision. We will work with you to develop a one-time, multiple presentation, or on-going consultation tailored to your program's needs.

Supervision:

If you would like to develop your skills as a group therapist group process supervision is available once a month Members need not be working towards certification or continuing education credits to be part of the training and/or supervision.

Group process supervision is offered both on-site at your facility and at ours. The supervision will involve members raising issues on facilitation of group process on topics such as:
-Managing monopolists
-Executive functions
-Forming groups
-Confidentiality
-Altering the groups' dynamic
-Understanding and using sociometry
-Sexual encounters between members
-Using action methods
-Practical concerns and safety issues
-Medication issues
-Helping isolates
-Intervention Techniques
-Countertransference issues
-Financial matters
-Coping with deviants
-Terminating a group
-Inpatient vs. outpatient issues
-Interacting with other professionals
-Learning to process the group from different perspectives

Psychotherapy

We are New Jersey Licensed psychologists and offer individual, couple and group psychotherapy at our private office at 130 Maple Ave. The Courts of Red Bank, Bldg 9, Suite 9, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701. For more information or a referral please contact us directly at 732-758-1122.