Online Forum

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AIMS OF THE LIST

The Group Psychotherapy online discussion forum aims to develop and promote group psychotherapy and other group work modalities, through the exchange of ideas between professionals in this field from all over the world.

This forum started in 1995 (one of the earliest list serve discussion lists on the Internet) and includes about 400 members from more than 30 countries.

MEMBERS OF THE FORUM

Participation in this group is recommended for group psychotherapists, group analysts, psychiatrists, psychologists, psycho-dramatists, social workers, art therapists, organizational consultants, and other mental health professionals who are interested in group work and group psychotherapy.

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

These may include:

* Research in group psychotherapy
* Working with special populations in groups
* The processes and stages in group work
* Different models of group psychotherapy
* The roles of the leader and co-leader in the group
* Notification and discussion of conferences and workshops
* Resources for the group psychotherapist
* Any other issue that relates to group therapy

The discussion also includes reflections on the group process of the forum, interpersonal interactions between the forum members, and sharing experiences from leading groups, participating in groups, workshops and conferences, and life in general.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIST

The discussion list is hosted by the American Psychological Association. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to listserv@lists.apa.org with the following in the body (not the subject) of your message:
subscribe group-psychotherapy [your-first-name] [your-last-name] e.g. subscribe group-psychotherapy John Doe

ABOUT THE LIST-OWNER

Haim Weinberg PhD, managing/directing/conducting/moderating the g-p forum . For more information about Haim, please click here.

You can also send Haim an email at haimw@group-psychotherapy.com.

Read Excerpts from the forum discussion
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