On December 2, 2016 the Westchester Group Psychotherapy Society will present a special workshop entitled, "Utilizing Supportive Group Work to Deal with Bereavement" with Anne-Marie Conlan, LMCH and Mary Cullman, LMSW. For more information or to register, please visit http://www.wgps.org/

AGPA Teleconference – What About When It’s Not Face-2-Face: A Group Dialogue About Ethics & Technology

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2016
Time: 8:00-9:30 pm (Eastern); 7:00-8:30 pm (Central); 6:00-7:30 pm (Mountain); 5:00-6:30 pm (Pacific)

Presenter: D. Thomas Stone, Jr., PhD, CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, San Antonio, Texas

Technology has seeped into the very fabric of who we are both personally and professionally. We are all on, what seems to many of us, tenuous ground as we try to navigate how to live personally within an increasingly transparent world as well as how to adapt professionally to the tele-health formats that are available and evolving rapidly. This 90-minute teleconference will be a format within which to discuss how technology and social media is impacting us as clinicians and group psychotherapists.

This teleconference is complimentary for AGPA Members.  For details and to register, log in and visit the AGPA Online CE Center.  This teleconference will be conducted via Zoom, which allows for both audio and video participation.  Due to the format, registration will close Friday, December 9 at 4:00 PM (Eastern).  Registration for this teleconference is limited and may close early if maximum capacity is reached.   This event will be recorded and made available for distribution for educational purposes.  

Learning Objectives
The attendee will be able to: 
1. Identify the key challenges that clinicians face in the rapidly evolving world of tele-health and social media formats.
2. Specify the essential guidelines for utilizing tele-health in group therapy as well as other clinical modalities.
3. State how to set functional boundaries both personally and professionally within social media formats.

Course References: 
1. American Psychological Association Practice Organization. (2010). Telehealth: Legal basics for psychologists. Good Practice, 41, 2-7. 
2. Baker, D.C., & Bufka, L.F. (2011). Preparing for the telehealth world: Navigating legal, regulatory, reimbursement, and ethical issues in an electronic age. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 42(6), 405-411. 
3. Lannin, D.G., & Scott, N.A. (2013). Social networking ethics: Developing best practices for the new small world. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 44(3), 135-141.
4. McNair-Semands, R.R. (2005). Ethics in Group Psychotherapy. New York: American Group Psychotherapy Association. 
5. Weinberg, H. (2014). The Paradox of Internet Groups: Alone in the Presence of Others. UK: Karnac.

Please join us for this special Community Call-In Hour on Sunday, December 18, 2016 from 9:00 - 10:00 P.M. Eastern. This supportive teleconference will follow a confidential 12-Step format. It is designed to provide support for those of us in AGPA who would like to share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem with addiction and help others to recover. 

Please note that to ensure confidentiality, this call-in event is only available to AGPA members. This call will be offered quarterly as support so please stayed tuned for upcoming dates. Barney Straus, LCSW, CGP, FAGPA, Steve Henne, MA, RCC, and Sarah M. Frank, MA, Co-Chairs of the Addiction and Recovery SIG, will host this meeting which is open to all forms of 12-Step recovery.

For details and to register, log in and visit the AGPA Online CE Center. Please note this teleconference will be conducted via Zoom, which allows for both audio and video participation. Due to the format, registration will close on Friday, December 16th at 4:00 PM (Eastern).