Join us and earn the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC)
Register for the full Certificate Program bundle at a discounted rate and earn your GTEC.
The Group Therapy Essentials Certificate program consists of two online self-study courses. Enrollment in the program includes both courses, a total of 6 CEs and the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC).
Earning a certification, credential, or certificate in a specialty validates your knowledge and expertise and demonstrates your commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based treatment. Upon completing the program, you'll receive your Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC) to be added to your existing credentials.
Earn 6 CEs and the GTEC
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Instructor
Shira Sameroff, LCSW, is a therapist, coach, and teacher with experience rooted in decades of practice with people of diverse identities, ages, and life stories in a wide array of settings. Professional roles have included therapy, supervision, professional development training, coaching, teaching, community organizing, transformative decluttering and a decade and a half on the leadership team of a community-based social work agency in Brooklyn, NY, US.
Shira weaves a range of therapeutic healing modalities, including IFS, Hakomi, and other holistic, somatic, nature-based, and anti-oppressive practices into her practice. Shira offers therapy, coaching, and professional development for individuals and organizations around themes including group facilitation, working with shame, oppression-ending practices, giving and receiving feedback, empowering practice with youth, and tending to self as a practitioner.
Shira’s approach is collaborative, intuitive, creative, and full of heart and is rooted in my own lived experience of healing, learning, and emerging.
Why this program:
Groups are a powerful therapeutic medium that fosters individual and collective healing and growth.
The Group Therapy Essentials Certificate program provides counseling practitioners (with any level of group experience) the advanced skills and insights necessary to design, structure, and facilitate effective therapeutic groups. Clinicians completing this 2-course program will:
- Delve into the intricacies of group dynamics and a robust framework for understanding and developing group purpose
- Explore a therapeutic approach that fosters deep growth and connections among group participants
- Blend theoretical knowledge and practical applications to enhance your ability to create and maintain inclusive, growthful environments that promote healing and transformation
- Explore real-world case studies and interactive scenarios
By the end of this program, you will be equipped to lead transformative group sessions that can significantly enhance your clients' progress, apply practical strategies in your practice, gain confidence in managing group dynamics, and empower your clients through effective group work.
Learning Objectives:
After participating in Effective Group Design, Outreach, and Facilitation for Counseling Practitioners participants will be able to:
Foster safety, mutual support, and empowerment in group settings.
Address dynamics of power and oppression among group members and facilitators.
Develop and articulate the purpose of a group.
Apply self-awareness tools in group facilitation practices.
After participating in Group Facilitation Techniques for Counseling Practitioners participants will be able to:
List the stages of group development.
Utilize therapeutic activities effectively in group practice.
Differentiate and apply various types of therapeutic groups to meet specific needs.
Foster growthful and inclusive group environments.
Earning the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC) requires completion of two courses. Registration for individual courses can be made to complete the two-course bundle. Please contact our support team for details or to inquire about your progress toward earning the GTEC.
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Availability: From the time of registration, you have six months to access the coursework.
Who Should Attend: This course is intended for clinicians who provide behavioral health services.
Teaching Methods: This is a non-interactive, self-study course. Teaching methods for this course include recorded lectures, videos, a post-test, and a course evaluation.
How to attend: Directions for completing a course can be found by clicking here.
How to earn the GTEC: The Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC) program requires completion of two courses:
Effective Group Design, Outreach, and Facilitation for Counseling Practitioners
Group Facilitation Techniques for Counseling Practitioners
Successful completion of each course will earn participants the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC)
This program was recorded January 10 & 17, 2025.