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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.
Courses included with this registration:
Effective Group Design, Outreach, and Facilitation for Counseling Practitioners
Group Facilitation Techniques for Counseling Practitioners
Enrollment in this 2-course bundle also includes the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC), which is available to participants once coursework has been completed.
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.
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.
Enroll now to secure your spot in this essential training and join a community of professionals committed to making a difference.
This bundle includes 2 non-interactive, self-study courses, and the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC).
Instruction consists of a total of over 6 hours of video instruction and post-tests.
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: Instructions for attending and completing a course can be found 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)
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Shira Sameroff, LCSW
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.
Disclosure Statement: The instructor for this course receive compensation for their services. There are no reported conflicts of interest to disclose.
Credit Hours: This program consists of a total of 6 continuing education hours of credit. (Each course offers a separate certificate of completion indicating CEs)
Counselors:
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Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No, 6693. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Mental Health Counselors. #MHC-0048.
Marriage and Family Therapists: Many MFT licensing boards accept our courses or one of the approvals which we have from professional associations. You can check with your board to determine if your licensing board would accept this course.
Social Workers:
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Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, #1609, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 05/02/2024 – 05/02/2027. Social workers completing these courses receive a total of 6 clinical continuing education credits.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers #SW-0435.
Addiction Professionals:
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This course has been approved by Telehealth Certification Institute LLC, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #193104, Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Psychologists:
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Telehealth Certification Institute LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Telehealth Certification Institute LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0128.
Art Therapists: Telehealth Certification Institute, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0093.
Other Professionals: This course qualifies for 360 minutes of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.
This is a non-interactive, self-study course.
