Join us and earn the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC)
Shira Sameroff is presenting two live webinars -- Up to 6 CEs available for Behavioral Health Clinicians
The Group Therapy Essentials Certificate program will take place over two live, interactive training events, to be held from 12pm-3:20pm on Friday January 10 and Friday January 17, 2025. Enrollment in the program includes both courses and the Group Therapy Essentials Certificate (GTEC).
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.
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.
Register for the full Certificate Program bundle at a discounted rate.
Both the 6 CE version and the no-CE version include both training events and the GTEC.
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.
Individual event registration is also available:
January 10, 2025
12pm-3:20pm EST
3 CEs available
Groups are a powerful therapeutic medium that fosters individual and collective healing and growth. This course provides counseling practitioners with the necessary tools to design, structure, and facilitate effective therapeutic groups. We will delve into the intricacies of group dynamics, offering a robust framework for understanding and developing group purpose. You will learn best practices for outreach and member screening, ensuring that your groups are composed of individuals who will benefit most from the collective experience.
Contracting with members and establishing and sustaining a safe environment are crucial components of successful group therapy. This course will guide you through these processes, emphasizing techniques for maintaining a supportive atmosphere where all participants feel valued and heard. We will explore co-facilitation techniques and discuss working with both mandated and voluntary participants and strategies for working with groups of diverse sizes, settings and demographics.
Self-awareness as a practitioner is key to effective group facilitation. This course will help you develop this self-awareness, enabling you to recognize and address your biases and improve your facilitation skills.
By the end of this course, you will be equipped to lead transformative group sessions that can significantly enhance your clients' progress. Learn practical strategies that you can immediately apply in your practice and empower your clients through effective group work.
Topics Covered:
- Understanding and developing group purpose
- Outreach and member screening
- Contracting with members
- Establishing and sustaining safety
- Co-facilitation techniques
- Working with mandated and voluntary participants
- Self-awareness as a practitioner
- 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.
January 17, 2025
12pm-3:20pm EST
3 CEs available
This interactive course provides for counseling practitioners with any level of experience with groups, advanced skills and insights necessary for effective group facilitation, a therapeutic approach that fosters deep growth and connections among participants. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical applications, you will enhance your ability to create and maintain inclusive, growthful environments that promote healing and transformation.
We will cover the stages of group development in detail, offering specific facilitation strategies tailored to each stage. Understanding these stages will allow you to anticipate and address the needs and challenges that arise as groups evolve. Handling conflict within groups is another critical skill that will be addressed, providing you with tools to manage and resolve disputes in a constructive manner.
The therapeutic value of activities within group settings cannot be overstated. This course will teach you how to purposefully use activities to enhance group cohesion and individual growth. You will also gain a deeper understanding of the importance of practitioner self-awareness, enabling you to reflect on your role and impact as a facilitator.
Self-awareness as a practitioner is key to effective group facilitation. This course will help you develop this self-awareness, enabling you to recognize and address your biases and improve your facilitation skills.
Additionally, we will explore the dynamics of oppression and power within group settings, equipping you with strategies to create a more equitable and supportive environment for all participants. By integrating real-world case studies and interactive scenarios, this course will deepen your understanding and application of advanced group facilitation techniques.
Gain confidence in managing group dynamics and facilitating meaningful connections among participants. Explore real-world case studies and interactive scenarios to enhance your understanding and skills.
Topics Covered:
- Creating and maintaining inclusive environments
- Stages of group development and corresponding facilitation strategies
- Handling conflict within groups
- Therapeutic value and purposeful use of activities
- Practitioner self-awareness
- Dynamics of oppression and power
- 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.
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.