-Demystifying Group Therapy: Inside the Group Experience (6 CEUs Pending Approval)

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Earn CEUs while learning about group therapy experientially. 

Date: March 27, 2026
Time: 9:00AM-3:30PM
Cost: $150
Number of CEUs (Pending Approval): 6

This Therapy Thrive will be run by:
E Merten: LICSW, Group Therapy Program Manager, Psychotherapist at Advance Psychotherapy
Vinny Malik Dehili: PhD, CGP, ABPP, AGPA-F, Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), Board Certified in Group Psychology, Group Coordinator at Vassar College

Including presentation, small group discussion, and hands-on experiential training on:

• The relevance and effectiveness of group therapy for treating various mental health and social challenges
• Different group therapy models and interventions for adult clients such as process groups, support groups, skills-based groups, and narrative/roleplay-based groups
• How to incorporate diversity consciousness and sociocultural context into group design and facilitation

There will be several groups and group leaders including
Support Group: Alma Baumwoll, LCSW
Skills Group: Maxwell Leon Swenson, LCSW & Finn Welch, BS
Process Group: Vinny Malik Dehili, PhD, CGP, ABPP, AGPA-F
D&D Group: E Merten, LICSW & Robin Wedell-Walker, BA

Agenda

9-10:30: Presentation & Small Group Discussion
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-11:15: Pre-Group Demonstration
11:15-11:45: Q&A
11:45-12:15: Lunch
12:15-1:30: 1st Experiential Training Group & Debrief
1:30-1:45: Break
1:45-3: 2nd Experiential Training Group & Debrief
3-3:30: Whole Group Discussion/Q&A

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