GPALA 2-DAY CONFERENCE: The Power of Shame in Group Psychotherapy
Date and time
Location
American Jewish University
15600 Mullholland Drive Los Angeles, CA 90077Refund Policy
Description
GPALA Presents: 2016 Annual 2-Day Conference
The Power of Shame in Group Psychotherapy:
Discover the Evolution, Practice and Power of the Omnipotent Child Theory
Featuring Stewart Aledort, MD, CGP, FAGPA
Initially basing his work on the object relations theories of Margaret Mahler, Dr. Aledort has developed an innovative group approach that uses original and powerful concepts such as the Omnipotent Child and the Passionate Bad-Fit. One of his great contributions has been to identify the role that shame plays in maintaining and reinforcing the Omnipotent Child. Dr. Aledort is unparalleled in understanding how much passion is contained in shame, which he calls the Passionate Bad-Fit. Uprooting the Omnipotent Child requires courage and tenaciousness, and Dr. Aledort doggedly traces the roots of shame that keep the Omnipotent Child alive in his work with groups.
Dr. Aledort uses his own physical presence to support this work, referencing his metaphorical “lap” and making it available to the group. Using this metaphor, he literally becomes a maternal space that is safe, exciting, setting the stage for personal development. Dr. Aledort holds the group members so that they can tolerate the emptiness and uncertainty of a world without the Omnipotent Child and experience living with the Passionate Good-Fit.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Over the course of this conference, Dr. Stewart Aledort will demonstrate his theory of the Omnipotent Child through a combination of lecture, demonstration group, and participant driven inquiry. Dr. Aledort will explore the therapist’s role in attempting to locate and work with the hidden passions in shame. Understandings of the therapist’s “bigness,” explored through the illustration of the therapist’s lap will drive exploration of early misattunements and their impact on the group dynamic, both within patients and therapist. Hidden somatic workings of excitement will be illuminated and discussed in relationship to the origins and working through of shame in the patient, group and therapist.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to help participants be able to:
- List and describe the characteristics of the Omnipotent Child Theory
- Define “the power of the passion” (as defined by the Omnipotent Child Theory) and identify its presence in the experiential group process
- Explain the leader’s techniques as defined by the Omnipotent Child Theory at the start of the group process
- Utilize an understanding of leader-centered techniques to foster the initial phase of group formation
- Analyze how the group develops as a group in this leader-centered process
- Identify the hidden excitement in shame
- Assess hidden disguises of shame in the group and in the therapist
- Describe the developmental stages of group formation illustrated in demonstration group
PRESENTER
Stewart Aledort, MD, CGP, FAGPA
TIME DETAILS
Check-in: Friday May 20, 2016, 1:30 p.m.
Friday May 20, 2016, 2:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and
Saturday, May 21, 2016, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Participants MUST attend both days for the ENTIRE time.
This course meets the educational requirement for certification by the National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists. (For more information on becoming a CGP, visit www.agpa.org
12 CEUs will be given for attendance.
Important Disclosure for All Learners: None of the planners and presenters of this CE program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Psychologists: The Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles (GPALA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. GPALA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Full attendance is required for psychologists to receive credit; partial credit may not be awarded based on APA guidelines. Psychologists report directly to the MCEP using the certificates of attendance awarded at the completion of the course.
Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists: The Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles (GPALA) is an approved provider for continuing education credits for LCSWs and MFCCs/MFTs (provider # PCE 528). This course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Only the actual number of hours spent in the educational activity may be claimed for credit.
FAQs
What is the refund policy?
REFUND POLICY: GPALA will refund the course tuition, less a $25 service charge, if requested in writing via email (to:lkennygpala@gmail.com) within 2 weeks from the conference start date.
How do I apply for a scholarship?
Scholarships are given to both members and non-members of GPALA for this Annual Conference. Funds tend to be limited, so we cannot guarantee that all applicants will receive a scholarship. Application deadline is 3 weeks prior to event. Click here to apply: http://gpala.org/scholarship-fund-application/