61st Annual Conference

Workshop 41a
Goalsetting, Lifegetting:  A Systems-Centered(tm) Approach

Presented  in cooperation with the

Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute

Chair:              

Richard O'Neill, Ph.D., FAClinP, CGP, SUNY Upstate Medical University,

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Syracuse, New York

Research-supported methods for successful goalsetting and goalgetting will be presented.  A Systems-Centered(tm) group therapy technique ("functional subgrouping") which promotes exploration and self-discovery will be used to enable the participants to identify personal

impediments to success and more effective pathways to success as a group

therapist and elsewhere in their lives.

experiential-demonstration-didactic-sharing of work experiences

Course References:

1. Agazarian, Y. (2001).  A systems-centered approach to inpatient group psychotherapy.  London:

    Jessica Kingsley.

2. Lakein, A. (1974). How to get control of your time and your life. New York: Penguin. 

3. Roizen, M. & Stephenson, F. (1999).  RealAge: Are you as young as you can be?  New

    York: Harper Collins.