Chairs:            

Gil Spielberg, M.S.W., Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA, Faculty, School of Medicine,

UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Robert Unger, M.S.W., Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA, Faculty, Naropa University,

Boulder, Colorado

Open to participants with more than ten years of group psychotherapy experience

Competitive feelings are inevitable in the social experience of groups.  Often these feelings are not readily accessible and consequently, the leader may feel ill equipped to assist the group in their exploration.  In an experiential fashion, this workshop will demonstrate interventions to study both the expression and meanings of the competitive experience.

didactic-experiential-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Course References:

1. Ormont, L. (1984). The leader's role in dealing with aggression in groups. International Journal

    of Group Psychotherapy, 34, 553-572.

2. Spotnitz, H. (1968). Dealing with aggression in groups. In H. Spotnitz, Psychotherapy of

    Preoedipal Conditions, 69-75. New York: Aronson.

3. Unger, R. (1990). Conflict management in group psychotherapy. Small Group Research, 21(3), 

   349-359.