65th Annual Conference

Friday, February 22

Afternoon Workshops

2:45-6:00 P.M.

Workshop 62

Money and Me: The Group Therapist's Personal and Professional Relationship with Money

Chair:

Mary Nicholas, LCSW, Ph.D., CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, New Haven, Connecticut

This workshop will explore the love, the hate, the fear and the ambivalence in our personal and professional relationship with money. Comes with a no-money-back-guarantee to be challenging, fun and subsequently financially remunerative.
didactic-sharing of work experiences-experiential-demonstration
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Cite at least three possible psychological meanings money might have.
2. Analyze the personal affective components of one's relationship to money.
3. Identify any of their own and others anxieties associated with discussing money issues.
4. Plan a strategy for dealing with these anxieties.
 

Course References:

1. Gans. J. (1992). Money and Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy, International Journal of Group Psychotherapy 42(1), 133-152.
2. Motherwell, L. (2002). Women, Money and Group Psychotherapy, International Journal of Group Psychotherapy 52(1), 49-65.