MAGPS Roundtable Presentation

Illuminating Possibilities: Liberation-Oriented Group Psychotherapy with Laura Bruco, MSW, LICSW

Sunday January 12, 2025
3:00-5:00 PM

Please register to join us (online) 
for the first MAGPS Roundtable presentation of 2025!

In this 2-hour presentation we'll explore group work through a liberation lens, using concepts from diverse ways of knowing, from fiber arts to quantum mechanics, to spark expansive thinking about the potential of group therapy and to rethink traditional ideas of diversity, inclusion, safety and group norms.  The aim is not to prescribe, but to illuminate possibilities for growth and transformation in ourselves and in our clients.   

Laura Bruco, MSW, LICSW is a self-described liberation-oriented group psychotherapist practicing in Washington State via telehealth from their home in South Dakota in the ancestral lands of the Oceti Sakowin, also known as the Seven Council Fires, a confederation of Dakota, Nakota, and Lakota Sioux tribes.  Laura received a BA in Sociology from George Washington University with a concentration in race and race relations. They received  an MSW from Smith College for Social Work. Laura is neurospicy, disabled, and queer.      

This is a virtual roundtable. You will receive the Zoom link after you have registered.  

This event is sponsored by the MAGPS JEDI Committee. For more information about affinity groups and other anti-racism programming at MAGPS, please reach out to ARC@magps.org. 

All registrants will get the Zoom Meeting Link emailed to them. 

This event is free for all MAGPS Members.
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If you have any questions about this event, please email our JEDI Chairs at ARC@magps.org.

The Mid Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society (MAGPS) Nominations Committee is requesting votes and nominations for its Board of Directors elections. These positions are for the Spring 2025 – Spring 2027 term.  

The Board of Directors is a diverse, multidisciplinary group, dedicated to MAGPS’s mission and vision, which includes endorsing group psychotherapy as a tool for social justice and systemic change.  Although many Board Members are Certified Group Psychotherapists (CGP’s), we represent, and welcome individuals at any stage in their professional development to participate on our Board team.

Click here for more information and here to vote!

You won't want to miss our upcoming conference in Baltimore on November 15-17: 

FROM SENSATION TO RELATION: How Our Diverse Bodies Participate in Group Process with Carlos Canales, PsyD, CGP, SEP 

Click here for more information and register today!

(Note: The discounted hotel rate will be available at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront for a few more days. Don't delay!)  

Don't miss this one!  Register today!  

We created a hospitality guide for our fellow AGPA attendees. Click below to view our Washington DC recommendations!

AGPA CONNECT 2024 - Washington DC Hospitality Guide

The MAGPS Anti-Racism Committee and Board Members are thrilled to share that we recently met to discuss the results from our Racial Equity Survey. We are excited for this information and grateful for Dr. Burdine's knowledge and expertise. Please click the link below to hear about what we learned!

https://youtu.be/DRyBKzhhH20