 | Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society The Mid-Atlantic Group Psychotherapy Society (MAGPS) is a regional affiliate of the American Group Psychotherapy Association that serves group therapists in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. |
MAGPS Fall 2024 Conference
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Kelechi C. Fluitt, PhD | Anisley Valdes, MSW, LICSW |
Presented by:
CARLOS CANALES, PsyD, CGP, SEP ™️
Dr. Carlos Canales is a bilingual/bicultural licensed Clinical Psychologist in full-time private practice in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is a Certified Group Psychotherapist, an American Group Psychotherapy Association Fellow, and a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner. Dr. Canales specializes in working with affect, the body, and relational dynamics. He has worked in multiple university counseling centers, hospitals, and community mental health centers. In 2011, he opened his private practice and in 2019 he founded Vida Psychotherapy, an outpatient group practice.
He has been involved in group work for twenty five years. Currently, he is a group supervisor for the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (EGPS) and adjunct faculty at Adelphi University in New York. He facilitates three adult process groups for clients, four online training groups for clinicians, one in-person training group, and two in-person supervision/case consultation groups.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Registration rates and informationHotel Information: If you have questions, email us at conferences@magps.org.
Conference Fees: *Group rate available for (available 4+ members from same org. Please contact our Conference Chairs to receive the group registration code. $50 Discount available to Short Course attendees! Please see your Short Course registration email for the discounted registration code. *The content for this activity has been submitted for continuing education credits. For questions email: cce@ubhc.rutgers.edu Registration Deadline: Cancellation Policy: For registration assistance, or to register by phone, contact our conference registrar at registration@magps.org. Education and ScholarshipMAGPS is an affiliate of the American Group Psychotherapy Association serving psychotherapists from DC, MD, VA, and WV. Its mission is to provide and support group psychotherapy training and education. Scholarship Opportunities: MAGPS supports the professional development of students, interns, residents, and clinicians early in their careers by offering various scholarships to cover registration and banquet costs. The scholarship deadline is October 18, 2024. First-time attendees and new professionals may register at reduced rates.
| CONFERENCE FORMATIt is the mission of MAGPS to establish a safe, unique, creative learning environment for all attendees by hosting conferences that offer both didactic and experiential learning through participating in whole group and small process group weekend. Conference registrants are expected to attend all plenary sessions, individual and large group discussions, and all three of the Small Process Group experiences. Small Process Group Experiences The primary task of the small process group experiences at MAGPS conferences is to provide space to integrate the didactic material presented by the guest speaker with one's own understanding of self and the small group process. Process groups provided by MAGPS can be intense educational experiences, but they are not psychotherapy groups. So, while conference attendees may derive therapeutic benefit by participating in a group, we avoid using the group to explore our personal history or underlying dynamics, as one may do in group therapy. The goals of participating in a small process group experience may be achieved through self-exploration and noticing one's feelings, thoughts and reactions in the "here and now." In addition to observing and reflecting on one's own behavior, one may also give and receive feedback from fellow group members about the experience. Participants may experience firsthand the challenge of joining, finding one’s voice and becoming known, remaining emotionally present and working in the moment, and forming relationships and reflecting on interaction. Small Group Leaders (SGLs) will emphasize bridging experiential learning with cognitive understanding of the group’s development and the conference theme. Throughout small group sessions over the course of the weekend, challenging dynamics may emerge requiring you to address microaggressions, power and privilege dynamics, effectively manage ruptures, and to the degree possible, restore or repair relational ruptures. While Small Groups can be a powerful learning tool, this experience has harmed colleagues holding marginalized identities in the past. Please review the following recommendations by the AGPA, by clicking on the hyperlinked text (AGPA Guidelines for Creating Affirming Group Experiences) before registering for an MAGPS Conference weekend. If you have hesitation about your ability to incorporate what has been identified by the AGPA DEI Task Force into the small group experience, we ask that you circle back with us in the future after you are better prepared. SMALL GROUP consultantsMAGPS traditionally invites seasoned local group facilitators to serve as small group leaders (SGLs), along with at least one guest from another affiliate society in an effort to promote stronger connections with our colleagues across the country. These small group process leaders will serve to help guide attendees take a deep dive into understanding the ways in which they engage with others on an interpersonal level. Participants will be randomly selected prior to the start of the conference. Recommended Readings:Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine Healing Trauma by Peter Levine Trauma and Memory by Peter Levine In an Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine Healing Developmental Trauma by Laurence Heller and Aline La Pierre Trauma and the Body by Pat Ogden The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Polyvagal Theory in Therapy by Deb Dana The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio Feeling and Knowing by Antonio Damasio Affective Neuroscience by Jack Pankseep Unformulated Experience by Donnel Stern Aware by Daniel Siegel Somatic Internal Family Systems by Susan McConnell Somatics by Thomas Hanna A Healing Conversation by Neville Symington The Primitive Experience by Thomas Ogden Bodymind by Ken Dychtwwald Your Body Speaks Your Mind by Deb Shapiro How to Be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo Nurturing Resilience by Kathy Cain and Stephen Terrell When the Body Says No by Gabor Mate Mind, Culture, and Global Unrest by Salman Akhtar My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson The Mind-Body Stress Reset by Rebkkah LaDyne The Practice of Embodied Emotions by Raja Selvan |
Disclosure of Commercial Support and the Unlabeled Use of a Commercial Product: No member of the planning committee and no member of the faculty for this event have a financial interest or other relationship with any commercial product(s) discussed in the program. The Washington School of Psychiatry is an independent non-profit organization. It is not affiliated with the government of the District of Columbia or the government of the United States.