Registration is now open for the MAGPS 2023 fall conference!
Presented by Vinny Malik Dehili, PhD, CGP, ABPP
We invite you to join us and our conference speaker Vinny Malik Dehili PhD, CGP, ABPP on November 10-12, 2023 as we explore a myriad of non-traditional group theories that challenge Eurocentric values and foster socio-cultural consciousness. (e.g., Buddhism, Jungian, Lacanian, D&D Therapy, Restorative Justice Circle Process, Self-Psychology, Omnipotent Child, etc.)
Together, we will attune our inner compasses to venture into uncharted territory, reshaping the landscape of what group therapy can be through dynamic demonstrations and insightful discussions. Let us embrace the wisdom of insecurity and cultivate creativity, spontaneity, and inter-being in our group practices.
During the course of the weekend, participants will:
1. Describe/define at least six non-traditional group therapy models.
2. Apply and integrate skills and techniques from the non-traditional group therapy models introduced at the conference into the clinician’s practice of group psychotherapy
3. Set a frame for discussions of diversity within group therapy to move towards emotional equanimity and non-discrimination
4. Recognize binary views of human emotions/states of being and apply group psychotherapy skills to expand the range of emotions and states felt in group
5. Utilize creative interventions related to storytelling, roleplaying, and mutative metaphors to enhance spontaneity within group processes.
6. Name at least five basic self-object (human) needs.
7. Change the emotional narratives of at least five specific emotion states to depersonalize blame and decrease defensiveness in interpersonal dialogues
8. Discuss ways in which socio-cultural transference from systemic oppression impacts individual members within the group.
Conference Schedule
Friday, November 10, 2023
5:00-7:00 PM: Conference Check-in / Registration
7:00-8:00 PM: Conference Introduction & Welcome
8:00-8:30 PM: Mentorship Social
8:30-10:00 PM: Conference Welcome Social
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Saturday, November 11, 2023
7:00-8:30 AM: Breakfast
7:15-8:15 AM: BodyWorks & Moving Meditation sponsored by the Anti-Racism Committee
8:30-8:45 AM: Conference Welcome
8:45-9:15 AM: Plenary #1 Didactic: From Individualism to Interbeing with Group Theories
9:15-10:15 AM: Demonstration Fishbowl: Buddhism, Mentalization & Self-Psychology
10:15-10:30 AM: Demonstration Debrief and Q&A
10:30-10:45 AM: Break
10:45 AM-12:15 PM: Small Process Group #1
12:15-2:15 PM: Lunch
2:15-3:00 PM: Plenary #2 Didactic: Metaphors, Dreams, and the Space in Between
3:00-4:00 PM: Demonstration Fishbowl: Group Analytic Metaphors, Jung Dream Work & Omnipotent Child
4:00-4:30 PM: Demonstration Debrief and Q&A
4:30-4:45 PM: Break
4:45-6:00 PM: Small Process Group #2
6:30-11:00 PM: Join MAGPS for and a Heavy Reception
followed by music and dancing
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Sunday, November 12, 2023
7:15-8:15 AM: BodyWorks & Moving Meditation sponsored by the Anti-Racism Committee
7:00-8:30 AM: Breakfast
8:30-9:00 AM: Welcome and MAGPS Announcements
9:00-9:30 AM: Plenary #3 Didactic: Spontaneity, Creativity, and Shared Storytelling
9:30-10:30 AM: Demonstration Fishbowl: Psychodrama, Restorative Justice, and Table-Top Roleplaying Therapy
10:30-11:15 AM: Demonstration Debrief
11:15-11:30 AM: Break
11:30 AM-12:30 PM: Small Process Group #3
12:30-12:45 PM: Small Process Group Debrief
12:45-1:00 PM: Break
1:00-1:45 PM: Plenary #4: Wrap Up and Q&A
1:45-2:00 PM: Conference Wrap Up
2:00 PM: BIPOC Lunch & Social
REGISTRATION RATES AND INFORMATION
Hotel Information:
The Hyatt Regency, Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina sits in beautiful Cambridge, MD. This award winning resort and spa features a fabulous golf course, child daycare services, a relaxing spa and much more.
The Hotel Block is fully booked.
Other hotels and lodging ideas in the area:
Holiday Inn Express (5 minute drive)
Comfort Inn & Suites Cambridge (6 minute drive)
Days Inn Suites by Wyndham Cambridge (4 minute drive)
The Anchorage Bed & Breakfast (12 minute drive)
Airbnb
If you have questions, email us at conferences@magps.org.
Getting to the Conference:
The Hyatt Regency, Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina is most accessible by car. We realize this is not as feasible nor economical for all, MAGPS wants to help you find a way to the Fall 2023 Conference!
Though we cannot drive you there, we can provide a list of individuals needing and providing rides. When you register, please let us know if you are one of those attendees and where you are driving/riding from. MAGPS will provide a list of those individuals to anyone who signs up to be on the list. Now all you have to do is contact each other directly. See you at the MAGPS Conference!
Conference Fees:
MAGPS Member: $325
Non-member: $395
New Professional: $200
Student/Retiree: $100
*11CE/CME Processing Fee: $50
*The content for this activity has been APPROVED for continuing education credits.
For questions email: cce@ubhc.rutgers.edu
Registration Deadline:
Friday, November 3, 2023
Cancellation Policy:
Full refund less $25 if cancellation made by November 3, 2023;
No refunds after that date.
For registration assistance, or to register by phone, contact our conference registrar Sonia Kahn at registration@magps.org. For more information, visit our 2023 Fall Conference website or contact the conference chair, Catherine Grothus at conferences@magps.org.
