Mid-Atlantic Chapter

The American Academy of Psychotherapists

2024 American Academy of Psychotherapists

Mid-Atlantic Chapter VIRTUAL Winter Workshop

Struggle & Triumph in Group Supervision

Saturday, February 24, 2024
8:30am-6:00pm
IN-PERSON  

The George Washington University
Mt. Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007

*COVID Protocol:
All attendees must take an at-home COVID test (honor system) within 24 hours of the workshop. 
Masks are optional for this event.

Please join fellow members, non-members, and newcomers for the
11th Annual American Academy of Psychotherapists
2024 Mid-Atlantic Chapter Winter Workshop

AAP - WHO WE ARE

We are a multidisciplinary community of psychotherapists dedicated to developing the person of the therapist. Our mission is to invigorate and support the psychotherapist’s quest for excellence and growth through authentic interpersonal engagement.

AAP - CORE VALUES

  • Courage to risk and willingness to change

  • Balancing confrontation and compassion

  • Commitment to authenticity with responsibility

  • Honoring the individual and the community

WHAT TO EXPECT

  1. Using a case presentation from a pre-selected group member, Steve Van Wagoner, PhD, CGP, FAGPA, will demonstrate how experiential supervision groups provide space for clinicians to access unconscious associations to the clinical material presented.

  2.  A group of 8 volunteers will participate in a live supervision process group while all other attendees observe.  These fishbowl participants will volunteer at the start of the demonstration to allow for an authentic and spontaneous experience. We invite you to consider being a volunteer. In addition, if you’d like to volunteer to give a case presentation for the supervision group, please email us.

  3.  Following the supervision group, Dr. Van Wagoner will lead an interactive large group discussion exploring transference and countertransference related to the case study as demonstrated by the fishbowl experience.

  4. After our lunch break, we will have five afternoon process groups.

  5. Following the afternoon process groups, we will commence with a large-group experience, also known as community meeting. Community meeting is an integral part of many AAP events and is a leaderless space where we witness, listen, reflect, and dialogue with each other.  Similar to a Quaker meeting, participants are encouraged to speak when they feel moved to do so, often reflecting on their personal experience of the workshop.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

You will earn 5 CE Credits for this one-day workshop. In order to receive your continuing education units you must stay for the entire workshop. An evaluation link will be emailed to participants after the workshop.  Once you have completed the evaluation, you can claim your certificate online.

Click here for continuing education information.

SCHEDULE

8:30am-9:00am: Coffee/Registration

9:00am-9:10am: Welcome/Announcements

9:10am-10:30am: Supervision Group Demonstration, led by Steve Van Wagoner, PhD (NO LATE ARRIVALS)

10:30am-10:45am: 15-minute Break

10:45am-12pm: Large Group Discussion

12pm-1:25pm: Lunch (included with registration)

1:30pm-4:45pm: Afternoon Process Groups (15-minute break as determined by your group leader)

4:45pm-5:00pm: 15-minute Break

5:00pm-6:00pm: Large Group Community Meeting

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

  1. Participants will be able to identify two domains in which supervisors should develop core competencies in leading supervision groups.

  2. Participants will discuss two advantages of an affective experiential approach to supervision groups.

  3. Participants will be able to explain how an experiential supervision group can uncover countertransference.

LOCATION

The George Washington University - Mt. Vernon Campus, West Hall, 2100 Foxhall Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007.

Note: While navigation will direct you to the address 2100 Foxhall Road, the actual entrance to the GWU Mt. Vernon Campus is on Whitehaven Parkway which runs between Foxhall Road, NW and MacArthur Boulevard, NW.

There will be AAP signage across the street from St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. Proceed up the small hill and the entrance to GWU and the FREE Parking Garage is on the left. There will be committee members outside to help you navigate your way.

WORKSHOP PREFERENCES

When you are ready to register, please choose one of the following groups.  Each group will close after 10 participants are registered.  If a group is full, please choose one that is available.

  1. Cliff Ayers, PhD

  2. Alison Howard, PsyD & Joe Schmidt, PsyD

  3. Gloria Myers-Beller, LICSW

  4. Erin McCarthy, MSW & Michael Stahly, LCSW-C

  5. Adam Klein, PhD

FEES

Member Fee: $90 - 5 CEU
Non-Member Fee: $110 - 5 CEU
Non-CEU Fee - $75
*No refunds after February 11th, 2023

 

QUESTIONS?

Please contact MAAAP Co-Chairs,
Brooke Bralove or Sharilyn Hafkin: midatlanticaap@gmail.com
Sharilyn - 202.768.9432
Brooke - 202.256.4646

For more information about AAP, please visit www.aapweb.com

*There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.*