Spring Group Training

Spring Retreat Poster 2011 -2

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Spring Group Training Retreat

Dates:  June 9 – 11, 2011

Where: St. Benedict’s Retreat and Conference Centre          225 Masters Avenue, Winnipeg MB

  • An Overview / Refresher on The Essentials in Creating and Leading Therapeutic Groups (12 hours)
  • A Consultation Session for experienced group therapists (3 hours)
  • An Experiential Group to integrate theoretical learning and interpersonal growth  (12 hours)

For further information about this event, contact Ruth BZ Thomson 471-1043,   E-mail: rbzthomson@mymts.ne

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Monthly meetings

We invite you to attend our monthly Section Meetings, free of charge. This is an opportunity to network and exchange ideas and information about group therapy. Each meeting will involve introductions, announcements and brief administrative arrangements, followed by mini-presentations of about 45 minutes to one hour, on a variety of topics related to group therapy.

Meetings will be held this coming season at 7:00 to 8:30 PM on the third Monday each month.

           Meetings are held at Joan-Dianne Smith’s office at 824 Grosvenor. 947-3485

 Monday, February 21  Linda McFadyen, MSW, RSW —— sharing her work—-“Seeking a Balance in the Role of Parenting:”

Group Work with parents of Oppositional Children & Adolescents

Monday March 21 Joan-Dianne Smith & Ruth BZ Thomson —- sharing experiences from attending the  New York AGPA conference

        Do you have a topic request or suggestion for April or May?   Call Joan-Dianne at 947-3485

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The Manitoba Group Therapy Network, (CGPA Manitoba)

Executive Committee:  President: Joan-Dianne Smith, MSW, RSW; Past President: Linda McFadyen, MSW, RSW;   Secretary: Pauline Steinberg, RN; Treasurer: Ruth BZ Thomson, MSW, RSW.

Training and Education Committee: Joan-Dianne Smith, MSW, RSW, (chair);  Lois  Edmund, PhD. C. Psych.;  Dorothy Strang, RPN, BA;  Pam Wener, M.Ed, OTM, OT©

 The Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association is a vibrant multidisciplinary association of group therapists who work together to foster and provide education and training in the mental health services sectors across Canada. 

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