Group Therapy Training

Do Your Therapists Have Any Group Therapy Training?

Most therapists have received no training or insufficient training in how to lead a therapy group. Graduate counseling students are only required to take one short course in group counseling while social work accreditation does not require any group work course for MSW students. Your staff may be facilitating groups without any training or education in it, which is not good practice! 

Group therapy is distinctly different from individual therapy and requires unique skills, theories, and training. We can help your team develop these competencies. Dr. Scott Giacomucci is a Board-Certified Trainer, Educator, & Practitioner in Sociometry, Psychodrama, & Group Psychotherapy (TEP) and has received awards for his group work practice, scholarship, and teaching from multiple national or international group therapy societies (including ACA’s ASWG; IASWG; NASW; & ASGPP). He has taught group work courses in multiple countries, universities, addiction treatment centers, and outpatient centers.

Research continues to demonstrate that group therapy is at least as effective as individual therapy for a variety of mental health disorders and much more cost effective. The group therapy literature also highlights that professionals leading group without specialized training or supervision in group therapy tend to reinforce bad habits in their group leadership without opportunities for growth which often results in poor outcomes or harm to participants.

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Do Your Groups Actively & Creatively Engage Clients?

Many clients report that groups are boring and repetitive, especially for folks who have been in treatment multiple times. Are your staff able to actively engage group members beyond “check-ins” or lecturing to them? Incorporating some simple experiential therapy techniques into your groups can significantly increase the quality of your program and keep clients engaged in their treatment. Some programs we work with even found that their clients ask to stay in treatment longer to attend additional experiential/psychodrama groups.

Training your staff in experiential methods will pay for itself in longer client stays and improved satisfaction. Make your program stand out from the competition by offering experiential therapy and psychodrama groups. Dr. Scott is a psychodrama trainer and experiential therapy trainer and can provide training hours towards certifications in experiential therapy and psychodrama.

These training workshops not only provide new professional skills and CE hours – but also offer avenues for your staff to deepen relationships with each other, enhance team cohesion, engage in self-care and personal growth, while also addressing impacts of burnout and vicarious trauma.

The Facilitator

Dr. Scott Giacomucci’s work has been internationally recognized, and he is the recipient of various awards. He has published various articles on using experiential methods (especially sociometry, psychodrama, and group work) in clinical, educational, community, and organizational settings. Scott has taught trauma-focused psychodrama courses as an adjunct professor and research associate at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work & Social Research, University of Pennsylvania’s Doctorate in Clinical Social Work Program, as well as Villanova University’s graduate counseling program. 

Throughout his career, he has published several books that have been used in many graduate courses internationally. He is Co-Chief-Editor of the Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. He is an active member of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy & Group Processes (IAGP) Social and Collective Trauma Committee and Psychodrama Division.

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• Group Therapy w/ Dr. Scott Giacomucci
• Trauma-Informed Care w/ Dr. Scott Giacomucci
• Team Building and Workplace Wellness w/ Dr. Scott Giacomucci
• Vicarious Trauma & Burnout w/ Dr. Scott Giacomucci
• Psychodrama Training with Dr. Scott Giacomucci
• Grief and Loss with María José or Lincoln Blackwell
• Integrating Gender-Affirming Care into Trauma-Informed Care w/ Chris Klem
• The Aging Brain with Chris Klem
• Healers' Haven: Addressing Vicarious Trauma and Burnout with Brian Gallagher
• Psychodrama Workshop with Dr. Scott Giacomucci
• Supporting Survivors of Religious and Spiritual Harm with Kennesha Rodgers
• Trauma-Informed Practices for Working with Immigrant and Refugee Communities with María José Sotomayor-Giacomucci
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