THE HEALING POTENTIAL OF GROUP THERAPY:
THEORETICAL AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS

3-Hour CEU Trainings for Mental Health Professionals

Instructor: David E. Cooper, P.hD., Co-chair, New Directions in
Psychoanalysis Writing Program, Washington Center for
Psychoanalysis; private practice, Chevy Chase, MD

Participants Will Learn:

• How task definition determines a therapist’s role, group

  composition, and other important group boundaries

• The influence of group dynamics on the therapeutic process

• To define the psychological construct of mentalization and

  understand how group psychotherapy can facilitate the

  strengthening of this capacity in group members

DATE: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
LOCATION: JSSA, 200 Wood Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20850
COST:  $65/per person per 3-hour session. 

JSSA is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners
to sponsor Category 1 continuing education programs. The D.C. and
Virginia Boards of Social Work usually recognize the Maryland Board
of Social Work Examiners’ approval. Please contact your state board
for verification.

JSSA is an approved NBCC provider of continuing education activities.
Provider #6457. JSSA maintains responsibility for its program content.
Please visit www.jssa.org/traininginstitute for complete information
about JSSA Training Institute policies.

Are you a group of 4 or more? Call: 301-816-2645
or email traininginstitute@jssa.org for group rates.

Cancellation Policy for CEU Training Programs:

JSSA does not refund registration fees for CEU training program cancellations. However, a credit can be issued if JSSA receives a registrant’s cancellation up to two business days prior to the training date. This credit can be applied towards a future CEU training, symposium or post-graduate course up to one year from the issue date.