CGPS Fall Workshop Intensive
Friday, September 26, 2025
An Introduction to Systems- Centered® Training
(for group and individual therapy)
An In-Person event!
at
The Radical Healing Movement Studio
2007 Chapel Hill Road
Durham, NC 27707
Registration NOW open!
Description
Interested in finding new strategies for working with your group? Are you frustrated or curious as a group leader? Have you ever wondered "is a more effective way to work with the group monopolizer, advice giver, scapegoat, identified patient, new member? Therapeutic groups at times get caught enacting the very dynamics that prevent growth.
In this one day experiential practicum, participants learn to use Systems-Centered® training's (SCT's) method of Functional Subgrouping, offering an innovative new approach to resolving some of the most common challenges group therapists face.
This training opportunity includes theory and experiential work based on Agazarian's (1997) Theory of Living Human Systems (TLHS). With its systems-centered approach to group practice, TLHS represents a developed and comprehensive systems theory applicable to groups, individuals and couples.
The TLHS and its methods are accepted among group practitioners as evidenced-based by Systems-Centered Training & Research Institute's (SCTRI's) 2010 recognition for "Outstanding Contributions in Education and Training in the Field of Group Psychotherapy," awarded by the National Registry of Certified Group Psychotherapists. For more information on Systems-Centered Theory, CLICK HERE.
About Carolinas Group Psychotherapy Society
The Carolinas Group Psychotherapy Society (CGPS) invites therapists delivering or interested in group therapy services to experience our experiential training events. We are the Carolinas (N & S) affiliate of the American Group Therapy Association. CGPS is dedicated to the training, growth and development of group therapists. We come together as friends and fellow navigators of the human psyche. Join us to explore, expand and refresh your skill set in the preeminent professional home for group leaders.
Dr. Norma Safransky, MD Dr. Heather Twomey, PhD
Norma Safransky, MD, is a psychiatrist in private practice in Chapel Hill, NC since 1992. She is a licensed Systems Centered Practitioner who leads and co-leads SCT therapy groups and offers trainings in SCT at national SCT conferences.
Heather Twomey, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has trained in Systems Centered Therapy steadily since 1996. She is a licensed SCT practitioner who leads and co-leads in various SCT contexts, including conferences, workshops and training groups. Additionally, she practices in private practice where she conducts groups, individual and couples therapy. She completed her Ph. D. in 1997 at Miami University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral internship at Emory University.
Continuing Education Credit
This Continuing Education event, accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA), will be provided through Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute (SCTRI).
The Systems-Centered Training and Research Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SCTRI maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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- Identify the three sources of anxiety according to SCT theory.
- Demonstrate one behavior for joining others to form a functional subgroup.
- Describe the difference between a stereotypical and a functional subgroup.
Workshop Schedule
What to Expect at Our Workshops:
Experiential Small Groups Explained
What to Expect at a Workshop
Registration Rates
| Registration Type |
Fee |
Note |
| Professional Non-Members |
$185.00 |
Includes Membership |
| Professional Members of CGPS, AGPA or Affiliate |
$110.00 |
|
| Student Non-Members |
$90.00 |
Includes Student Membership |
Student Members of CGPS,
AGPA or Affiliates |
$55.00 |
|
