Hutchinson Center provides program on power of group work
The University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast is offering a professional development program on the power of group work 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Sept. 27.
“Helping People Change: The Power of Groups” will focus on gaining insight into therapeutic or curative factors that make groups work; appreciating the power of group work; predicting, normalizing and handling challenges in running groups; and experiencing the effectiveness of groups as a leader, member or observer. The value of humor in group work also will be discussed.
The program is designed for professionals interested in maximizing group work skills, including educators, health care workers, clergy, social workers and mental health professionals.
The program is led by Wendy Satin Rapaport, a licensed clinical psychologist on the faculty at the University of Miami School of Medicine Diabetes Research Institute and with UMaine School of Social Work.
The cost is $95 per person, $50 for UMaine students, and need-based scholarships are available.
For more information, to register or to request a scholarship application or a reasonable accommodation, visit the Hutchinson Center website or contact Michelle Patten, 338.8002; michelle.patten@maine.edu.