Welcome to CGPA

The Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association (CGPA) is a vibrant multidisciplinary association of group psychotherapists who work together to foster and provide education and training for mental health professionals in group psychotherapy across Canada. Furthermore, CGPA aims to encourage research in group psychotherapy; to set national standards for quality in training, practice and research; and to gather together Canadian group psychotherapists from various disciplines in a spirit of professional development and mutual learning.

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President’s Message 

Good day everyone!

Your executive, council, and fellow members, convened in Ottawa this weekend to revive CGPA. To that end at our AGM the membership voted to approve a new By Laws structure that will allow us to fulfill our vision and achieve our mission.
Our leadership is entrusted in a transitional elected Board of Directors that will be working diligently over the next few months to develop a pathway that will enable us to move to a fully elected Board.

At this time I am pleased to introduce all of you to our transitional elected Board of Directors:

Jackie Kinley - President

Terry Simonik – Past President

Maureen Coleman – Secretary

Kas Khorasani – Treasurer

Joan Dianne Smith – Manitoba Section

Marlace Susut - Prince George Section

Congratulations to all on a substantial accomplishment and a step towards bringing in the skills, expertise and oversight the Association requires and cultivating a new culture to ensure the growth and sustainability of our Association.

In addition, in keeping with our values of respect, diversity, accessibility, responsiveness and sustainability, and our core beliefs, we will move from a categorical structure of membership to one that empowers our members fully as they engage. To this end we are moving beyond a conventional view of membership concerned with status and voting privileges to one that empowers all members to become fully engaged at whatever level they find themselves able.

We are committed to moving our Association towards one that embodies respect, equality, inclusiveness, innovation and will serve as a vehicle for sustainability.
Quite a mouthful, but all essential components of our overall success.In the next few months we have several things to address together during the transition including:
-Striking a working group to solicit member input with respect to our Associations new name
-Developing a plan to recruit and orient new board members that ensures their full engagement and will embody the qualities and skills required to actualize our vision
-Redesigning our website to reflect our renewal

In addition to these new initiatives, we will continue to work to:

-Further develop our 3 training streams as recommended by the NTC
-Foster new and ongoing partnerships
-Designing innovative programs and services
-Building our research capacity and supportWe are all aware of the possibilities inherent in group. As leaders we need to be committed to increase the relevance and impact of our Association on those we serve.I look forward to working with you to ensure the health, generativity and sustainability of our Association.   And I look forward to a fully engaged membership and our collective power and wisdom being manifest.

Please keep abreast of changes by visiting our website often and reading  In The Loop to stay in the loop!

I look forward to working with you all!
Thanks for your dedication to CGPA and your support.

Jackie

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