September 11, 2022
Creating a More Effective Group Therapy with Andrew Bordt Untapped Keg Ep 124
RJ Zimmerman talks with Andrew Bordt, Executive Director at The Institute for the Advancement of Group Therapy, where they train clinicians to run more effective therapy groups! They have a wonderful conversation about how people learn best, where they have seen a lot of effective learning, and what is so different about what they teach and their certification! If you would like to find out the studies that Andrew mentions in this episode, please contact me at RJZimmerman@UntappedKeg.com and I will forward you a list of them.
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Time Codes:
0:00 Intro
3:00 Who is Andrew Bordt
10:00 The Institute for the Advancement of Group Therapy
16:00 Group Therapy and Students
32:00 What is Needed for Adult Learning
40:00 Mixing It Up For Group Learners
47:00 Adding Empathy to Therapy
52:00 What You Get From IAGT
57:00 5 Questions for Effective Group Therapy
1. What do I want my learners (patients) to accomplish in this session?
2. What are the most effective ways to make this happen for everyone involved?
3. How will I know if they have met the objective?
4. What will I do if they have not met the objective?
5. What will I do if they have?
1:04:00 Andrew’s Takeaway
1:10:00 Outro
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