“Revolving Doors and Brief Encounters: Dare We Do Inpatient Groups?” Reflections on Being an AGPA Conference Panelist

ABSTRACT

Participating as an American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) conference panelist is an impactful and noteworthy experience. The purpose of this article is to discuss the experience in the context of providing a brief update to the conversation regarding rapid turnover in inpatient groups. We aim to highlight and summarize the far-reaching impact of ongoing clinical discussions and research found in both the literature and the conference experience. From an integrative perspective, clinical discussion between colleagues is an essential component in the discipline of psychology. It aids in appropriate edification as a clinical psychologist. Rather than emphasizing a one-size-fits-all therapeutic model, if we remain open to a diversity of approaches while clarifying and fine-tuning the most valuable commonalities, we will subsequently facilitate increased professional and patient satisfaction.

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Wesley G. Cook

Wesley G. Cook is a Staff Psychologist at Atascadero State Hospital and a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University in Atascadero and San Luis Obispo, California. Leslie Ann V. Dobson is a Staff Psychologist at Atascadero State Hospital and a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University in Atascadero and San Luis Obispo, California.

Leslie Ann V. Dobson

Wesley G. Cook is a Staff Psychologist at Atascadero State Hospital and a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University in Atascadero and San Luis Obispo, California. Leslie Ann V. Dobson is a Staff Psychologist at Atascadero State Hospital and a lecturer at California Polytechnic State University in Atascadero and San Luis Obispo, California.