I am deeply honored to have been named Arthur Teicher Group Psychologist of the Year by Division 49 (Society of Group Psychology and Group Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association! It is the highest honor bestowed by the organization and I appreciate being nominated by Cheri Marmarosh, my esteemed colleague for this award. Thank you to the committee for this recognition. It means a great deal. I am reminded of my dear mentor, Rex Stockton, who also won this award and feel a debt of gratitude to him for all his guidance, teaching, modeling of excellence and care. I will be accep ..read more

Very excited to see the new text "Group Psychotherapy Assessment and Practice" has been released by Routledge. Edited by Rebecca MacNair-Semands and I, the book features the leading authors in the world on the topic of assessment use in group therapy. We are very proud of this book and hope it helps practitioners move forward confidently with measurement-based care ..read more

This article was published in the APA Monitor today. It is a good introduction to how key group therapy can be in terms of national mental health provision! See: Group therapy is as effective as individual therapy, and more efficient. Here’s how to do it successfullyhttps://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/03/continuing-education-group-therapy Click on the links to take you to the article. Cite as: Pappas, S. (2023, March 1). Group therapy is as effective as individual therapy, and more efficient. Here’s how to do it successfully. Monitor on Psychology, 54(2). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/03/cont ..read more

Advanced orders can now be placed for a new book I co-edited with Rebecca-MacNair-Semands. The book is part of an AGPA Science to Service series on the cutting edge in group therapy. The book gathered experts from across the world to discuss and explain the use of Measurement Based Care in Group Psychotherapy. We are proud that so many of the leading experts in the field contributed to this volume and look forward to it becoming a key resource for practitioners ..read more

Great spending time in Atlanta with the Atlanta Group Therapy Society presenting an all-day workshop on FBGT! We had a great crowd and the Board (see photo) were wonderful hosts. Thanks particularly to Phil Flores and Lisa Mahon who were such gracious hosts ..read more

I am proud to announce that the China Institute of Psychology will be launching an online FBGT certification training beginning in 2023. Modules will include basics of FBGT and advanced modules and consultations for those practicing FBGT. Attached is a picture of a 2015 training in Beijing put on by CIP ..read more

This was an exciting collaboration with IDMH. We have been working together on the idea of trauma pathways. That is, how might people with different interpersonal styles react after a trauma in terms of being able to access social support? How might this affect their likelihood of further problems with mental health and whether they can access support and experience post-traumatic growth, or conversely experience greater problems due to coping mechanisms that are maladaptive ..read more

I am very pleased to be an advisor to Groupwell, a group therapy telehealth platform that launched earlier this year. We have been working together on including assessment into the therapy process ..read more

I was looking back through photos and saw this one from my time giving a workshop at the Institute for Mental Health in Singapore. They transitioned over time from an old school asylum to one that works to treat patients with dignity and values the beauty of the physical space. This gate was left as an art installation to remind everyone how far they had come and philosophically how much had changed. My time at Mercy Health was marked by a similar movement toward treating patients with dignity. This picture is one that reminds me how vital it is that we honor the dignity of every person who we ..read more

This is a video Dr. Cheri Marmarosh and I made during COVID discussing online group therapy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVe0-pWWD7M&ab_channel=CheriMarmarosh ..read more