Massachusetts Psychiatric Society

07/10/2025

Wishing you all a wonderful start to October! I’m excited to share details about an upcoming virtual event hosted by the Psychotherapy Caucus Mentoring Workgroup: “Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Psychosis.”

This event will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, October 15th at 8:00 pm EST / 5:00 pm PST. Last year’s Mentoring Meet & Greet was such a success, and I’m confident this year’s gathering will be another meaningful opportunity to connect and learn together.

Here's the link to sign up for easy access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvu_ILdkYm4sO5wy4vHSv_0laVW8CEqQQAErS0G069JYCpSw/viewform

Please see additional information below from the Mentoring Workgroup!

Are you a psychiatrist, psychiatric resident/fellow, or medical student who wants to practice psychotherapy?

Would you like to find a mentor or mentee?

You are invited to attend a virtual "Meet and Greet" round table discussion!

Fall 2025 Meet & Greet:

Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Psychosis

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
8:00PM ET/ 5:00PM PT to 9:15PM ET/ 6:15PM PT

Facilitators and panelists will be available for 15 minutes after the meeting for additional discussion

PANELISTS:
Jesse Goodman, MD
Irene Hurford, MD
Michael Garrett, MD

PRESENTED BY: The APA Psychotherapy Caucus Mentoring Workgroup

Please register by Friday, October 10. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvu_ILdkYm4sO5wy4vHSv_0laVW8CEqQQAErS0G069JYCpSw/viewform

Registrants will receive a reminder email prior to the meeting, with a Zoom link and a Meeting Registrant List*

About the panelists:

Jesse Goodman, MD, is a psychiatrist at the Gould Farm residential therapeutic community in Massachusetts. Irene Hurford, MD, was the founder of the PEACE first-episode psychosis program in Philadelphia, and is in private practice in Pennsylvania. Michael Garrett, MD, is the author of Psychotherapy for Psychosis, and a Professor at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn.

Round table panelists will first describe their experiences with being a psychotherapist and advocate, and then continue the conversation in breakout rooms for Q/A and discussion.

*Registrants' contact information will be included in a Meeting Registrant List to facilitate connections between potential mentors and mentees (unless you choose to opt out).

Please feel free to forward this invitation to medical schools or residency programs, and psychiatrists or psychiatric residents/fellows interested in utilizing psychotherapy in patient care. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at psychotherapy.caucus@gmail.com.

Best wishes,

The Mentoring Workgroup of the APA Psychotherapy Caucus

Yolanda Crous, MD
Carl Fleisher, MD
Heather John, MD, PhD
Zofia Kozak, MD
Erin Seery, MD
Margaret Tuttle, MD
Yuxi Zhang, MD

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Click this link to read the State House testimony and MPS' support for S335 and H666.https://www.psychiatry-mps.org/assets/Advocacy/2025/Testimony%20at%20State%20House%206.17.25%20final.pdf

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14/02/2020

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