The Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society (EGPS) is a regional multi-disciplinary affiliate of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and was founded in 1955 to promote group approaches to the delivery of human services through teaching, training, research and collegial support. The Society welcomes members from diverse professional backgrounds, including, but not limited to: psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, alcohol and substance abuse counselors, creative arts therapists, marriage and family therapists, mental health and pastoral counselors. The society welcomes members and event attendees from diverse educational and professional and is a multi-racial, multi-cultural community, striving to be an equitable, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive organization. EGPS offers a wide variety of benefits to its members.