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Groups
and Groupwork
We
commence a new theme with this issue of Nurturing
Potential. Several members of the editorial board
and regular contributors to the magazine were associated
in the past with the Group Relations Training
Association and its journal Groupvine. In this
issue and the next we will draw upon their knowledge and
experience.
Part
I - What is a group?
We
here discuss such concepts as: What is the one group we
are all part of? What makes us a group? What
are the principal characteristics of groups? What
makes an effective group? The characteristics of
effective groups.
Part
II - What is groupwork?
In
this section we will describe different types of groups
and how each works in various areas such as encounter
groups, therapy groups, learning groups, and personal
growth groups. We will also deal with the T-Group
concept.
Groupwork
Theory
A
theoretical look at groups reproduced from the free
resources section of the Elements UK website.
In
Praise of Large Groups
- by John Bernard Harris
Reproduced
from an early issue of the Groupvine magazine, John
Harris here describes his addiction to large groups and
how the sense of power and possibilities they sometimes
achieve gives him a "real buzz".
The
Tarot as a handbook for group facilitators
- by John Rowan
John
Rowan takes us right through the Tarot pack from Fool
(the new group member, coming to a group for the first
time) to Fool (the
completely empty-headed facilitator). This
is a "fun" piece and John Rowan has pointed
out that "I am not of course referring to the
orthodox way of using the Tarot, but rather using the
pictures in a completely unorthodox way."
The
Skeptic's Dictionary entry on the Tarot
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