1st Edition

Group Relations Conferences Reviewing and Exploring Theory, Design, Role-Taking and Application

By Louisa D. Brunner Copyright 2006
    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    216 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book reflects the culture of the Belgirate Conference, namely combining traditional and experiential modes of developing new ideas and knowledge; and in order to further the field of Group Relations. It contains the collection of papers presented at the conference plus two additional papers.

    Foreword -- Preface -- Group Relations Conferences -- Structure, design and learning in Group Relations Conferences -- Learning from experience and the experience of learning in Group Relations Conferences -- Structure and design of Group Relations Conferences -- Themed conferences and Group Relations Conference methodology -- Sexual abuse -- The ‘Seeon’ Conference -- The application of Group Relations Conferences methodology to professional roles -- Mutuality and interdependence -- Surfacing the ecology of public school organisations -- Contradictory demands and basic assumptions -- Researching Group Relations conferences methodology and outcome -- Multi-level application of Group Relations conferences learning -- Applying Group Relations learning to the daily work of consultants and managers -- Post-conference reflections -- The Very Small Group -- In favor of reinventing the wheel

    Biography

    D. Brunner, Louisa