The large analytic group and its conductor *

Wilke, Gerhard

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“…Looking closely at the conductors’ interventions reveals that they focused on facilitating communication and connection in the group (Sharp, 2008; Wilke, 2014). They closely followed members’ experience in the group and the organization, helping them to formulate it (Stiers and Deluhy, 2008).…”

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“…Following this idea and reports on uses of large groups in psychiatric settings (Main, 1983; Skynner, 1975), a decision was made to construct a large group for the whole hospital’s staff that will meet once a month. It was hoped that this group would facilitate open communication between the hospital’s sub-units and its workers, deepen worker sense of belonging within the organization and strengthen the reflective stance in the hospital-as-a-whole (Wilke, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Wilke (2014) claims that de Maré’s belief in the constructive tendencies of large groups—given enough space and time—does not pay enough attention to its destructive forces. These are emphasized by Bion (1961) and group relation theorists, who focus mainly on regressive tendencies in large groups (Triest, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The conductor’s observations and suggestions break the familiar mould when they can be handed to the group, so they can be accepted and integrated as part of the individual learning and group culture building process. (Wilke, 2014: 90)…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In conducting the large group described here, the conductors focused on facilitating an open, inclusive dialogue from an involved, present stance. They helped group members formulate their ‘unformulated experience’ in the group, mainly from a ‘hermeneutic of trust’ perspective (de Maré, 1994; Friedman,2012; Segala, 2015; Sharp, 2008; Stiers and Deluhy, 2008; Wilke, 2014).…”

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On conducting an ongoing large staff group in a psychiatric hospital

Peleg¹,

Milstein²

2018

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A psychiatric hospital is an environment designed to help people to recover from a mental crisis. While an atmosphere of acceptance and open communication is conductive to that aim, institutional milieu is usually full of misunderstanding, conflict, projection and paranoia. An ongoing large analytic group, available to all hospital members of staff, can help to contain these tensions while facilitating an open dialogue and a reflective stance within the organization. In this article, we present the development and principles of conducting such a group. It has been running for five years. It meets once a month and includes clinicians, administrators and management. Participation is voluntary. It is conducted by two co-conductors, one a member of the hospital staff, and the other not. Group dynamics including power relations, different professional languages and different worldviews are discussed. These include the dynamics of watching and being watched, displayed in the group and the two conductors.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On conducting an ongoing large staff group in a psychiatric hospital

Peleg¹,

Milstein²

2018

Group Analysis

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Großgruppen und wie man sie leitet

Albert¹,

Friedman²,

Menschik-Bendele³

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In den letzten Jahren sind Großgruppen immer mehr ins Blickfeld von Gruppenanalytiker:innen gerückt und zu einem wichtigen Bestandteil ihrer Tätigkeit geworden. Daher erscheint es sinnvoll, konzeptuelle Überlegungen anzustellen, wie erfahrene Kolleg:innen als Großgruppenleiter:innen geschult und gefördert werden können. Am Berliner Institut für Gruppenanalyse e. V. (BIG) entwickelten die vier Autor:innen eine experimentelle Curriculumsstruktur, in der ein fester Kreis von Curriculumsteilnehmer:innen Theorie und Praxis der Großgruppenleitung anhand von Texten diskutierte (2019–2021). Gleichzeitig wurde eine größere Zahl von Gruppeninteressierten für Großgruppen-Workshops gewonnen, sodass für die Curriculumsteilnehmer:innen eine Gruppenselbsterfahrung in der Großgruppe stattfinden konnte, die Leitungsprozesse erfahrbar und reflektierbar machte. In der hier vorgestellten Konzeption erweisen sich drei Faktoren als bedeutsam: (1) der Wechsel zwischen festen und experimentellen Strukturen, (2) die Gruppenleitung nach dem Prinzip »Primus inter Pares«, um Handlungsspielräume der Gruppenleitung zu erweitern, und (3) die gezielte Nutzung von Offenlegungsprozessen, die durch die Perspektiven der Leitenden den Teilnehmer:innen zugänglich gemacht werden.

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The large analytic group and its conductor *

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On conducting an ongoing large staff group in a psychiatric hospital

On conducting an ongoing large staff group in a psychiatric hospital

Großgruppen und wie man sie leitet

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