| Brown, Hamish |
Collaborative Decision Making in Facilitated Groups and Other Organisations (PDF, 230.1 KB) |
Journal 31 December 2022 |
collaboration, decision making, dependency, development, facilitation, leadership, Moreno, organisation, relationship, role, role theory, social system, sociometry, subgroups |
Developing collaborative approaches in organisational settings is very challenging. If collaboration were simple most organisations would adopt such practices with ease. However, this is rarely the case. I have spent nearly three decades working to find effective ways to bring about collaboration in organisational settings. This paper presents the approach that I and my colleagues from Phoenix Facilitation developed to make collaborative decision making in groups and complex organisational settings possible. It is based primarily on the Psychodramatic theories of sociometry and role theory. In this paper I will introduce you to three dimensions of organisational life that are central to organisational functioning and discuss how these dimensions relate to one another. I will present a diagnostic and descriptive model that arises from this approach, which assists in seeing and understanding the relational dynamics people in the organisation are experiencing. This model also directly assists in planning organisational change. |
| van Kuilenburg, Philippa |
Distortion, Praise and Authenticity - The Power of Mirroring (PDF, 120.6 KB) |
Journal 29 December 2020 |
development, J L Moreno, mirroring, modelling, Psychodrama, relationship, role theory, Zerka Moreno |
Research has proven the need for positive social interactions for a child to survive (Poulton et al., 2020). A parent’s job therefore is to create a nurturing environment in which the child experiences themselves as being safe, loved and valued. For many of my clients their parents failed miserably in this duty of care as their particular way of engaging their child was through control, judgment and criticism. The child had repeated experiences of being victimised, humiliated, shamed, patronised and pathologized until their confidence was eroded, their perception of self skewed and their ability to relate severely impaired. Somehow however those children survived into adulthood and maintained a small kernel of hope for a different future that led them to sign up for an eight week skills based programme for women on anger management, identity, self worth and assertiveness. That’s when my work begins as I lead this self development programme. |
| Gurnsey, Simon |
Developing community through collective projects and activities: the benefits of using sociometry (PDF, 360.2 KB) |
Journal 27 December 2018 |
arts participation, community development, community engagement, development, resilience building, sociometry |
In this article, I will let you know how Gap Filler creates ways for people to interact with others and their city, using examples of some of the Gap Filler projects I have been involved with over the past few years. I will focus on identifying the creative sociometric interventions that build relationships. This article will be of interest to practitioners working in community development, resilience building, arts participation or other community engagements. |
| Marks, Liz |
A Traveller's Guide to Supervision Principles and Practice (PDF, 124.4 KB) |
Journal 21 December 2012 |
development, learning culture, learning style, Moreno, relationship, supervisee, supervision, supervisor, systems, warm up |
In this article, Liz Marks reflects on over twenty years of experience as a supervisor of counsellors. Providing illustrations, she draws out some of the principles and practices that have guided her on this journey. Of particular note are the development of adequacy in warm up, relationship and learning culture, taking a systems approach, relating to the developmental stage of the supervisee and viewing the supervision process as an ongoing, unique and highly valued enterprise for both supervisor and supervisee. |
