| Roussos, Tina |
From being dumped by waves to finding shells on the beach: Rediscovering life after a mental health crisis in later life (PDF, 74.5 KB) |
Journal 33 December 2024 |
anxiety, continuum, doubling, intervention, isolation, loneliness, mental health, Moreno, sociometry |
There is a myth in the mental health field that medication is the only intervention option for older patients. The patients themselves often believe this myth. Depressed and anxious older people talk of reduced contact with friends and family, withdrawing into themselves, and being judged for not shaking off the illness. Experiencing significant losses of life partners and long friendships, and trying to cope with their mental illness, they often believe that at this time in their lives they are not going to be able to make new friendships and cannot look forward to positive experiences. I wanted to challenge this myth. |
3 |
2024-12 |
| 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. |
2 |
2022-12 |
| Rock, Cissy |
Embodying a Creative Revolution: A Sociodramatist at Work (PDF, 96.9 KB) |
Journal 31 December 2022 |
as if, community development, creativity, encounter, God, health, mirroring, Moreno, playback theatre, relationship, role, sociodrama, sociometry, spontaneity, systems theory, warm up |
This article explores Moreno’s notion of sociatry and the required creative revolution that involves everyone in the healing of society (Moreno, 1947). It will appeal to anyone wanting to work sociodramatically or wanting to get to know about Moreno’s concepts of sociatry and creative revolution. It is also relevant for anyone working with principles of social justice, equity, dignity, diversity and inclusion. |
7 |
2022-12 |
| 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. |
8 |
2018-12 |
| Brown, Hamish |
The Hauraki Seachange Project (PDF, 352.1 KB) |
Journal 23 December 2014 |
collaboration, decision making, facilitation, multi-stakeholder, sociometry |
Creating opportunities for a community to resolve issues that affect it is an exciting and empowering notion. Central to this is a sociometric challenge. This paper describes how a large multi-stakeholder group was facilitated in a decision making process. We present the reasoning behind the use and selection of sociometric criteria and describe the application of sociometry in this facilitated process. A liberating notion is that people can work collaboratively to reach alignment regardless of what their organisational structures and decision making modes are. |
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2014-12 |
