Being and Belonging Group, Intergroup and Gestalt Gaie Houston The ways in which people struggle to establish a sense of belonging; and their need to preserve their individuality, has long fascinated psychologists, therapists and group-workers. Over-valuing separateness may be at least as damaging as abandoning personal judgment to the dictates of the group. We all belong; yet many people are far less skilled at recognising and managing themselves as group members than at behaving as isolates. This highly original book brings new insights to this fundamental issue and examines the ways in which different theoretical interpretations of group processes may be integrated. The author gives an account of how the reality of belonging is dealt with during a residential group experience. The fictional participants talk for themselves but, at the same time, they also represent a range of theoretical perspectives. By means of this compelling dialogue, and commentary, the reader is guided through a series of crucial issues in the struggle to understand what happens when people attend to their experience in and between groups. This book is both a powerful drama and a handbook for all those working with groups as counsellors, therapists and facilitators. This book appears in The Wiley Series in Psychotherapy and Counselling Series Editors: Franz Epting, University of Florida, USA, Bonnie Strickland, University of Massachusetts, USA. and John Allen, University of Brighton, UK
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471935484
ISBN-13
9780471935483
eBay Product ID (ePID)
586890
Product Key Features
Author
Gaie Houston
Publication Name
Being and Belonging : Group, Intergroup, and Gestalt
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Psychiatry / General, Movements / Gestalt, Psychotherapy / Group
Series
Wiley Series in Psychotherapy and Counselling Ser.
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Psychology, Medical
Number of Pages
234 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
1
LCCN
93-003472
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series Volume Number
17
Table of Content
Partial table of contents:Sunday Evening: Initial Conditions.Monday Morning: Survival.Monday Evening: Thurber's War.Tuesday Afternoon: Where Do I Belong'.Tuesday Evening: The Group Beast.Wednesday Morning: Dialogue.Wednesday Afternoon: Pairing.Thursday Morning: New Configurations.Thursday Afternoon: Nodal Points and Self-Regulation.Friday Morning: The Group Boundary.Friday Afternoon: The Wider Gestalt.The Follow-Up: Assimilation, New Awareness, and Beginnings.Index.