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Partners in Confronting Collective Atrocities present
Exclusion, Resentment and the Return of the Repressed Europe in a Globalized worldAugust 30-Sept 3, 2018
Den Dolder, The NetherlandsThe European Union was built in the shadow of the Holocaust in the aftermath of the war, partly to avoid a repetition of that past tragedy.
Was it only a dream or an ideal?
Old paradigms are being challenged by events such as Brexit, mass migration, financial instability and terrorist attacks. Feelings of exclusion and inclusion fuel resentment and paranoia which permeate the psyche, identity, culture and politics.
What is going on beneath the surface?
PCCA has a long standing tradition in applying Group Relations methods to study societal issues - German and Israeli, Palestinians, West and East Europeans and others globally - through the experience of conference participants, assisted by experienced international staff.
This conference is to be a continuation of this stream and is a unique opportunity to explore these not only what is immediately manifest above the surface, but also affects and fantasies, sources of what is going on in Europe beneath the surface from the past into the present, in an increasingly globalized world.
More information here.
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Consulting to Groups: From Insight to Collaboration
An OPUS Developmental Workshop for Group Relations Facilitators and ConsultantsSept. 21-23, 2018
London, UK
This 3-day intensive experiential workshop is for group facilitators and consultants who are committed to developing their group relations practice. The workshop is based on group relations methodology and centred around 4 key questions:
- How can you offer insight that supports growth in teams?
- How can you develop a containing presence “ under fire”?
- What is required to create collaboration in groups under pressure?
- What personal learning and change is required for you to develop your GRC practice?
Each participant will have opportunities to take up a range of consulting roles. Events are designed to maximise opportunities for feedback and reflection.
The programme is designed to meet the needs of group relations facilitators and consultants who are interested in personal development and new perspectives, regardless of experience.More information here.
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Decision-Making and Accountability
Oct. 19-21, 2018
Ostello al Deserto, Chiavenna, ItalyLearning from action is at the core of this training. This involves exploring other languages as well as verbal language. The focus of this Working Conference is on making actions meaningful by considering them part of a different language. This takes place by transmitting individual and group communications which have not been expressed verbally because they were unconscious or not yet wholly conscious.The attribution of meaning to action becomes an essential working tool, not only owing to the dynamics present in all groups, but above all because of the difficulties encountered by most members of therapeutic communities in expressing emotion in words.Indeed, Learning From Action is aimed at developing fundamental competences for all those who work in residential or semi residential institutions, and more generally in mental health institutions. Such competences are highly valuable for a wide range of professionals such as educators, nurses, assistants, administrators, managers, consultants, psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, neuropsychiatrists, social workers, carers, etc. However, as has already been successfully experienced in the past editions, professionals working in other areas, like the section of profit and corporate worlds, are also most welcome to join the conference.More information here.
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Whole Systems Consulting
Advanced Practice WorkshopNov. 9-11, 2018
Whitehall Hotel, Chicago, ILThis three-day seminar aims to bridge the gap between powerful GR conference experiences, theory and application in the real world - from personal learning to systematic understanding and organizational change.
How can you enhance the value of your consultation/leadership to organizations by applying GR? What are the tools and methodologies available? What barriers and pitfalls exist, and what are the greatest opportunities for organizations to benefit from GR consultation?
- Small, intimate group to work with – maximum of 12
- Pre-seminar self-assessment of your current practice
- Pre-seminar preparation of a current example or case of an organizational challenge you face to share with the group and faculty
- Individual opportunities for consultation with faculty or other participants
This is a unique opportunity to add practical new tools to your consulting practice while gaining insights, expertise and coaching from successful GR practitioners in the field.
Prerequisite for attending Workshop - people need to have attended a Group Relations conference or equivalent and/or have GR experience of some kind.
More information here.
3rd Epoch Network
Bureau Kensington, Inc is excited to announce the formation of the 3rd Epoch Network, an invitation-only community exploring Lacanian psychoanalytic frames for exploring organisations and their ecosystems and networks. The group will meet fortnightly under the consultation of respected Lacanian Philip Boxer, focusing either on one particular originating situation that raises questions of/challenges to practice, or discussing the ways in which close readings of selected papers/chapters relate to the issues raised by these situations.
While this network is currently invitation-only, if you are interested in taking part in future opportunities, please click here.