63rd Annual Conference

 

Thursday, February 23

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

 

Workshop 15

The Group in the Unconscious

 

Presented under the auspices of Large and Median Groups and Group Analysis SIG

 

Chair:         

Werner Knauss, Dipl.Psych., Private Practice, Heidelberg, Germany

 

The Group matrix in each individual's unique is unconscious. How does the group in the unconscious of each individual develop? Differences and bridges between the foundation and the dynamic group matrix in each individual's unconscious are a way to bridge the gap between the individual and the group, the individual, the group and the society. Clinical and political examples for the different ways to conceptualize the group matrix in the individual unconscious.

Didactic-sharing of work experience-demonstration-experiential

 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify different group matrices in the individual unconsious life.

2. Conceptualise a groupanalytic interpretation of human interaction in a group.

3. Differentiate a group analytic interpretation of human interaction from other approaches.

4. Identify the dynamic of the power dimension in human interaction.

5) Assemble preconditions for good enough group experiences.

 

Course References:

1) Dalal, F. (1998). Taking the Group Seriously. London/Philadelphia. Jessica Kingsley.

2) Foulkes, S., & Anthony, E. (1965). Group Psychotherapy, Penguin.

3) Kernberg, O. (2003). Socially Sanctioned Violence. The large group as society. In S. Schneider & H. Weinberg, (Eds.). The Large Group Revisited. London & New York: Jessica Kingsley.