Transforming Through Group Process STAGE IV: COMPLETION, THE END When the purpose of the group has been achieved, or if the time for the group has expired, the group is faced with transforming. Transforming can take one of two paths. … Continue reading →
Re-Cycling Through the Group Process Groups may proceed through the three stages quickly or slowly; they may fixate at any given stage, or they may move quickly through some and slowly through others. If they do indeed complete all three … Continue reading →
Norming and Performing in Group Process STAGE III: ADULTHOOD Now, the frustration of the first two stages is behind them — in the past, and the group can finally pull together as a real group, not merely a collection of … Continue reading →
Storming in Group Process STAGE II: ADOLESCENCE When a common level of expectation is developed, the group can then move into the stormy stage of Adolescence. This can be a most difficult stage of development to tolerate. This stage cannot be … Continue reading →
Forming in Group Process STAGE I: INFANCY Regardless of what events give birth to a group, as it begins, it has to form, to come together. The behaviours in Stage I are initially polite and superficial as each person seeks … Continue reading →
The Psychology of Suggestions What is a suggestion? 1. A suggestion is any single thought, series of thoughts, ideas, words, beliefs, or actions given in any manner direct , indirect, conscious, unconscious, that changes or alters a person’s normal behaviour … Continue reading →
Research in practice Why should research be of interest to a therapist in practice or to the student in Social Science?’ Consider the following issues for a moment and then write down in Work Box One how you think applied … Continue reading →
The mind There is a great deal of discussion about the above topic. Some question whether or not the conscious or unconscious minds even exist. The fact is that if one were to examine the human brain, you would not … Continue reading →
Medical Issues and Hypno-psychotherapy For today’s blog, I would like to offer you a very important piece of work created for the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy by its Chief Medical Officer, Dr Geoff Ibbotson. I believe this to be … Continue reading →
LUSTIG’S MASTERY MODEL The following procedure has been abstracted from a video produced by Herb Lustig (Lustig, 1986), who worked closely with Erickson during the 1970s. During a single session (condensed to about 15 minutes on the video), Lustig assists … Continue reading →
