GROUP ANALYTIC PRACTICE LTD
Global House,
29 Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1.
Tel:
GAP is a centre that provides therapeutic and psychodynamic services
to individuals, groups and organisations. Est. 1994
01-878-6486
info@groupanalyticpractice.ie
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GAP Training Seminar
Advanced Training in Small Group Consultancy
Group Analytic Practice, Global House, 29 Lower Abbey Street, D. 1
Friday 15th – Sunday 17th May 2015
Staff
Jude Bowles, Derek Deasy & Dave O’Brien
Seminar Description
This three day training is an intensive training with just six invited members, all of whom have
experience in leadership roles at work. The training has the aim of developing learning and skills
through experience. The workshop methodology requires each participant in turn to take on the
task of consulting to the group for two sessions. After each session there is a reflective space for
members and consultants to review their experiences.
The workshop methodology brings together the two traditions of Group Relations and Group
Analysis. Its structure draws on a model of training developed by OPUS (Organisation for
Promoting Understanding of Society) in London by Dr Lionel Stapley and Evelyn Cleavely.
The Seminar – Aims, Purpose and Methodology
The object of the workshop is to build on experience and to provide practice opportunities to
develop capacity in consulting to small groups, and to deepen learning about small group
dynamics and processes.
The methodology involves all six members forming a small study group. For each session one
member will take the role of consultant to the rest of the group. The consultant role is rotated.
The task of the small study group is to experience and explore the behaviour of the group as it
happens in the here and now.
In total each member will have two sessions to experience and learn from the role of consultant.
Each member consultant session will be 40 minutes. Each of these sessions will be followed by
a reflective space for consultants and members to review their experiences.
At the end of each rotation there will be a whole group discussion.
Fee: The fee for this three day, non residential workshop is €700. Snacks and lunches will be
provided.
CPD Points: This training has been awarded 22 points.
For more information: Please contact GAP for further details.
Staff:
Jude Bowles, is in private practice as a Group Analyst, Group Relations Consultant,
Psychotherapist and Lecturer. She is a Director of GAP, a member of Irish Group Analytic
Society (IGAS) and the Irish Institute of Group Analysis (IGRO). She is a training Group
Analyst. She has trained with the Tavistock Institute and London-based OPUS (Organisation for
the Promotion of the Understanding of Society).
Derek Deasy, is Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour teaching on the MBA at
INSEAD Paris. His interests include leadership development, burnout, resilience and the impact
of emotionally demanding tasks on work groups. Derek works regularly in leadership
development programmes at INSEAD as well as working with corporate leaders, entrepreneurs
and teams in the technology sector in his consulting practice.
Dave O’Brien, is a practicing Group Analyst and organizational development consultant. He
has trained with the Institute of Group Analysis, London and the Tavistock Institute, London. He
has been a staff member of both Institutes. He is a member of the Metanoia Institute of Finland.
Advanced Training in Small Group Consultancy Timetable
DAY ONE
9.00 - 10.30
Opening plenary
10.30-11.00
break
11-12.15
1st session ______________________________
12.20-1.35
2nd session ______________________________
1.35-2.30
lunch
2.30-3.45
3rd session _______________________________
3.45-4.00
break
4.00-5.15
4th session_________________________________
5.20-6.35
5th session_________________________________
DAY TWO
9.00 - 10.15
6th session _________________________________
10.15 - 10.35
break
10.35 - 11.35
plenary discussion
11.40 - 12.55
role review and application
12.55 - 2.00
lunch
2.00 - 3.15
7th session___________________________________
3.15 - 3.30
break
3.30 - 4.45
8th session _____________________________________
4.50 – 6.05
9th session _____________________________________
DAY THREE
9.30 – 10.45
10th session ___________________________________
10.45 – 11.10
break
11.10 - 12.25
11th session _____________________________________
12.30 – 1.45
12th session _____________________________________
1.45 – 2.30
lunch
2.30 – 3.30
plenary discussion
3.30 – 4.00
break
4.00 – 5.15
role review and application
5.20 – 6.00
closing plenary discussion