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STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT - A PCP APPROACH
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Mary Frances |
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Leamington Spa, UK |
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Abstract
Groups and their members can be
seen as experiencing a ‘life cycle’, characterised by a sequence of
developmental stages. Life cycle models typically present these stages as
phenomena of group experience.
This paper experiments with the
application of Personal Construct Psychology to phases of group development,
describing these as processes of construing and elaboration made more vivid by
the intense ‘laboratory’ of the group. The group context serves to highlight
the experimental nature of our actions, and the analysis of group interaction
reveals some recognisable patterns of behaviour as groups develop. A potential
4-stage model using personal construct theory is described, and implications
for group facilitators are explored at each stage.
Keywords: groups, group development, facilitation
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Frances, M. (2008). Stages of group development - A PCP approach. Personal
Construct Theory & Practice, 5, 10-18.
(Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/pctp08/frances08.html)
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