Posted by Toph on October 7, 2004, at 20:42:48
In reply to Hi Toph, posted by Kali Munro on October 7, 2004, at 19:24:21
I was rereading some of the posts in this thread and noticed that Melanie made several comments about group process and she also mentioned something about a schoolyard. Then I looked at my question to Kali where I asked about process and also used a schoolyard metaphor. Obviously, AuntieMel's posts must have made an impression on me and I thought it is only right for me to give her credit.
> >>>>My question is, if Psycho-Babble aspires to be a therapeutic environment, isn't it valuable to have regular discussions of not only content but also process? <<<<
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> For sure, discussions about process are important -- I don't know how "regularly" but at times, yes. I might be misunderstanding something but isn't that what the admin forum is for?
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> >>>>We support each other and share information and experiences, which is great. We don't seem to talk much about how we arrive at the rules that govern this place, how certain conflicts develop, why some people feel safe to post and others don't, how the group acts dynamically to create social norms, to mention a few. >>>>>
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> I see, yes, I agree those are important issues to discuss.
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> >>>>Bob appears to be the playground supervisor -- he rarely kicks the ball. Should he stimulate more analysis of how things go here or is it up to us? -Toph>>>>>
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> Well, I think Bob needs to define his own role -- I'm not suggesting that he hasn't, just that he would be the one to define his role.
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> I think that anyone should feel free to initiate discussions about these issues. In my experience, it's usually the members who have lots of good observations and insights into the dynamics of a board -- afterall they're the ones who are usually around the most and observing more of what's happening. I think members often don't know where or how to share that kind of information and what to do with the information and may need some direction about that. Would it be discussed here? Or is this more issue specific?
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> I've seen good discussions at boards about what members see happening at their board, for example, the kind of culture that exists and how that impacts on people. Those kinds of discussions have often led to all kinds of changes -- both personally in how folks interacted with one another and also in recommendations being presented to the moderators from a group of people.
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