Groupwork Centre Blog articles by Virginia Gough

The man who placed process at the heart of groupwork

Posted by & on in Emotional resilience, Facilitation, Self awareness, Thresholds of the soul, Working well with others,

Arnold Mindell Psychologist, therapist, group worker, author 1 January 1940 – 10 June 2024 A tribute by Jim Buckell and Gini Gough Facilitators the world over have drawn on the groundbreaking work of a giant in the field of psychology, Arny Mindell, who died at the age of 84 last month. Many of our Groupwork […]

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Virtual heat – Facilitating tricky social media conversations

Posted by & on in Facilitation, Self awareness, Working well with others,

Many of our group interactions and encounters happen within social media platforms these days. Depending on the forum, there is often a set of rules that members sign up to when they join the group and there are “admins” or “moderators” who have the job of addressing problems and complaints raised by members. We’ve noticed […]

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