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Intervention Techniques Small Groups

Intervention Techniques Small Groups Kurt W Backl Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Research in the field of small group intervention is more than a simple application of social psychological techniques. Although the techniques of group intervention are analogous to those explored in social psychological experiments, the whole context of the intervention movement makes other considerations important. NOT A TECHNIQUE BUT A MOVEMENT Working with small groups, either ongoing or selected for the specific purpose of intervention, is possible in many different ways. Groups have been used for religious, ideological, and political indoctrination, and there has been concern with the func­ tioning of family, work, and community groups for a long time. The current interest in intervention derives, however, from a particular constellation of developments in behavioral science without any societal goals. Nevertheless, we are looking here not at a development purely within psychology, but at a social movement with its sects, ideologies, and polemics. A knowledge of historical conditions is thus important in understanding the movement. We shall present, therefore, the historical background of current group intervention techniques, especially those connected with sensitivity training and encounter groups. After this orientation we can then discuss method­ ological and theoretical issues. Two reasons are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Psychology Annual Reviews

Intervention Techniques Small Groups

Annual Review of Psychology , Volume 25 (1) – Feb 1, 1974

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Annual Reviews
Copyright
Copyright 1974 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
Subject
Review Articles
ISSN
0066-4308
eISSN
1545-2085
DOI
10.1146/annurev.ps.25.020174.002055
pmid
4592895
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Abstract

Kurt W Backl Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Research in the field of small group intervention is more than a simple application of social psychological techniques. Although the techniques of group intervention are analogous to those explored in social psychological experiments, the whole context of the intervention movement makes other considerations important. NOT A TECHNIQUE BUT A MOVEMENT Working with small groups, either ongoing or selected for the specific purpose of intervention, is possible in many different ways. Groups have been used for religious, ideological, and political indoctrination, and there has been concern with the func­ tioning of family, work, and community groups for a long time. The current interest in intervention derives, however, from a particular constellation of developments in behavioral science without any societal goals. Nevertheless, we are looking here not at a development purely within psychology, but at a social movement with its sects, ideologies, and polemics. A knowledge of historical conditions is thus important in understanding the movement. We shall present, therefore, the historical background of current group intervention techniques, especially those connected with sensitivity training and encounter groups. After this orientation we can then discuss method­ ological and theoretical issues. Two reasons are

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Published: Feb 1, 1974

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