65th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 23

Early Bird Open Sessions

7:15-8:15 A.M.

Session 225

Power, Passion & Politics: The Intersection of Organizational Development Models and Group Process Dynamics in a Pastoral Search Process

Chairs:

Diana Marit Kunkel, Ph.D., M.A., Private Practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Landis Vance, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor, George Washington University School of Medicine, Dept of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Washington, DC
 

This session will identify a variety of classic group development models. Areas of commonality between Organizational Development and Group Psychotherapy disciplines will be highlighted and discussed. Using a pastoral search committee case study, the cyclic nature of the stages of group development in a task-oriented environment will be demonstrated.
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify stages of group.
2. Discuss the definitions of "power", "passion" and "politics."
3. Describe the interface between OD and group process dynamics.
 

Course References:

1. Bridges, W. (2003). Managing Transitions. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: DaCapo Press.
2. Tuckman, B. (2001). Developmental sequence in small groups. Group Facilitation: A Research Applications Journal, 3, 66-81. (Reprinted from Psychological Bulletin, 63, 384-339, 1965.) Available on-line at http://dennislearningcenter.osu.edu/references/GROUP%20DEV%20ARTICLE.doc
3. Vonhof, J. (1999). The Alban guide to managing the pastoral search process. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute.