A Group Relations Conference on Asian American Authority and Power Registration is now open for this Grex sponsored group relations Conference. Visit https://www.asianauthoritygrc.org for more information
Group Relations
Group Relations theory serves as a model for working with groups. The model was developed at the Tavistock Institute for Human Relations in the United Kingdom, expanded on in conference settings by A. Kenneth Rice, and later brought to the United States by Margaret Rioch, who started the national organization called A. K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (Hayden & Molenkamp, 2004). The theoretical roots of the group relations model can be traced to Wilfred Bion (1961), Melanie Klein (1946), and Kurt Lewin (1951). There are two components in group relations theory, psychoanalytic and systems theory. Psychoanalytic theory helps us understand the conscious and unconscious processes that affect individual and group functioning. ... Applications of systems theory facilitate the understanding of the context in which a behavior occurs and the sociopolitical factors that may influence an
individual’s behavior.
-- McCrae, M. & Short, E. (2010). Understanding groups as
psychodynamic systems in the context of racial and cultural factors. In M. McCrae & E. Short (Eds.), Racial and Cultural Dynamics in Group and Organizational Life: Crossing Boundaries, Chapter 1, 1-2.
Watch: Dreams, Groups, Fractals and Group Relations
On July 22nd Vivian Gold, Ph.D., presented her Doctoral thesis from over 50 years ago, a study of dreams and group process and Sanjiwan Boparal, M.D., presented on a group […]
Grex’s Education and Events Planning Committee (EEPC) Presents:
Guidance on conducting a Post-Conference Application Seminar by Ara Haroutiounian, MS Saturday, April 15, 2023 10:00-11:30am PT Suggested Donation: $5 for members and $20 for non-members No one turned away […]
Watch A Gathering: How the Roots of Bion are a forest that is us
Watch members of Grex’s Education and Events Planning Committee in a connected discussion of Vineet Gairola’s article, On Wilfred R. Bion’s Way of Being: Linking Truth, Thought, and Nostalgia. Watch […]
Grex’s Education and Events Planning Committee Hosts A Gathering: How roots in Bion have become the forest that is us
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 5:30-7pm PST via Zoom Please join members of Grex’s Education and Events Planning Committee in a connected discussion of Vineet Gairola’s article, On Wilfred R. Bion’s […]
Watch: Exploring Mentorship and Menteeship Opportunities in Group Relations Work
In Exploring Mentorship and Menteeship Opportunities in Group Relations, the Grex Mentor Program Committee invites you to a Zoom event exploring mentorship and menteeship opportunities in four different areas of […]
Watch the Grex Talk: Preserving Our Democracy One Campaign at a Time with Eric Hogensen
Eric Hogensen, a Democratic campaign operative with over 20 years of experience running campaigns all over the country using his deep understanding of group relations to influence his campaign strategies […]
Exploring Mentorship and Menteeship Opportunities in Group Relations Work
Wednesday June 8, 6-7:30pm Zoom The Grex Mentor Program Committee invites you to a 90-minute Zoom event exploring mentorship and menteeship opportunities in four different areas of group relations work. […]
Grex Talks Presents: Preserving Our Democracy One Campaign at a Time with Eric Hogensen
Eric is a Democratic campaign operative with over 20 years of experience who has run campaigns all over the country. He has used his deep understanding of group relations to […]
Psychoanalysis in Transition:
Exploring the Vista from Couch to Collective Grex sponsored a group relations conference for psychoanalysts which took place online in October 2021. Leslie Brissett served as the Director. The conference […]