Developmental Workshops

1) Introductory T-group (Fall 2008) <Back>

Date: September 11-14, 2008

Staff: Yifat Sharabi-Levine, Collins Dobbs

Location: Stinson Beach, CA

Fees: $600

Interpersonal Dynamics T-group Weekend

You are invited to an upcoming introductory Interpersonal Dynamics T-group Weekend, Fall, 2008. This session is geared especially for people who may be interested in applying to Stanford's Facilitator Training Program but who have not had any/much exposure to T-groups as a learning method.  The program will begin at 7:00 PM on Thursday night, 11-Sept and will end by 1:00 PM on Sunday, 14-Sept.  The cost is $600. In between you'll get a full dose of T-grouping!

 LEARNING GOALS

 The overarching goal of the session is to increase your interpersonal skills. That is, to be able to:

·        Communicate in a more congruent fashion

·        Build open, trusting relationships

·        Learn how to be more fully yourself; express more parts of yourself

·        Be in touch with your emotions and express them in an appropriate way

·        Give and receive constructive feedback that increases learning

·        Raise and resolve difficult interpersonal issues that may arise in the group

·        Diagnose, reveal and divulge in a manner that promotes inquiry and dialogue

·        Understand the dynamics of small group interaction

·        For all of us to better appreciate and explore the impact of all forms of diversity and difference that may occur in the group,

·        including those of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation

 WHO MAY PARTICIPATE

The weekend is open to those who are interested in exploring the T-group process. Special consideration will be afforded to those intending to apply to the Stanford Facilitator Training Program either this coming year or some future time, to "partners" of present facilitators, and to those who have not attended a T-group.  Two NTL Trainers (Yifat Levine, Collins Dobbs) will lead the group. These labs can be especially rich given the diversity of those attending. We would like to encourage people of diverse backgrounds, especially people of color, to attend the program and to join our learning community at Stanford. While diversity may be a factor in determining the makeup of the group, we generally take people as they register so get your check in quickly.

 Also please note that couples cannot share a T-group.

 FEES AND DEADLINES

The registration fee will cover lodging, meals, facilitator fees and miscellaneous administrative costs for the three-and-one-half days.  Due to the variability in housing accommodations and our desire not to increase the cost, participants usually share rooms and may need to sleep on a rollaway or share a king size bed.  Also, we'll be preparing meals together.

 If you are serious about registering for the course, please do the following:

Read the article entitled "The Week at Inverness" that describes in some detail the experience of being in a T-group. We want you to read this article and discuss your questions and reactions before you register for this course. The article is in an attachment to this invitation.

If you are currently a client in psychotherapy, we recommend that you discuss your participation in this course with your therapist before registering.

Send an email to Paul (below) confirming your intention to come.   Complete and attach the Participant Information sheet (below).

Print out the attached release form, sign it and send with your check for $600 (made out to Stanford University) to:

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Attn: Paul Mattish

518 Memorial Way

Stanford, CA 94305

For additional information on logistics, please contact:

Paul Mattish

650-736-1272

mattish_paul@gsb.stanford.edu

Yifat Sharabi-Levine

408-829 0294

yifat@catalystcircles.com

 2) Facilitating Diversity Dialogue (Fall 2008) <Back>

Learning Goals

1. Increase self-awareness of my response to breakdowns rooted in interpersonal diversity (difference).
2. Increased ability to approach such ‘diversity breakdowns’ with inquiry and an eagerness to learn
3. Awareness of how to address ‘diversity break’ downs within and across my identity group

3) Advanced Facilitator Training (Fall 2008) <Back>

CANCELLED (Lack of interest)

Date: Oct 24-26 at Pajaro Dunes, CA; Fees: TBD; Group Size: 12

Staff: Carole Robin and Experience Facilitator  (Canceled)

4) Group Level Facilitation- (PEG Workshop: Winter 2009) <Back>

This year the PEG workshop is being offered instead of the Group Level Facilitation Workshop that in the past Mary Ann Huckabay and Flo Hoylman have offered.

CANCELLED (Facilitators ill)

Power Equity Group  (PEG)

Date: January 30-February 1 2009

Staff: Rianan Moore and Rich Huntly

Location: Stinson Beach, CA

Fees: $650

 The Power Equity Group in Theory and  Practice Workshop

The Power Equity Group Model is a way to understand groups and build you understanding of groups at the group level. The Power Equity Group assumes mutual empowerment with everyone fully present, responsible, and valued for their diversity. 

 About Power Equity Group Theory

·        Power Equity Group (PEG) Theory completes a continuum of group work from flat structure to hierarchy. Groups are envisioned through flat, inclusive group technology, rather than hierarchy.

·        PEG Theory provides a theoretical and practical basis for working in and with complex adaptive systems.

·        PEG Theory is meta-theory, giving a frame of reference to the field of OD. It expands the use of all theory

The Power Equity Group:

1.     Requires us to act on a worldview of cooperation, rather than competition as we work together.

2.     Increases the creativity and resources available for accomplishing tasks.

3.     Heightens awareness of diversity and helps to value and work with it.

4.     Dramatizes personal and group change.

5.     Empowers both individuals and groups as a whole.

6.     Facilitates leadership emerging in ways that enhance the work of the group.

 Organizations are increasingly using structures in which individual responsibility and creativity are emphasized. Members are expected to work cooperatively and value the diversity of the members. These structures take on numerous forms and names, such as self-directed teams, independent work groups, and quality circles. We tend to idealize these structures, yet, like all human systems, they can be demanding as well as exciting. Power Equity Group Theory provides a theoretical and practical basis for working effectively with such structures, whether they are a small segment of a large organization or the way the whole organization functions.

 What this workshop will do:

This workshop gives personal experience and a theory base for understanding both the dynamics of egalitarian or flat structures as well as your personal actions and reactions when you are in one.  It will increase participants’ skills in working with a wide range of groups and group theory in a variety of organizational structures. 

 This workshop is for Facilitators and the Bay Area NTL community who wish to:

1.     Continue professional development and personal growth

2.     Learn more about how they function in groups where leadership is shared

3.     Expand their theory base and skills in dealing with flat-structured, inclusive groups

4.     Increase their awareness and skills in managing diversity.

About the Trainers:

New Dynamics consultants have worked with hundreds of organizations and groups since 1972, challenging and overcoming barriers of institutional racism and colorism, sexism, and heterosexism. They are the creators and developers of the Power Equity Group Theory and Model and are the originators of other conceptual models for understanding the life journey of individuals and society, from the collusion of dominance and subordinance to the experience of colleagueship. Their work is systemic and experiential. Our trainers from New Dynamics for this workshop will be Rianna Moore and Rick Huntley. For more information about them, please go to their website at www.newdynamicsconsulting.com .

 Fees, deadlines, logistics and registration:

·       The cost of the workshop is $650 .

·       The registration fee will cover lodging, meals, facilitator fees and miscellaneous administrative costs for the two-and-one-half days. Due to the variability in housing accommodations and our desire not to increase the cost, participants usually share rooms and may need to sleep on a rollaway or share a king size bed. Also, we'll be preparing meals together. 

·        This workshop is open to Stanford GSB Facilitators first and then will be open to NTL members after Dec 15 2008.

 ·        The workshop will be held at Stinson Beach.  The workshop will begin at 4:00pm Friday afternoon and end at 4:00 Sunday afternoon.

 If you are serious about registering for the course, please do the following:

Send an email to Paul (below) confirming your intention to come. Paul will send you Participant Information sheet and release form to sign and return with your check for $650 (made out to Stanford University and dated no earlier Dec 15th) to:

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

Attn: Paul Mattish

518 Memorial Way

Stanford, CA 94305

For additional information on logistics, please contact:

Paul Mattish

650-736-1272

mattish_paul@gsb.stanford.edu

Flo Hoylman

(415) 332-1043

Hoylman_Flo@gsb.stanford.edu

5)  Intrapersonal Level Facilitation <Back>

Date: Sat.-Sun, May 2-3 , 2009; 9:00-5:00 at Stanford, CA Fees: Free;  Group Size: 24 max

This two day workshop will focus on developing skill and understanding of the Intrapersonal level in T group work.

Outcomes of these 2 days of training:
        1. Heightened ability to stay on my side of the net
        2. More awareness of the filters I use to make sense of the world
        3. More ability to see and work with projections

The overarching outcome is to increase my use of my authentic self

The primary way of working in this workshop will be self disclosing rather than offering feedback.  Even if you have attended this workshop you are welcome again, as each time we explore the intrapersonal we are different and open to different learning opportunities.

 7) Advanced Facilitator Training (Spring 2009) <Back>

Rescheduled  (July 24-26 2009)

 Interpersonal Dynamics

Course Description for Continuing Studies

Spring quarter 2009

Instructor: Ann Porteus, PhD and Yifat Sharabi-Levine , MA

Improving interpersonal competence is crucial to becoming effective in today's global society. Our diverse society demands that we develop sensitive and effective cross-cultural, intergenerational, and interprofessional ways to communicate. In this course, modeled after an extremely popular course taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, we assume that effective communication does not happen automatically, but rather is and can be learned. The course provides a safe environment for participants to build open and effective communication. The purpose of the course is to engage students in learning about their own and other's interpersonal styles-how those styles affect others and how to expand their range of communication options. The main part of the course is spent in a T-group format ("T" for "training") in which students participate in experiential learning. Each group will have an experienced facilitator who will help participants to practice and expand their repertoire of interpersonal skills. 

7 weeks,  on Mondays, 7:00-10:00pm

2 Saturdays 9:00am-4:00pm  

9) Facilitating Non-harassing Conversations about Sex and Sexuality

Postponed to 2009-10

The focus of this 1/2 day workshop is to cover the topic of facilitating conversations about sex and sexuality in a non-harassing way, dealing with physical attraction among t-group participants, facilitating conversations about gender differences, and navigating one on one interactions within and outside of the t-group setting. 

This workshop is free.

All facilitators are required to complete this workshop in the next two years in order for you to remain an active bidder.