Dr. Sara J. Corse is a clinical community psychologist with over 35 years of experience as a therapist, supervisor, workshop leader, researcher, teacher and community builder. Her clinical approach is systemic and integrative and her areas of expertise include depression and anxiety, grief and loss, trauma (EMDR), couples communication, and parenting effectiveness.
Dr. Corse is the Director of the Community Partnerships Initiative, a Council for Relationships program involving collaboration with diverse organizations to provide therapy and support groups to marginalized people throughout the city of Philadelphia, as well as consultation support for agency staff.
Dr. Corse is the author of "Cradled All the While: The Unexpected Gifts of a Mother's Death". In the midst of early career and child-rearing, and having lost her father at a young age, Dr. Corse became her mother’s primary caregiver through to her death from cancer. It is a story of family healing, as the often-strained relationship between Dr. Corse and her mother is transformed as they negotiate this life passage.
Dr. Corse presents seminars and workshops at various organizations on healthy relationships, parenting, trauma, loss and grief, and emotional and spiritual issues in caring for the dying and grieving and has taught graduate-level courses in Group and Community Intervention.
Let's Get to Work! Navigating the "Conflict and Rebellion" Stage through Effective Group Facilitation
An important early stage in group development is what Brabender and Fallon term "Conflict and Rebellion" and Tuckman names "Storming". Group members, still forming an attachment to the group, test its nascent boundaries, grapple with its emerging norms, and gift it with their relational anxiety. It is the transition from initial engagement and joining to a deeper level of work. As group members seek to introduce more of themselves into the group, anxiety, conflict, avoidance, reluctance and confrontation appear. This phase of group life is challenging for members and leaders but essential to t...Read morehe development of safety, trust and group cohesion. In this workshop, we will explore this phase of group development, seeking to understand the dynamics that emerge, some typical group behaviors that present challenges to the facilitators and the value of leaning into this stage to encourage the growth of the group. We will apply the psychodynamic and attachment-based concepts of rupture and repair to group life (e.g. Marmarosh, 2021). Ruptures--or breaks in empathy experienced by members in interaction with group leaders or other members are explored with an eye toward repair--or supportive exploration that leads to healing and growth. The ruptures that occur in this stage of group development present opportunities to establish a deeper level of trust. Without rupture, there is no repair. Skills for facilitating repair will be discussed and practiced. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Explain the Transition Stage of group development, also known as the Conflict and Rebellion stage or "Storming".
- Describe some typical group behaviors that emerge while groups are transitioning into an effective working group.
- Describe the facilitation skills associated with supporting groups to become effective working groups.
- Explain how the concepts of rupture and repair, often discussed in individual therapy, can be applied to group interventions.
Learning Levels
- Introductory
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Monday, December 02, 2024
Live Interactive Webinar
01:00 PM EST - 04:00 PM EST
$100.00
EARN 3 CE Credit Hours
About the speaker
Sara J Corse, PhD
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
American Psychological Association
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