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Research Article

Collaborative facilitation of encounter groups

La facilitation collaborative des groupes de rencontre

Facilitação colabrative de grupos de encontro

Facilitacion colabrative de grupos de encuentro

Gemeinsames Forden von Encounter-Gruppen

Pages 200-207 | Received 29 Jan 2019, Accepted 05 May 2019, Published online: 23 Oct 2019
 

ABSTRACT

The main aim of this paper is to present members’ experiences in three long run encounter groups that function as collaboratively facilitated ones without a designated facilitator. Shared experiences of the members outline some themes around the feeling of being in an encounter group with the facilitator in contrast to facilitating it ourselves, such ones as freedom, responsibility, safety, protection, relationships, etc. Apart from that, the author’s views on encounter groups, facilitation and the history of encounter movement in Hungary are presented.

L’objectif principal de cet article est de présenter les expériences des membres de trois groupes de rencontre au long cours. Les expériences partagées par les membres soulignent quelques thèmes tournant autour de la sensation d’être dans un groupe de rencontre avec un facilitateur en contraste avec la facilitation du groupe par lui-même. Parmi les thèmes: liberté, responsabilité, sécurité, protection, relations, etc. A côté de cela, les points de vue des auteurs à propos des groupes de rencontre, de la facilitation et l’histoire du mouvement de la rencontre en Hongrie sont présentés.

Zusammenfassung: Das Hauptziel dieses Artikels ist es, die Erfahrungen von Mitgliedern dreier langfristiger Encounter-Gruppen vorzustellen, die als gemeinschaftlich geführt ohne spezifisch benannte Facilitator*innen funktionieren. Miteinander geteilte Erfahrungen der Mitglieder skizzieren einige Themen rund um das Gefühl, in einer Encounter-Gruppe mit Facilitator*in zu sein im Gegensatz dazu, die Gruppe selbst gemeinschaftlich zu führen: wie etwa Freiheit, Verantwortung, Sicherheit, Schutz, Beziehungen etc. Darüber hinaus stellt die Autorin ihre Sicht zu Encounter-Gruppen, Facilitation und die Geschichte der Encounter-Bewegung in Ungarn vor.

O principal objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a experiência dos elementos de três grupos de encontro de longa data, que funcionam como grupos de facilitação colaborativa, sem facilitador designado. As experiências partilhadas dos participantes realçam alguns temas em torno dos sentimentos de estar num grupo de encontro com um facilitador, em contraste com sermos nós próprios a facilitarmo-lo, tais como: liberdade, responsabilidade, segurança, proteção, relações, etc. Para além disso, é apresentada a visão da autora em relação aos grupos de encontro, à facilitação e ao movimento dos grupos de encontro na Hungria.

El proposito principal de este escrito es presentar las experienciad de loa miembros en tre largos envuentros de grupo que funcionaron como facilitadores colaborativos sin tener un facilitador designado. Las experiencias compartidas de los miembros delinearon algunos temas acerca de los sentiemientos de estar en un grupo de encuentro con un facilitaodr rn contraste con facilitarlo ellos mismos cada uno con libertad, reponsabilidad, seguridad, proteccion, relaciones, etc. Ademas de esto, De presentan los puntos de vista de los autores acerca de encuentros de grupos, facilitacion, y la historia del movimiento de los encuentros em Hungria. Apart from that, se presentan las miradas del autor sobre grupos de encuentro, facilitacion y la hostoria sw movimiento de encuentro en Hungria.

Acknowledgements

The manuscript of this paper was sent to those group members who contributed to it and I have received some very useful comments and corrections from them. Thank you!

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

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Notes on contributors

Magda Draskóczy

Magda Draskóczy is a person-centered counselor working in private practice and as a trainer at the Hungarian Association for Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Counseling. She has been member of the WAPCEPC board (2003–2010) and board member, then chair of PCE-Europe (2002–2010). She is founder of the Rogers Foundation for Autonomous Person in Hungary.

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