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http://www.processwork.org/files/Finalprojects/Movsessian_S_November_2002.pdf
INTRODUCTION
I have written this paper for anyone who has ever experienced despair when dealing with personal relationship, organisational or group conflict. I am specifically thinking of conflicts that are long term in nature, that seem to re-cycle in society or from relationship to relationship and therefore appear insurmountable. I hope this paper will also be of help to all types of therapists, educators, life coaches and facilitators who work with relationships and groups and who wish to develop awareness tools that may assist them to transform difficult conflict scenes into more satisfying and vivifying experiences. Conflict is difficult to enter at the best of times. And when we are in the middle of an angry, escalating relationship or group conflict, Mother of Mercy, What to do? Scream louder, throw a bomb, weep, or run for the hills? Process Oriented Psychology, or Process Work, offers a multi-levelled approach to working with conflict and provides the framework and inspiration for my work. The three levels of working with conflict that I will address in this paper are: a) consensus reality which is based on the constructions of who we are in the world and our socio-political beliefs and affiliations; e.g. heterosexual/homosexual, male/female etc. b) the interpersonal and intergroup level which addresses the polarities that occur in our relationship and group dynamics; anc) the intrapsychic level which focuses on our inner-life and our deeply felt, sentient experiences which are related to and mirror external issues and conflicts. I will be specifically focusing on the intrapsychic dynamic of relationship and group conflict.
INTRODUCTION
I have written this paper for anyone who has ever experienced despair when dealing with personal relationship, organisational or group conflict. I am specifically thinking of conflicts that are long term in nature, that seem to re-cycle in society or from relationship to relationship and therefore appear insurmountable. I hope this paper will also be of help to all types of therapists, educators, life coaches and facilitators who work with relationships and groups and who wish to develop awareness tools that may assist them to transform difficult conflict scenes into more satisfying and vivifying experiences. Conflict is difficult to enter at the best of times. And when we are in the middle of an angry, escalating relationship or group conflict, Mother of Mercy, What to do? Scream louder, throw a bomb, weep, or run for the hills? Process Oriented Psychology, or Process Work, offers a multi-levelled approach to working with conflict and provides the framework and inspiration for my work. The three levels of working with conflict that I will address in this paper are: a) consensus reality which is based on the constructions of who we are in the world and our socio-political beliefs and affiliations; e.g. heterosexual/homosexual, male/female etc. b) the interpersonal and intergroup level which addresses the polarities that occur in our relationship and group dynamics; anc) the intrapsychic level which focuses on our inner-life and our deeply felt, sentient experiences which are related to and mirror external issues and conflicts. I will be specifically focusing on the intrapsychic dynamic of relationship and group conflict.