TY - JOUR
T1 - The Language of Resistance in a Counselling Group
T2 - Dynamics of Authority and Power
AU - Kit, Phey Ling
AU - Wong, Shyh Shin
AU - D’Rozario, Vilma
AU - Bacsal, Rhodas Myra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.
PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - This study presents a qualitative exploration and analysis of the experiences of eight trainee group counsellors from Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan, in an in-class face-to-face and on-line support group. The study sought to understand how participants co-constructed their experiences of the critical incident of resistance, which they had identified as significant in their post-group reflection papers. Conversation Analysis was used to analyse all session transcripts During the analytical process, it was found that two co-facilitators and one member had used interactional features such as the turn allocation process, conversational practices, declarations and prescriptions, to create and implement their authority and power in influencing the other group members in ways which were considered judgemental, disempowering and offensive by one member, who in turn became increasingly resistant.
AB - This study presents a qualitative exploration and analysis of the experiences of eight trainee group counsellors from Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan, in an in-class face-to-face and on-line support group. The study sought to understand how participants co-constructed their experiences of the critical incident of resistance, which they had identified as significant in their post-group reflection papers. Conversation Analysis was used to analyse all session transcripts During the analytical process, it was found that two co-facilitators and one member had used interactional features such as the turn allocation process, conversational practices, declarations and prescriptions, to create and implement their authority and power in influencing the other group members in ways which were considered judgemental, disempowering and offensive by one member, who in turn became increasingly resistant.
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U2 - 10.1177/0533316414545307i
DO - 10.1177/0533316414545307i
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907091577
SN - 0533-3164
VL - 47
SP - 50
EP - 66
JO - Group Analysis
JF - Group Analysis
ER -