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Consulting to the alternative work setting: A suggested strategy for community psychology
Author(s) -
Reinharz Shulamit
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198307)11:3<199::aid-jcop2290110303>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - psychology , value (mathematics) , intervention (counseling) , interpersonal communication , social psychology , process (computing) , work (physics) , public relations , interpersonal relationship , applied psychology , political science , engineering , psychiatry , computer science , mechanical engineering , machine learning , operating system
Alternative services and businesses attempt to create egalitarian relations among their workers and to enhance the relation between the workplace and the surrounding community. Although these settings oppose traditional organizational forms, they possess their own internal value conflicts that generate considerable stress among their workers. This article describes one alternative setting in terms of its history and organizational conflicts, and then describes an intervention effort that reduced the members' interpersonal stress. The particular conflicts that emerged during consultation and how they were handled are documented. Numerous naturally occurring indicators are presented that suggest the effectiveness of this consultation. A setting‐focussed form of traditional group process consultation is concluded to be effective in nontraditional settings.