The 1976 annual handbook for group facilitators / edited by J. William Pfeiffer, John E. Jones.

Includes bibliographical references.

Structured experiences. Limericks : getting acquainted -- Labeling : a getting-acquainted activity -- Blindfolds : a dyadic experience -- Symbolic toast : a closure experience -- Wilderness survival : a consensus-seeking task -- Al Kohbari : an information-sharing multiple role play -- X-Y : a three-way intergroup competition -- Disclosing and predicting : a perception-checking activity -- Boasting : a self-enhancement activity -- The other you : awareness expansion -- Consulting triads : self-assessment -- Sex-role attributes : a collection of activities -- Instrumentation. Inventory of Self-actualizing Characteristics (SAC) / Anthony G. Banet, Jr. -- Inventory of Anger Communication (IAC) / Millard J. Bienvenu, Sr. -- Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description (LEAD) / Paul Hersey, Kenneth H. Blanchard -- Organization Behavior Describer Survey (OBDS) / Roger Harrison, Barry Oshry -- Lecturettes. Dealing with anger -- Assertion theory -- The awareness wheel -- Interpersonal feedback as consensual validation of constructs -- Making judgments descriptive // Leadership as persuasion and adaptation -- Role functions in a group -- Power -- Alternatives to theorizing.

Theory and practice. Clarity of expression in interpersonal communication / Myron R. Chartier -- Designing and facilitating experiential group activities : variables and issues / Cary L. Cooper and Kenneth Harrison -- Yin/Yang : a perspective on theories of group development / Anthony G. Banet, Jr. -- Working with couples : some basic considerations / Herbert A. Otto -- Fantasy :theory and technique / Anthony G. Banet, Jr. and John E. Jones -- A Gestalt approach to collaboration in organizations / H.B. Karp -- Interrole exploration / Udai Pareek -- A current assessment of OD : what it is and why it often fails / J. William Pfeiffer and John E. Jones -- Resources. Bioenergetic therapy / Philip Katz -- Hatha Yoga / Lorrie Collins Trueblood -- A reference list for change agents / Larry E. Pate -- Book reviews.