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Encounter group
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en·coun·ter group (n-kountr)
n.
A psychotherapy group in which the participants try to increase their sensitivity and gain insight into their emotions by expressing their own emotions and responding to the emotions of others in the group.
Encounter group
A form of humanistic therapy in which participants meet with a trained leader to increase self-awareness and social skills through emotional sharing and confrontation.
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Encounter groups between Jews and Arabs at the School for Peace have temporarily started working with groups of Jews or Arabs separately to lay a framework for both sides to meet together later on.
Lessons learned from Israel's Peace Village. (Alternative Voices) by Andrews, Joseph L. / The Humanist
She cites 50 years of examples of encounter groups, black psychotherapy, sensitivity trainings, and cultural etiquette books that arose to manage tensions in the postwar integration era.
Race Experts: How Racial Etiquette, Sensitivity Training, and New Age ... by Sen, Rinku / Colorlines Magazine
When Westerners encounter groups like the Nzamba Lela, they sometimes feel uncomfortable because they are so natural that, in a way, they are guileless.
Blurring the Lines by FELCIANO, RITA / Dance Magazine
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