TY - GEN
T1 - Visualizing group dynamics signals
AU - Kuijpers, Erik
AU - Van Den Elzen, Stef
AU - Hambartsumyan, Henri
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The group dynamics visualizer is a solution to the problem healthcare workers are facing when working with social therapeutic groups. It is a well known problem that their reflection ability is affected negatively by the group dynamics. Healthcare workers become part of this groups dynamics and are no longer able to objectively observe and intervene. In this paper we describe the process of measuring group dynamics, a part of the 'group prevention plan'; more specific, giving feedback on the tension level of groups inside a psychiatric ward. A software application, 'group dynamics visualizer', is developed to measure and visualize the data. The visualization methods allow the user to quickly explore the data in order to find relations and abnormalities. This information is then used to prevent high-tension build up. Furthermore the software serves as an objective observation tool.
AB - The group dynamics visualizer is a solution to the problem healthcare workers are facing when working with social therapeutic groups. It is a well known problem that their reflection ability is affected negatively by the group dynamics. Healthcare workers become part of this groups dynamics and are no longer able to objectively observe and intervene. In this paper we describe the process of measuring group dynamics, a part of the 'group prevention plan'; more specific, giving feedback on the tension level of groups inside a psychiatric ward. A software application, 'group dynamics visualizer', is developed to measure and visualize the data. The visualization methods allow the user to quickly explore the data in order to find relations and abnormalities. This information is then used to prevent high-tension build up. Furthermore the software serves as an objective observation tool.
KW - Data exploration
KW - Matrix representation grid
KW - Visualization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952507271&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/1931344.1931351
DO - 10.1145/1931344.1931351
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79952507271
SN - 9781605589268
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - Selected Papers from the Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research - Digital Edition, MB'10
T2 - 7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, MB'10
Y2 - 24 August 2010 through 27 August 2010
ER -