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Some Resources for Understanding Repertory Grid

Here are a number of resources which can be used for study and personal research to gain a good understanding of Personal Construct Psychology and the Repertory Grid interview and their application

Distance Learning Course

Fay Fransella and Nick Reed have announced that the Centre for Personal Construct Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, is offering a six part distance learning course in PCP entitled “The Basics of Personal Construct Psychology and its Methods of Inquiry”. The aim of this course is to give students a solid foundation in personal construct theory and several personal construct methods including: triadic elicitation of constructs; laddering and pyramiding; ratings repertory grids; resistance-to-change grids; implications grids and self-characterisations.

There is also available a specialised version for researchers.

This new version of the course includes instruction on the design, administration and analysis of 'standard form' repertory grids e.g. for conducting surveys, using constructs elicited from a number of individuals. Self-characterisations will also be studied, as will Resistance to Change grids. As with the original course, this course also provides students with a solid foundation in personal construct theory

Details and booking: Here

The Refresher Course on Repertory Grids

Facilitator

Devi Jankowicz

Who should attend

This workshop is intended for delegates who have encountered the repertory grid during their formal studies in psychology, but who have not used it to any great extent and who have been left with an 'interesting; so what?' feeling. Thorough analysis of single individuals and of samples of respondents, the identification of personal values, and the range of applications in the occupational setting will be emphasised.

Workshop overview

This workshop provides an introduction to Repertory Grid Technique and its conceptual underpinnings, for people who may have heard of it or used it once or twice but are not fully conversant with elicitation and analysis techniques.

Details: Here

Certificate in Teaching Japanese Students

Oxford University Press and David English House

English Teachers in Japan is pleased to be offering this unique, Japan-specific certificate course. This course has been designed to address the needs of teachers in Japan and is offered every spring in three areas of Japan.

Includes a module `Personal construct psychology and its implications in the Classroom' by David Paul, President of David English House

Personal Construct Psychology and Therapy Course

Real Change Can Be Constructed

Location: Hogeschool Utrecht

Date: 26 - 27 March 2009

Aims of the Personal Construct Psychology and Therapy Course:

Understand basic theory
Be able to apply theory to self
Be able to apply theory to clinical practice
Understand and use basic techniques (listening skills, laddering, pyramiding questions, elaboration, tightening and loosening)
Application of these to clinical practice

More Information.

The XVIIIth International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology

PCP and constructivism: ways of working, learning and living

Venice, Italy, July 20-24, 2009

The congress on S. Servolo Island, Venice (Italy), is the 18th bi-annual international conference organised to explore developments in Personal Construct Psychology in all the fields in which this theory is applied - including practice, research and theoretical challenges.

Details at http://psicologiaclinica.splinder.com/post/19522085/The+XVIIIth+International+Cong

The Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology

An excellent collection of repertory grid and personal construct theory topics is at theThe Internet Encyclopaedia of Personal Construct Psychology in the making.

Learning and Teaching Personal Construct Theory

An excellent summary by James S Atherton of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP) with its postulates and corollaries and of Repertory Grid in an easily assimilated format is at his Personal Construct Psychology page.

Theory of Personal Constructs

Kelly's full theory of personal constructs is very detailed but its main points are covered here in `Kelly's Theory Summarised'. This is a summary of Kelly's Theory Personal Constructs which is the basis of the Repertory Grid interview.

The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids

The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids by Devi Jankowicz and published by Wiley is a user-friendly introduction to the powerful mental mapping tool of repertory grid technique. Refer to the related web sites page.

Written as a DIY guide, with a friendly expert sitting beside you, this book teaches the technique of repertory grids step by step. All the information you need, alongside lots of worked examples and helpful exercises that can be used to check your understanding. The answers are in the back! If you want additional practice and resources a website that supports this book can be found at http://www.wiley.co.uk/easyguide.

Professor Devi Jankowicz is one of the leading authorities on occupational applications of personal construct theory and repertory grid technique. He has written this guide for psychology students and researchers; education students; personnel practitioners; as well as managers in the workplace.

A Manual for Repertory Grid Technique

First published in 1977, this now classic Manual for Repertory Grid Technique has been completely revised and updated to reflect the enormous changes that have taken place both in the popularity of repertory grid methods and in the study of the methods themselves. The 2nd Edition by Fay Fransella, Richard Bell and Don Bannister (2003) and published by Wiley is aimed at novices as well as those already knowledgeable about grid usage, this manual provides an overview of George Kelly’s personal construct theory, which under pins repertory grid methods. The reader will learn how to design a grid, with guidance on how to choose elements and ways of eliciting personal constructs that can influence the results obtained.

The second edition includes multiple examples of grids, as well as:

New chapters on the main computer methods of analysis available
Supporting website with grid analysis programs available to download
Extended annotated bibliography of the many examples of grid usage

It will appeal to psychology students, practitioners and academics. Other professionals who will find this an invaluable guide include managers, teachers and educationalists, speech and language therapists, nurses, probation officers and psychiatrists.

Introduction to the Repertory Grid Interview

Introduction to the Repertory Grid Interview by Martin Fromm (Waxmann) begins with a short introduction to the theoretical background and moves on to discuss typical steps of the grid method before it describes selected variants. The book stresses the processes leading up to the collection of data. The initial focus is on how meaningful data can be produced. In the description and discussion of the process of data collection, special attention is given to the typical problems beginners experience experimenting with the grid interview. Refer to http://www.waxmann.com/index2.html?kat/1394.html.

A simple Low-tech Application - Performance Appraisal

A simple low-tech application using performance appraisal as an example can be found in the Hints section. This is an example of using a simple, low-tech, cost-effective approach to the application of repertory grid - an approach that can be adapted to other applications where appropriate.

An Outline of a Repertory Grid Session - Training needs analysis or part of a selection interview

An outline how a typical Enquire Within® Repertory Grid interview would proceed by using, as an example, Enquire Within as human resources software to assess a salesperson's skills for training needs analysis or as part of a selection interview. While the Enquire Within interviewing software has been used as the vehicle for this explanation the processes described are generic.

The Repertory Grid Interview with Enquire Within: Tutorials

A series of downloadable tutorials introducing the use of the repertory grid interview with Enquire Within in various applications such as exploration of relationships with family members, choosing a holiday destination and developing management competencies. Again, while the Enquire Within interviewing software has been used as the vehicle for the tutorials, the processes described are generic.

Repertory Grid Glossary

A glossary of terms related to the repertory grid interview

Related Web Sites

A list of related web sites with brief descriptions providing substantial reference material on the Repertory Grid interview and the Theory of Personal Constructs.