ABSTRACT
In Part I the management of boundaries is discussed in the context of the role of the facilitator (Chapter 5) and dealing with common problems (Chapter 6). In this chapter Ewa Wojciechowska explores this core aspect of the group and the facilitator's role in greater depth, with examples of how personal experiences or needs can have major impacts on people in their work situation. She also illustrates an important aspect of boundary management ± when it may be appropriate for the facilitator to see a group member on her own. This chapter takes us squarely into the realm of feelings, echoing one of the de®ning functions of a staff support group identi®ed in Chapter 1: to enable staff to express, discuss and manage dif®cult or painful emotional responses. Central to this is how the facilitator pays attention to and uses her own feelings. Linked to this, Wojciechowska develops further the discussion in Chapter 2 about personal motivation in members of the caring professions, and the need to balance the tension between our idealism and realism.
