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Conceptualizing the Carrying Function of Community Advisory Boards

Conceptualizing the Carrying Function of Community Advisory Boards Community Advisory Boards (CABs) often, “carry” important ideas and concepts for the larger organization of which they are a part. The word “carry” in this context, means that a person or group expresses verbal and nonverbal messages that inform others of what the institution acknowledges, and also what it cannot bear to feel or talk about. These expressions may include attitudes and expectations, values, risks, or disowned features and qualities. A group can contain, “carry,” and express formal, informal, and unconscious issues for a department or system. In this article, we situate our theoretical underpinning of this carrying function by relying on a number of literatures: identified patient, splitting and projection, parallel process, and container and contained. Specifying and examining the dynamics of what CABs carry for an institution can prevent common pitfalls for these groups, such as mistrust, feelings of disrespect, lack of productivity, and thwarted expectations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Behavioral Science SAGE

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023
ISSN
0021-8863
eISSN
1552-6879
DOI
10.1177/00218863231155490
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Abstract

Community Advisory Boards (CABs) often, “carry” important ideas and concepts for the larger organization of which they are a part. The word “carry” in this context, means that a person or group expresses verbal and nonverbal messages that inform others of what the institution acknowledges, and also what it cannot bear to feel or talk about. These expressions may include attitudes and expectations, values, risks, or disowned features and qualities. A group can contain, “carry,” and express formal, informal, and unconscious issues for a department or system. In this article, we situate our theoretical underpinning of this carrying function by relying on a number of literatures: identified patient, splitting and projection, parallel process, and container and contained. Specifying and examining the dynamics of what CABs carry for an institution can prevent common pitfalls for these groups, such as mistrust, feelings of disrespect, lack of productivity, and thwarted expectations.

Journal

Journal of Applied Behavioral ScienceSAGE

Published: Jan 1, 2023

Keywords: groups/group processes/dynamics; decision-making; organizational power and politics; organizational change

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