Thor-Kristian Island M.D. is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and group analyst in private practice in Oslo, Norway. He is co-founder and previous director of Institute of Group Analysis (Norway). He was also co-founder and previous president of the Norwegian Group Psychotherapy Association. He has been training group analyst, supervisor and theory lecturer, as well as one of the large group conductors at the group analytic training program in Norway for more than 25 years. He has conducted the large group at several international congresses and symposia; the AGPA annual conference in New York and New Orleans, the IAGP congresses in Rome, Italy and Cartagena, Colombia, the Large Group at GASi symposium Lisbon in 2014. Thor Kristian also co-conducted the large groups at the Gonen workshops in Israel in 2013 and 2016. He has been large group conductor at many other national and international conferences and workshops.
He has been committee member of EGATIN and member of the management committee of GAS (London). He was chair of the 13th Group Analytic Symposium in Molde, Norway in 2005. He is member of the Board of Directors of IAGP and delegate to EFPP.
He has presented papers related to group analytic training as well as practice at several international congresses. He has published papers on Large groups and group analytic training.
Some publications related to Large Groups and group analytic training:
Island,T.K., Karterud,S. (2013) “From Group Analytic Practice to Group Analytic Text: On Writing a Group Analytic Diploma Paper”. Group Analysis 46: 439-451
Berg, E.M. & Island, T.K. (2011) “Tillit og skam i supervisjonsmatrix” (Trust and shame in the supervisory matrix) Matrix 2011, 28, 4;295-309
Island, T.K. (2010) “Desintegration oder Dialog? Die Bedeutung von Grossgruppen im Kontext”. (Disintegration or Dialogue? The Significance of the Large Group in Context). Österreichisches Jahrbuch für Gruppenanalyse., 2010;4:77-99
Island, T.K. (2010) “Aktuelle Herausforderungen und zeitgemässe Möglichkeiten der Gruppenanalyse in einer sich verändernden Welt”. (Contemporary Possibilities and Challenges of Group Analysis in a Changing World). Gruppenpsychotherapie und Gruppendynamik 2010;46:185-197
Island, T.K. (2009) “The Large Group – From Despair to Dialogue”. Contexts No 1,2009; 43: 27-35
Island, T.K. (2003) “The Large Group and Leadership Challenges in a Group Analytic Training Community” in Schneider, S. & Weinberg, H. (eds) The Large Group Revisited. Jessica Kingsley publishers 2003;201-213 London, New York
He has been committee member of EGATIN and member of the management committee of GAS (London). He was chair of the 13th Group Analytic Symposium in Molde, Norway in 2005. He is member of the Board of Directors of IAGP and delegate to EFPP.
He has presented papers related to group analytic training as well as practice at several international congresses. He has published papers on Large groups and group analytic training.
Some publications related to Large Groups and group analytic training:
Island,T.K., Karterud,S. (2013) “From Group Analytic Practice to Group Analytic Text: On Writing a Group Analytic Diploma Paper”. Group Analysis 46: 439-451
Berg, E.M. & Island, T.K. (2011) “Tillit og skam i supervisjonsmatrix” (Trust and shame in the supervisory matrix) Matrix 2011, 28, 4;295-309
Island, T.K. (2010) “Desintegration oder Dialog? Die Bedeutung von Grossgruppen im Kontext”. (Disintegration or Dialogue? The Significance of the Large Group in Context). Österreichisches Jahrbuch für Gruppenanalyse., 2010;4:77-99
Island, T.K. (2010) “Aktuelle Herausforderungen und zeitgemässe Möglichkeiten der Gruppenanalyse in einer sich verändernden Welt”. (Contemporary Possibilities and Challenges of Group Analysis in a Changing World). Gruppenpsychotherapie und Gruppendynamik 2010;46:185-197
Island, T.K. (2009) “The Large Group – From Despair to Dialogue”. Contexts No 1,2009; 43: 27-35
Island, T.K. (2003) “The Large Group and Leadership Challenges in a Group Analytic Training Community” in Schneider, S. & Weinberg, H. (eds) The Large Group Revisited. Jessica Kingsley publishers 2003;201-213 London, New York