Social and psychological training is one of the methods of psychological impact, as well as social impact, carried out in the process of group interaction. Such trainings are aimed at increasing the level of competence in the field of interaction and communication.
In our country, the term "socio-psychological training" appeared due to the work of German psychologists.
As mentioned above, one of the main tasks of this kind of training is communication training. In general, it is worth noting that socio-psychological trainings can pursue various goals: training in business conversation, peaceful resolution of conflicts, development of specific social skills. Etc. Some of them teach people to adequately perceive the current situation, analyze it and not grab the first available solution options.
The process of gaining experience, as well as new knowledge, will take place as it should, only if the group members show proper activity. Yes, the principle of activity in this case is extremely important. It is thanks to him that people can learn new knowledge, develop and consolidate new models of behavior, learn how to interact differently with others.
Important in socio-psychological training is the principle of feedback. The acquisition of a new emotional, perceptual and cognitive experience is based on this principle. In the practice of socio-psychological trainings, empirically stand out conditions that are a prerequisite for feedback.
As a rule, socio-psychological training is carried out in groups of eight to twelve people. The whole process should be led by a professional psychologist who has undergone special training. Typically, the cycle includes from thirty to fifty hours. In general, we note that the duration directly depends on the tasks originally set.
According to statistics, it can be concluded that short trainings do not give the desired positive result. Do not forget that the program of socio-psychological training is something complex and carefully thought out. Excluding something from it, you can ruin everything thoroughly.
Classes can be held daily or at short intervals. Usually these intervals do not last more than three days. In some cases, marathons are used - that is, eight ten lessons in a row are held per day. The goals of such marathons are unusual and specific.
Methodological techniques that can be used in the process of socio-psychological training are different. These include group discussion, non-verbal techniques, various role-playing games, and so on. The effectiveness of socio-psychological training can be increased through the use of illustrations, video and audio recordings. In some cases, the training itself is recorded, and then the recording is put up for discussion by its participants.
Socio-psychological training is often used to train any specialists. Such specialists include teachers, doctors, managers, trade workers, psychologists, and so on.
It is believed that socio-psychological training can help solve a number of psychological problems. These are problems like excessive shyness, timidity, inability to express one's thoughts correctly, speak in public, communicate with representatives of the opposite sex. Yes, indeed, this kind of training helped many people get rid of the most serious complexes, survive the loss of loved ones, find a new meaning in life after the familiar world collapsed.