FSS:PSY443 Group Training - Course Information
PSY443 Theory and Practice of Group Training
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jana Kostínková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Macek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Wed 12. 4. 11:30–13:00 U42, 13:30–16:45 U42, Wed 19. 4. 11:30–13:00 U42, 13:30–16:45 U42, Wed 3. 5. 11:30–13:00 U42, 13:30–16:45 U42, Wed 17. 5. 11:30–13:00 U42, 13:30–16:45 U42
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- Určeno pro absolventy základního kursu sociální psychologie v rámci bakalářského studia.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Psychology (programme FF, M-PS)
- Psychology (programme FSS, N-PS)
- Psychotherapeutic Studies (programme FSS, N-PS)
- Course objectives
- The main aim of this course is to understad group processes in training and psyhotherapy groups and to learn some elementary skills regarding leadership of these groups.
- Syllabus
- 1. Small groups, a meaning of membership, group processes and social identity. Structure and processes of smal groups, development of relationships in small groups. Cohesion and tension as basic group processes.
- 2. Training group and psychotherapeutic group. The training group as a space for experimenation and improving of social skills. The group as a space for persona growth. Personal needs and group processes. Safety and influance in group.
- 3. Social, interpersonal, and experiencial learning in group. Emotional experiences, catharsis. Roles and rules in group. Typical behavior of members of group. Resistency, manipulation, supporting behavior.
- 4. Personal growth in group. Hope, altruism, trust, and responsibility in group. Family experiences, the group processes, subjective feelings in group.
- 5. Leadership. Knowledge, skills, and experiences in the role of leader of training group and in the role of psychotherapist.
- 6. Different theoretical approaches, frameworks, and styles in the work with groups (gestalt, cognitive, behavioral, systemic, integrative).
- Literature
- Teaching methods
- The course consists of one lecture and one two days seminar. The lecture provides a theoretical frame nad the seminar allows to connect it with a direct practical experience with group work. Students are obliged read the assigned chapters in the course textbook and use the IS e-learning system to read the supplemental literature, which is available electronically in PDF and/or Word format.
- Assessment methods
- evaluation of final paper
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pro otevření kurzu je potřeba minimálně 10 zapsaných studentů.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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