Course: Socio-psychological training

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Course title Socio-psychological training
Course code KSA/SOPV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dočekal Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Defining basic rules for communication, cooperation, and participation within the framework of social-psychological training. 2. Creating a safe, protected space; techniques focused on introductions. 3. Social-psychological training techniques focused on getting to know othersverbal techniques, testing social intuition. 4. Social-psychological training techniques focused on understanding othersnonverbal techniques. Social-psychological training techniques focused on understanding othersprojective techniques. 5. Social-psychological training techniques focused on facilitating group processesworking with drawings. 6. Social-psychological training techniques focused on facilitating group processesdyadic techniques. 7. Social-psychological training techniques focused on promoting cooperationgroup techniques (verbal and nonverbal). 8. Social-psychological training techniques focused on self-awareness and self-assessmentverbal and nonverbal techniques. 9. Social-psychological training techniques focused on self-awareness and self-assessmentobtaining feedback from other group members and group reflection on the presented self-concept. 10. Social-psychological training techniques focused on developing verbal communication skills. 11. Social-psychological training techniques focused on developing nonverbal communication skills. 12. Practice in active listening and empathy. 13. Training in assertive and self-advocacy techniques, convincing others, and persuasion.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Homework for Teaching - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Developing the professional and personal skills necessary for social interaction.
The course focuses on acquiring, developing, and refining basic personal and professional competencies that lead to a better understanding of the helping process. Particular attention will be given to developing communication skills, empathy, reflection, and self-reflection.
Prerequisites
A willingness to reflect on social-psychological experiences.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Seminar attendance, self-reflective essay
Recommended literature
  • Kolařík, M. (2013). Interakční psychologický výcvik. Praha.
  • Kolařík, M. (2011). Psychologický interakční výcvik. Praha.


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