NCJ Number
28938
Date Published
1974
Length
96 pages
Annotation
MANUAL FOR LEADER OF A TRAINING PROGRAM CONCERNED WITH INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
Abstract
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER ATTEMPTED TO LEAD A CLASS OR TRAINING GROUP HAS BEEN FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF JUST HOW TO PLAN AND PREPARE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE LESSON TO BE PRESENTED. THE MATERIALS AND SUGGESTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS GUIDE ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. BY DESIGN, THE CONTENT WAS PUT TOGETHER IN THE FORM OF A PRECISE RATHER THAN IN A DIRECTED STEP-BY-STEP PLAN. IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE LEADER, USING THESE MATERIALS AND THE SUGGESTED AUDIO VISUALS, WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A PRESENTATION THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF HIS PARTICULAR GROUP. THUS, IT IS INTENDED THAT THE USE OF THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS AND CONCEPTS WILL VARY WITH THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND DIFFERENCES IN EACH ORGANIZATION, THE PERSONALITY OF THE GROUP LEADER, AND THE PLACE IN WHICH THE TRAINING SESSION IS TO BE HELD. THE APPROACH WHICH IS SUGGESTED HERE IS A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING: A PRESENTATION OF KEY ELEMENTS AND BACKGROUND MATERIALS ON A GIVEN TOPIC; THE USE OF FILM TO ILLUSTRATE THE POINTS PRESENTED, EXERCISES WHICH ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THEIR OWN AND OTHERS' COMMUNICATION; AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION TO (1) CLARIFY AND REINFORCE THE POINTS WHICH WERE PRESENTED IN THE LECTURES, FILMS, AND EXERCISES AND (2) TO ASSIST GROUP MEMBERS IN MAKING APPLICATION OF THESE MATERIALS TO THEIR OWN SITUATIONS. A VARIETY OF TOPICS ARE COVERED IN THIS GUIDE. IT IS INTENDED BY THE AUTHOR THAT SOME OF THESE TOPICS WILL BE PERTINENT TO SPECIFIC TRAINING OBJECTIVES OF THE USER OF THIS DOCUMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)