T-group
Sign in to saveAlso known as T-groups, human relations training group, training group, encounter group, sensitivity-training group, sensitivity training group
__NOTOC__ A T-group or training group (sometimes also referred to as sensitivity-training group, human relations training group or encounter group) is a form of group training where participants (typically between eight and fifteen people) learn about themselves (and about small group processes in general) through their interaction with each other. They use feedback, problem solving, and role play to gain insights into themselves, others, and groups.
Research
9,984 papers- Feasibility of a Novel Online Cross-Residency Group Dynamics Course with Didactics, Experiential T-Group, and Review.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2023
- T-group training and self-actualization.Psychological reports · 1971
- On the perception of the "mother-group" in T-groups.International journal of group psychotherapy · 1972
- T-group gains in acceptance of self and others.International journal of group psychotherapy · 1973
- Scapegoating.The American journal of nursing · 1977
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Concept
- Group types
- Variations
- Controversial aspects
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
__NOTOC__ A T-group or training group (sometimes also referred to as sensitivity-training group, human relations training group or encounter group) is a form of group training where participants (typically between eight and fifteen people) learn about themselves (and about small group processes in general) through their interaction with each other. They use feedback, problem solving, and role play to gain insights into themselves, others, and groups.
Experimental studies have been undertaken with the aim of determining what effects, if any, participating in a T-group has on the participants. For example, a 1975 article by Nancy E. Adler and Daniel Goleman concluded that "Students who had participated in a T-group showed significantly more change toward their selected goal than those who had not." Carl Rogers described sensitivity training groups as "...the most significant social invention of the century".
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