Psycosociological practices : the mediation in the groups
[COMU2612]
[30h] 5 credits
Teacher(s): Marie-Elisabeth Volckrick
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- develop the necessary complex skills for working in a group;
- run, and participate in, discussions in small groups, whether the aim is to obtain information, stimulate reflection and analysis, resolve problems and take collective decisions, or use social interaction as a pedagogical tool;
- situate and study the group as an element of social construction, not only in integration and differentiation roles, but also in the effects of the relationships that develops within it;
- use group techniques and procedures to be put in place in the light of the objectives being pursued;
- work in a group (e.g. to know how to lead, to know how to delegate, to trust, to learn from what other people do, to occupy a place in a group, to share cognitive skills, to develop reflexivity, and to self-regulate).
Main themes
- learning how to run, and participate in, discussions in small groups, whether the aim is to obtain information, stimulate reflection and analysis, resolve problems and take collective decisions, or to use social interaction as a pedagogical tool;
- the use of the psycho-sociological tools of communication;
- learning about reflexivity;
- an analysis of measures that support actors interactions and produce the social bond.
The following themes will be addressed: the typology of meetings, functions and roles in a group, authority, reflexivity, leadership, power and power games, places and the relationship of places, regulation of control/autonomous regulation, decision-making, looking for agreements, encouraging participation, communicational acting, group-work measures, and the social bond.
Content and teaching methods
Methodology
The overall methodology adopted by the course will tend to encourage the mediation of knowledge.
The methodology will be in three stages:
First stage: Theoretical inputs, and experiences of simulations, role-playing and case studies.
Second stage: Observation of established groups (e.g. local government councils).
Third stage: Concrete experiences of running and observing group discussions. Work by sub-groups. Presenting, sharing and analysing these experiences. Theoretical inputs.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Syllabus consisting of a series of ten texts.
Partly residential seminar requiring supervision by Assistants.