Role Playing In Human Relations Training

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1949

Creator: Natl Education Assn

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the following uses of role playing techniques-analyzing problems by demonstrating effects of different behavior, uncovering inter-personal relationships which are hindering group progress, practicing new behavior before trying it in a real life situation, communicating human relations skills by acting them out instead of by verbal explanations.National Education Association 1949 Sound 25 Minutes Sponsored by the National Training Laboratory in Group Development. Produced by Educational Film Productions. Synopsis: A training film on uses of role-playing and how to do it. Some uses shown are: gaining insight into human relations problems by demon- strating and analyzing effects of different behavior, uncovering inter- personal relationships which are hindering group progress, practicing new behavior before trying it out in a real life situation, and communicating human relations skills by acting them out instead of by verbal explanation. Also develops the skills required to use role-playing how to take an in- ventory of problems; how to select one problem upon which the group agrees to work; how to find a real-life example of the problem; how to set up, get under way, and stop a role-playing scene demonstrating the problem; how to lead the discussion after the role playing.