Meaning of large-group awareness training | Babel Free

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Activities usually offered by groups linked with the human potential movement which claim to increase self-awareness and bring about desirable transformations in the personal lives of individuals.

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“Some of the other procedures used in certain of the large group awareness training (LGAT) programs and their offshoots contain⟳ processes to humiliate people (they resemble⟳ fraternity hazing events).”

“est and Large-Group Awareness Seminars: Arising out of the human potential movement in the 1960s were a number⟳ of workshops, seminars and training programs. The most famous human potential program⟳ was erhard seminars training known as est. est was an intensive 60-hour workshop designed to alter a person's life view⟳. There are a number⟳ of est clones including Life Spring⟳, Actualizations and Forum, which is a successor to est. All of these workshops have⟳ several features in common. Participants are verbally attacked. The idea is to break⟳ down emotional defenses in order⟳ to allow⟳ new beliefs and attitudes to take⟳ over. There is a significant cathartic element in that emotional release⟳ is generated by the est techniques.”

“Both est and Landmark Forum could be classified as LGATs (large group awareness trainings), a sociological grouping that includes neuro-linguistic programming, Insight Training Seminars (see⟳ the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness), and a whole plethora of sales and motivational courses.”

“Landmark Education, as it's formally known, is hardly alone. There are any number⟳ of groups that foster change⟳ in an intense, supportive environment. Formally, they are gathered under the rubric 'large group awareness training.' A few groups are relatively new. Some have⟳ been around for decades. Almost all owe⟳ a major debt to a Unity minister named Alexander Everett.”

“More direct⟳ evidence comes from a careful study⟳ of Large Group Awareness Training programs, variously known as Erhard Seminars Training (est), Lifespring, or simply the Forum. The basic procedure of these courses parallels the group training workshops ... but the emphasis shifts from group effectiveness to personal development. By talking through life challenges, aspirations, fears, and the like⟳ with fellow participants and professional counselors/teachers, individuals hope⟳ to change⟳ how they view⟳ themselves, their family and friends, and their prospects for a fulfilling life.”

“A large group awareness training (LGAT) program⟳ is a personal development training program⟳ in which dozens to hundreds of people are given several hours to several days of intense instruction aimed at helping participants begin⟳ to discover⟳ what is hindering them from achieving their full potential and living more satisfied lives.”

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