ROLE PLAYING FOR PERSONNEL AND GUIDANCE WORKERS: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR APPLICATION

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the research and literature in role playing most relevant for those in personnel and guidance work. The particular assets of role playing in these fields are: ( 1) facility for transmitting feelings, attitudes, and techniques; (2) insight in diagnosis of personality and behavior of the subject, both for counselor and counselee; (3) flexibility in trying out different ways of behaving and practicing appro- priate behavior skills in a permissive setting; and (4) potency in providing insight into own behavior and how it affects others.