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Social support helps people grow:

In psychological theory and research, it has been known for many years that social support is a key factor which determines a persons level of physical and mental health.

For example, in group and workplace settings  socially supportive teams are more likely to reach their objectives.

At the heart of this approach is the importance of deep valuing and active support of each individual.

People who feel good about themselves generally are more productive and effective than those who don’t feel good about themselves.

This is consistent with a person-centerd approach to therapy:

As people are accepted and prized, they tend to develop a more caring attitude towards themselves.

The person-centered or humanistic approach is based around respect for the dignity and individuality of each member.  This believe in each person’s value is seen as a critical ingredient for growth and development.  Effective psychological change processes usually benefit from a humanistic orientation.

Support alone, however, is not enough.  For example, there has recently been criticism of parenting and schooling practices which artificially inflate children’s self-esteem without giving the children real skills upon which to base their self-esteem.

Ideally, support should be paired with appropriately challenging experiences.  The mix of social support and challenge can be a powerful formula for healing and growth.

Social support helps people to take positive risks.  However, when there are negative relations with others, people are inclined to adopt defensive or aggressive postures are at not able to create and engage in as many growth opportunities.

Social support can also serve as a salve to pains encountered along the way.  It gives people confidence in ‘having a go’ and testing their limits when they know they have a community of support.

When the power of social support and challenge are really harnessed, a group can collectively achieve very significant, even transformational growth together.

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