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Synton-approach, as a direction in practical psychology, developed in the process of Sinton’s work by the forces of N.I. Kozlov and his colleagues. In the synton approach, a person is not only an organism that adapts to the environment in order to satisfy its needs. A person is not reduced to his body, he can live as a person, adapting the environment to himself, guided by his goals and values.
In choosing between adaptive behavior and development, the synton approach suggests focusing on development. To adapt to life is a less worthy task than to develop oneself into a worthy personality and create a worthy life around oneself. In the synthon approach, a person is seen as an author, as a creator of his own life, having free will, reason and being responsible for his decisions, life choices, relationships, feelings and emotions.
The synton approach is based on the scientific developments of neobehaviorism, cognitive psychology, modern psychoanalysis and humanistic psychology, while the synton approach is a personal-active, ethical approach. “Good beginning” in a person for the synton approach is not a given, but a task. Children are born with different inclinations, but the task of society and the family is to educate a person and a person in it. In the synthon approach, society and culture are not dangerous introjects, but the source of civilization, that which created us as people, which gave us our strengths and capabilities, our individuality.
The synton approach is humanistic in terms of values, but realistic in terms of means of work, and is aware of itself within the framework of realistic psychology. Synton studies and models successful behavior, internal and external. Synton is practical, focused primarily not on explanation, but on change. Theoretical explanations for Sinton are good only when they become a working tool, make it possible to solve the tasks. Sinton is far from esoteric, materialistic. For Sinton, the past is past, and the present is just a pretext for building the future. Sinton does not delve into sores, does not look for reasons in the past, he offers to set goals, outline a plan and build a worthy personal future. At the same time, Sinton considers childhood to be the most important stage when personal ways of relating to the world are laid, and he considers it important that this understanding become practical.
In Sintone, the existing personality and emotions are not an intrinsic value, but a personal toolkit. That from which a person can build himself of the future. They are not born as a person, they become a person — a person of different levels of development. Sinton insists on a combination of both instrumental and value approaches. Synton is technological, gives many working techniques, but at the same time actively discusses issues of values, meanings and direction of life. Sinton proceeds from the fact that it is impossible to give psychological tricks into the hands of someone who can irresponsibly use it as a weapon against others.
The synthon approach does not welcome negativism. There are many things in people, and it is wrong to look for weaknesses, meanness and problems in them first of all, pushing them to the need for psychotherapy. You need to see everything in people, but it is more worthy to show people their strengths and capabilities, focusing on personal growth and development.
The synton approach is successfully used both in training activities and in consulting practice. The experience and methodological base of Sinton formed the basis for the activities of the University of Practical Psychology, where the leading psychological trainings and psychologists-consultants undergo professional retraining and advanced training.
Psychological training, synton approach
As a training approach and a set of psychological techniques, Sinton does not heal, but teaches, focusing on creating a warm and developing environment. Sinton believes in a person, in the strength of his mind, in the ability to take a hit and develop in an environment of strict requirements. Sinton works on support and positive, gradually increasing the level of demands on the participants of the training. The synthon is rationalistic. Synton differs in language and terminology, close to life and understandable to a non-specialist. The synthon is instrumental, aimed at the formation of skills useful for life, technological. Sinton has a free atmosphere, but swearing is excluded. Synthon does not use involvement. See →
Psychological counseling, synthon approach
The main features of the synton approach in counseling are the transfer of the client from the position of the Victim to the position of the Author, a combination of coaching and mentoring features, work mainly through positive and constructive, a combination of moments of warm support and tough demands. See →
Sinton and other areas of practical psychology
The synton approach has its own history, its own characteristics and many similarities with other popular trends. See →