The newly appointed Vice President of World Society of Victimology addressed the press here in Kathmandu
Kathmandu : In
a riveting press briefing, India’s renowned behavioural scientist Prof. of
Eminence (Dr.) Sanjeev P. Sahni emphasized on “maximizing potential through
behavioural competencies and performance enhancement among students”.
Elaborating on enhancing various social,
emotional, and cognitive abilities among students through competency mapping techniques,
Dr. Sahni demonstrated how academic performance, emotional satiation and career
success is a function of their behavioural stimuli.
“It is important to understand the
relative strengths and weaknesses of the students and based on those identify
key competencies that need to be worked upon. It is all about identifying
skills and strengths of students in areas like teamwork, leadership and
decision making and then build a corrective mechanism based on that,” said Dr.
Sahni who was recently also elected as the Vice President of the World Society
of Victimology (WSV).
In recent years, researchers and
behavioural scientists like Dr. Sahni himself have laid huge focus on
identifying competencies as a key element for measuring performance of
students. He asserted on using techniques like audio-visual infotainment,
subliminal training, meditation, speed-reading, and memory games to improve the
academic and social performance of students.
“There is a need for widening
transdisciplinary approach in social-cognitive psychology studies in a bid to
assess, evaluate and then find remedies and solutions to the laxities of the
student community,” Dr. Sahni who also heads Jindal Institute of Behavioural
Sciences (JIBS)−India’s premier value-based institute− told reporters here.
Behaviour competencies in
one of the excellent life skills which aid in building an interpersonal
relation within professionals as well as within peer group. The competency of a
person is always judged on a parameter of its critical and creative
communication skill. When we talk about maximising human potential through
behaviour competencies, we are talking about education and its purpose, the
purpose is to educate our children not only the information and abilities
necessary to conduct elegantly and appropriately, but also to act in accordance
with those skills. To put it another way, education should not end at the level
of judgement but rather go on to the area of actual conduct.
There is certain parameter
which enhances behaviour competencies, maximises human potential and upgrades
performances among students. Parameters such as moral and social knowledge,
common manners, social norms, rules and regulations, the behavioural approach
towards the organisation. Social skills such as the ability to use verbal and
nonverbal strategies to perform socially and morally. Skills to perform
efficiently in orally, verbally in day-to-day life which are acceptable
normative behaviour while interacting with others. Humanity, humbleness,
intelligence courage conscience and autonomy, respect, responsibility,
naturalness, loyalty, assertiveness, and perseverance are also the qualities
which aid in student positive psychology, positive attributes and promote
overall potential upgradation in one’s characteristic.
The
approach to processing information and making a behavioural decision is also an
important component in judgement and decision and promote overall welfare of
the student.
1.
Interpreting the stimulus and
identifying the problem is a filter to analyse the problem and accordingly finding a
solution to it by moral judgement and decision.
2.
Making a plan of action to approach a
problem and find a solution
adequately. Formulating an ideal plan of moral action, social norms, and moral
judgement to evaluate a situation and make a decision accordingly.
3.
Alternative way of evaluation and making
decision by seeing other
probabilities which is influenced by other factors such as the immediate
feeling, the nature of the action and one’s social and moral value.
4.
Output process and taking actions is affected by a set of
effectors such as logical sequence, interpreting the stimulus, formulating and
accepting the course of action, making alternative decision, the emotional
state of a person is also a major element in decision making.
Behavioural competencies
have a major role to play when it comes to the education of the child and
bringing visible difference in overall growth and acceleration of their
academic progress. Stepping up in academics and building up leadership
qualities with wise acumen by equipping them in handling any situation which
come up as challenge and require a thought process that requires, analytical skill,
critical thinking and rational ability that can encompass knowledge, skills,
attitudes, and actions that distinguish excellent performers in every field of
life
The understanding of the
importance of formation of behaviour competency is crucial because, it helps in
overall development of a student and aid in positive youth development.
Behaviour competency becomes a part of a student’s personality and aid in
accessing better opportunities in every arena of life, which eventually result
in positive rewards that further encourages student work for achieving more
excellence in life.
It is pertinent to mention that Dr.
Sahni has trained over 200,000 students school principals, teachers, senior government
officials, industry professionals in more than 50 countries in areas of
competency mapping, business communications, decision making, stress
management, performance enhancement, emotional intelligence, and best teaching
practices. He has published more than 40 research articles in international and
national indexed journals and has 19 books to his credit.