Bandura pointed out in his social learning theory that learning is a combination of direct experiential learning and indirect experiential learning. Experiments show that observing other people's behaviors and their results has the function of vicarious reinforcement. People are in the process of growing and changing themselves from birth. People's potential increases with their adaptation to society and re-learning. In group psychological counseling, it provides a guiding social learning situation, and promotes the healthy development of individual body and mind through group experience and modern psychological wisdom.
In addition, carl rogers's people-centered psychological counseling theory, Berne's transaction analysis theory and the research on interpersonal communication, information dissemination and interpersonal attraction in social psychology are also important theoretical foundations of group psychological counseling. A sincere and warm group atmosphere helps to establish good relationships between people, overcome fear and anxiety in mutual care and help, and build a sense of security; In such a group, people can be more open to themselves, enhance mutual understanding, and learn from each other in communication.