Workshop 1 - The Psychodramatic Method

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Workshop 1 - The Psychodramatic Method

All Training levels

Writing Task :
 
Reflect on your experience as a protagonist, auxiliary or producer. In your experience so far, what makes psychodrama 'work'? (Limit to 1 page)
 
Level 1 Readings :
 
  • Hill, K Training Manual for Psychodrama Trainees (pp 1-4)  Psychodrama NSW
  • Dayton, T. (2005). The Living Stage.In The Living Stage: A Step by Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy (Ch.1, pp.3-10). Health Communications Inc, Florida, USA.
  • Blatner, A. (1996). The Basic Elements of Psychodrama. In Acting-In (Ch.1, pp.1-15). Springer, USA.
  • Hollander, C. The Hollander Curve and Phases of a Psychodrama. Psychodrama NSW.
  • Hirschfeld, B. & McVea, C. (1998). A Cast of Thousands: Working with the Five Instruments of Psychodrama in the Therapeutic Relationship. ANZPA Journal 7:51-57.
  • Clayton, G.M. (1989). Notes on Spontaneity. In Group Work Training Manual (pp.67-68). Australian College of Psychodrama, Melbourne
 
Attachments: 

Level 2 Readings :

 
  • Moreno, J.L. (1972). Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy: Introduction to the Fourth Edition. In Psychodrama First Volume: Fourth Edition with New Introduction. Beacon House, New York
  • Moreno, J.L. (1972). Introduction to the Third Edition: Historic Background. In Psychodrama First Volume: Fourth Editionwith New Introduction. Beacon House, New York
  • Moreno, J.L. (1993). Doctrine of Spontaneity – Creativity. In Who Shall Survive? Foundations of Sociometry, Group Psychotherapy and Sociodrama (Student Edition). Beacon House, New York
Attachments: 

Moreno, J. L. Doctrine of Spontaneity

Moreno, J. L. Introduction to the Third Edition, Historic Background

Moreno, J. L. Psychandram Group Psychotherapy, Introduction to the Fourth Edition

 Moreno, J.L. Doctrine of Spontaneity - Creativity..PDF Moreno, J. L.

 Moreno, J.L. Introduction to the Third Edition, Historic Background.PDF

 Moreno, J.L. Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy, Introduction to the Fourth Edition. (2).PDF

 
 

Level 3 Readings :

 
Level 2 readings PLUS
 
Dayton, T. (2005). The Triadic System: Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. In The Living Stage. A Step by Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy (Ch.2, pp.11-19). Health Communications, Florida.

Level 1 Trainees

 
Writing Task :
 
Reflect on your experience as a protagonist, auxiliary or producer. In your experience so far, what makes psychodrama 'work'? (Limit to 1 page)
 
Readings :
  • Hill, K Training Manual for Psychodrama Trainees (pp 1-4)  Psychodrama NSW
  • Dayton, T. (2005). The Living Stage.In The Living Stage: A Step by Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy (Ch.1, pp.3-10). Health Communications Inc, Florida, USA.
  • Blatner, A. (1996). The Basic Elements of Psychodrama. In Acting-In (Ch.1, pp.1-15). Springer, USA.
  • Hollander, C. The Hollander Curve and Phases of a Psychodrama. Psychodrama NSW.
  • Hirschfeld, B. & McVea, C. (1998). A Cast of Thousands: Working with the Five Instruments of Psychodrama in the Therapeutic Relationship. ANZPA Journal 7:51-57.
  • Clayton, G.M. (1989). Notes on Spontaneity. In Group Work Training Manual (pp.67-68). Australian College of Psychodrama, Melbourne
Attachments:

 ANZPA_Journal_07_art09.pdf

 Blatner, A. The Basic Elements of Psychodrama.PDF

 Clayton, G.M. Notes on Spontaneity..PDF

 Dayton, T. The Living Stage.PDF

 Hill, K. Training Manual for Psychodrama Trainees..PDF

 The Hollander Curve.doc

 

Level 2 Trainees

Writing Task :

Choose a specific phase of a drama.

a) Write a verbatim account that covers10 interactions.

b) Reflect on the way that the protagonist’s warm up (spontaneity) developed, identifying the interventions that were influential and discuss one intervention in detail. (Limit to two pages)

 
Readings :
  • Moreno, J.L. (1972). Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy: Introduction to the Fourth Edition. In Psychodrama First Volume: Fourth Edition with New Introduction. Beacon House, New York
  • Moreno, J.L. (1972). Introduction to the Third Edition: Historic Background. In Psychodrama First Volume: Fourth Edition with New Introduction. Beacon House, New York
  • Moreno, J.L. (1993). Doctrine of Spontaneity – Creativity. In Who Shall Survive? Foundations of Sociometry, Group Psychotherapy and Sociodrama (Student Edition). Beacon House, New York
Attachments:

 Moreno, J.L. Doctrine of Spontaneity - Creativity..PDF

 Moreno, J.L. Introduction to the Third Edition, Historic Background.PDF

 Moreno, J.L. Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy, Introduction to the Fourth Edition. (2).PDF

 

Level 3 + Trainees

Writing Task :
Identify a moment when directing, where you recognised and intervened in your own warm up so as to follow the protagonists warm up.
Discuss the effect and relate it to Moreno's Canon of Creativity (Doctrine of Sponteneity - Creativity, see Level 2 readings)  Limit of 2 pages.
 
Readings :
Level 2 readings PLUS
 
Dayton, T. (2005). The Triadic System: Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. In The Living Stage. A Step by Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Experiential Group Therapy (Ch.2, pp.11-19). Health Communications, Florida.

 

| Attachments:  Dayton, T. The Triadic System, Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy..PDF