The psychodrama, sociodrama, sociometry and role training done by Psychodrama Australia Brisbane Campus is accredited by the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Psychodrama Association Inc's (ANZPA's) Board of Examiners.
Contact the Director of Training, Elizabeth Synnot, on 0411876969 or via e-mail: dizzysynnot@gmail.com
All training is being held at 1/55 Clarence St, Coorparoo.
Upcoming Events
This program is a five day non-residential psychodrama training workshop 21-25 October 2026 with Elizabeth Synnot and Sara Crane. The purpose of this five-day workshop is to provide an intensive experiential training opportunity in psychodrama, sociodrama, sociometry, role training and general group work.
For more information, click the green button View Event.
This training is the heart of psychodrama training at the Psychodrama Australia Brisbane Campus. It is open to those new to training through to those preparing for certification with psychodrama's professional association, the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Psychodrama Association (AANZPA).
This program runs for the year, starting with an interview and the creation of a ‘learning understanding’ in February. This is a four-term training program of nine weekends, one a month, and a five-day workshop in October. Dates and times for this year long Program can be viewed by clicking on the green View Event button.
Those who join this core group have the option to attend the following as part of the one core training fee for the year: the Psychodrama Essentials workshops as a trained auxiliary and three x 8-hour Writing workshops.
200 hours of training will be completed in 2026 on the completion of core training and attending these optional events.
Entry for those new to psychodrama training is via the Psychodrama Essentials workshop held in February each year or September for the following year.
Leaders: Elizabeth Synnot, Patricia O’Rourke, Chris Hosking and Sara Crane.
PSYCHODRAMA AUSTRALIA - Brisbane Campus
Summary of Training Program for 2027
Psychodrama Essentials 13 and 14 February 2027
11-12 September 2027
(Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 4.00pm)
Cost: $525
Core, Intermediate and Advanced Training Program
Year long Program with 9 weekend workshops plus 5 day intensive workshop, This includes access to 3 supervised writing sessions.
Total cost for the year: $3,820
Pre-training interviews: between 1-12 February 2027
Weekend workshops: - 20-21 February 2027
- 20-21 March 2027
-17-18 April 2027
- 15-16 May 2027
-19-20 June 2027
-17-18 July 2027
- 21-22 August 2027
- 18-19 September 2027
- 20-21 November 2027
Timing: Sat 10.00 - 6.00pm and Sun 10.00am to 4.00pm
5 day Group Work and Psychodrama: 20 to 24 October 2027
Timing: 10.00am to 8.00pm daily, except Sun 10.00am to 4.00pm
Note: essential component of Core plus open to other interested participants
Cost: $1,240 (for people not enrolled in Core)
Psychodrama Writing Workshop: Dates to be advised
Current and Past Events
This series of modules is designed for trainees who have 300 or more hours of training, who are using the method in their work and who are committed to further developing as a psychodramatist, sociometrist, role trainer or sociodramatist, and are or becoming Associate Members of AANZPA.
There is a commonly retold story that you may have heard of the Chinese expression, or curse, “May you live in interesting times”.
Apparently, the closest anyone has come to finding an actual Chinese saying that is similar to this is “Its better to be born a dog in a time of peace than born a person in a time of war” Chinese wars were nasty. Interesting times indeed! Interesting times are those where there is a clash between "I like it just the way it is" and "Where next, get me outta here". This workshop runs Friday evening through to Sunday afternoon.