Perth Campus
iis the Regional Western Australian learning and training campus for Psychodrama Australia (PA) which is Accredited by the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Psychodrama Association (AANZPA.) Board of Examiners to undertake training level articulated in the AANZPA Training & Standards Manual.
PSYCHODRAMA TRAINING PROGRAM 2026 - Core, Intermediate, Advanced
Application by personal interview
Semester 1: March-June 2026 Core, Intermediate and Advanced Training Progra
Training Weekend 1 14 and 15 March 2026, Sat 9:30am to 5.00pm, Sun 9:30am-4pm:
Training Weekend 2 18 and 19 April 2026, Sat 9:30am to 5.00pm, Sun 9:30am-4pm
Visiting Trainer Elizabeth Synnot: 16 and 17 May 2026, Sat&Sun 9:30am to 5.00pm
Training Weekend 3 20 and 21 June 2026, Sat 9:30am to 5.00pm, Sun 9:30-4pm:
Semester 2: July – November 2026
Training Weekend 4 18 and 19 July 2026, Sat 9:30am to 5.00pm, Sun 9:30-4pm:
(Optional) Writing Workshop: 15 and 16 August 2026, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Training Weekend 5 19 and 20 September 2026, Sat 9:30am to 5.00pm, Sun 9:30-4pm:
3-day intensive with Elizabeth Synnot -Fri 9th to Sun11th October 2026, 10AM-5 Each Day
(Optional) Integration Workshop, 21 AND 22 November 2026, Sat & Sun, 9:30 to 5.00pm,
VENUE: 48 Sixth Ave, Maylands
For Further Details Contact:
Dr Kevin Franklin, Director of Training, Qualified Practicing Psychodramatist & Trainer Educator Practitioner. M: 0478 641 763, Email: kevfrank@westnet.com.au
Helen Phelan, Qualified Practicing Sociometrist, Staff Trainer & TEPit M: 0407 225 116, Email: hjphelan@iinet.net.au
As well as the full-year Training Program, workshops for Introduction to Psychodrama and Professional development using Moreno's action methods will be offered from time to time. These will provide Registraion information on this website and are open to those new to psychodrama and any professional people intered in developing more creative reponses to life.s circumstances and more satisfying relationships.
For interest in the Training program, please contact Kevin Franklin kevfrank@westnet.com.au or Helen Phelan hjphelan@iinet.net.au and see information below.
The AANZPA site AANZPA.org has information on the annual conference held in January each year in various cities in Australia and New Zealand.
Upcoming Events
Creativity and spontaneity are essential capacities for effective practice in the helping professions. They enable practitioners to respond in the moment with, flexibility, and purpose to the complex and evolving situations encountered in therapeutic, organisational, and community settings. In psychodrama, spontaneity refers to the ability to meet both familiar and new situations in the moment, with openness and choice, rather than relying on habitual or fixed responses that may limit effectiveness.
J. L. Moreno, the founder of psychodrama, viewed spontaneity as fundamental to healthy functioning—personally, relationally, and socially. This orientation invites practitioners to work in ways that are attuned to context, including social systems and culture, while staying connected to their own humanity. It includes creativity and the capacity to engage with purpose and integrity in everyday professional practice.
Psychodrama provides a range of practical, embodied methods that actively support the development of spontaneity. Through dramatic enactment, these techniques create conditions for new perspectives, roles, and responses to emerge for both practitioners and clients. Spontaneity is a key indicator of growth, resilience, and wellbeing, and is commonly experienced as increased vitality, adaptability, and relational connection. Participants will engage experientially with these methods and reflect on their relevance for their own professional development, clinical effectiveness, and work with individuals and groups.
At its heart, this workshop presents the essential stance of the psychodramatic practitioner: working as a therapeutic guide who supports our warming up to creativity, connection, and purposeful action.
Leader: Elizabeth Synnot, AANZPA Psychodrama Trainer Educator and Practitioner, LL. B, M Soc Sci. Elizabeth has been training in psychodrama methodology for over 30 years. She lives in Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. She has been trained to get alongside our values and cultural influences. She is commitment to work with Helen Phelan on psychodrama training into the future
Current and Past Events
In the workplace and in life we are often required to deal with things that seem difficult to handle. These can be inner journeys or journeys in the world. Sometimes we respond with concern and sometimes with creativity and courage.