Sydney - Canberra

Making a community

 

Community can be looked at from many points of view.

In this training workshop we will focus on roles that are required to assist in creating and developing a community.

Self-presentation, understanding our attractions to and rejections of others, increasing the  flexibility of our responses to situations, and working with differences of opinion will be investigated in action and discussion.

Participants will be encouraged to practice leadership, take initiative and to be active group members.

Finally we will draw conclusions about the essentials of a community from our experiences in the workshop.

 

Leaders: Annette Fisher, Richard Hall

The Dance of Lead and Follow - The Truth is in the Relationship

The psychodrama method is based on the concept of co-creation. The challenge is to live in the here and now within a relational paradigm. This is as true of directing psychodrama as it is in living your life. It requires role flexibility, recognising when it is time to lead and when it is time to follow.

“… Moreno’s vision was so comprehensive that, with him, one worked all the time, because life was constantly presenting itself to us. Everything was about relationships – ours to each other, extending to our near and far social atoms…”    

Zerka Moreno (2006:43)

Often  when we see  a person bullying or otherwise  abusing another,  our first reaction is incredulity, shock and immobility. 
In this workshop we will  use the psychodramatic method to investigate the nature of bullying and our reactions to it , with a view to becoming effective at constructively intervening where possible. Later in the workshop we will investigate in action possibilities for  cultural change in our institutions and general community.

The focus of this workshop is for participants to develop abilities in themselves and in teaching others - to be loving companions to assist each other to live out their life purpose and vision.

Psychodrama examines the individual's relationship with relevant others. It also takes into consideration the nature of the 'role relationship' that takes place within therelationship - these ares are called the 'social and cultural atom'. Through the process of enactment and group process the protagonist and group members will develop abilities to 'place themselves in another's shoes', role reverse and to make conscious choices about how and when to relate to others.

This is the fifth and final workshop in the program: Psychodrama -  Personal and Professional Development, held in Canberra.

The Psychodramatic method assists participants to increase their spontaneity and creativity through active participation. This participation includes group work, enactment and theoretical mini lectures. The program will assist in developing leadership and will lead to increasing abilities in relating to others. The training assists is developing confidence in group presentations and in the development of interpersonal and group skills.

The best way to understand the power of psychodrama is to experience it. These evenings are designed to give participants an opportunity to experience psychodrama in a safe and gentle environment. They are run by experienced and qualified professionals trained in the psychodramatic method, and group work, with time available for questions about the method and its applications.

This is the fouth workshop in the program: Psychodrama -  Personal and Professional Development, held in Canberra.

The Psychodramatic method assists participants to increase their spontaneity and creativity through active participation. This participation includes group work, enactment and theoretical mini lectures. The program will assist in developing leadership and will lead to increasing abilities in relating to others. The training assists is developing confidence in group presentations and in the development of interpersonal and group skills.