The 2023 Psychodrama Training Program commences in March.
In Sydney, there will be 5 stand-alone workshops on 4 & 5 March, 6 & 7 May, 1 & 2 July, 9 & 10 September and 2, 3, 4 & 5, November (4 days). See calendar for details and enrolment.
Please ensure you are on the mailing list to get further information about the program as soon as it becomes available.
For enquiries contact Charmaine McVea (0401 375 195)
In Canberra there will be 4 stand-alone 3 day workshops on 17-19 March, 16-18 June, 25-27 August, and 10-12 November.)
Further enquiries to Robert Brodie phone (+61) 0409 097 508
Upcoming Events
Role reversal requires the willingness to consciously choose to empty oneself, making room to genuinely experience the other’s reality, and then to return to the primary self and integrate new insights into the personality. Bold move! Especially when we are resistant to being affected by the other.
This training will assist participants in developing leadership abilities in all situations and to integrate learning done in the group to their daily life – work, play and relationships – with a view to increasing their capacity to rise creatively to life’s challenges.
Learning to apply the systemic action process known as the psychodrama method is grounded in workshop events and participants’ interests.
Current and Past Events
In this workshop we will explore the application of the psychodramatic method to work with traumatised individuals. We will consider psychodramatic techniques and specific application in assisting the clinician in the healing of a protagonist who has experienced trauma with resultant Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Enactments will inform our understanding and use of action interventions. The workshop will assist particularly in the theory and practice of the Clinician and Therapeutic Guide in dealing with this important area of focused learning.
GENDER JOURNEY
Ken and Barbie are only dolls, but they send a powerful message regarding how one should present oneself in the world. Everyone has a story about their gender identity, what it is, how it developed and their sense of comfort and 'fit' with that identity. Come along and participate in an open night where the psychodrama method will be used to explore this vital theme.
Psychodrama Australia Sydney is delighted to welcome Jo Dewar who will run this session. Jo is a psychodrama practitioner and counsellor. She has many years experience working in the area of domestic violence and drug and alcohol counselling. Jo is passionate about personal development, especially in the area of gender issues.
This workshop is designed for participants to have supervised practice, both hierarchical and peer, to report on their work and to develop collegial relationships. Those attending the workshop will be required to have completed core curriculum, intermediate studies and are able to conduct group warm-ups, produce a psychodrama session with a supervisor and use the psychodramatic method in their professional and personal life.
There are several specific action techniques developed by JL Moreno used by all psychodrama directors. Some have been integrated by other modalities in working with people. In this workshop the range of techniques used in psychodrama will be highlighted. Each session will focus on one or two techniques and its use in bringing reality and depth to work in groups and individually.
Psychodrama Professional Development Workshop, Canberra: Integrating imagination and intuition
- Increasing our own capacity to move between fantasy and reality in our work and life.
The imagination is a rich source of insight and inspiration passing through the awareness of each human at all times.
Psychodrama (the play of the soul) enables us to have fun and create meaning as we play with the images that arise spontaneously or through guided fantasy (book or movie or relaxation activity).
It also assists us to integrate these constructively in our daily life and work.
This workshop will focus on building a culture in which relationships flourish, where we are able to live and build, where healing and purpose can be fulfilled. Passion and kindness go hand in hand along with a vision of creative living. Learning to reflect on ones behaviour and others will assist in making interventions. Learning to embrace conflict and problem solving, rather than avoiding concerns that arise, will strengthen relationships and assist in the development of a positive group culture. Leadership abilities and the application of the psychodramatic method will be a focus.
Fri 13th 7pm-9pm, Sat 14th and Sun 15th October, 9.30am-5.30pm
The best way to understand the power of psychodrama is to experience it and these evenings are designed to give participants an opportunity to experience psychodrama in a safe and gentle environment. Each session will be directed by an experienced psychodramatist with time available for questions about the method and its applications.
Zerka Moreno likened psychodrama to a three-legged stool. The first leg is psychotherapy, the second is group work and the third is sociometry. In order for the stool to be balanced, all legs must be equal. In this workshop we will be paying attention to the second leg – group work.
This training program will demonstrate and teach the psychodramatic method. In particular how the method can bring life and creativity into professional practice. The instruments of psychodrama and psychodramatic method can be used in teaching, psychotherapy, health professions, counselling, management, creative therapies, organisational development, coaching, mentoring, relationship and family counselling and supervision.
Participants will be encouraged to explore those who have inspired us in our life, those who have assisted that fire within to be set alight and have assisted us to live out our dreams. We will explore through action those moments and their effects on our lives and assisted us to live out our dreams. We will explore through action those moments of ‘waking up’ .
The best way to understand the power of psychodrama is to experience it and these evenings are designed to give participants an opportunity to experience psychodrama in a safe and gentle environment. Each session will be directed by an experienced psychodramatist with time available for questions about the method and its applications.
This workshop is designed for advanced trainees who are committed to continuing their training in the psychodramatic method. The process will be structured around group work and protagonist centred dramas in a collegial environment. The aim of the workshop is the development of progressive roles, including social atom repair to address ‘road blocks’, that will assist you to move towards the completion phase of training.