In this article, first published in the British Journal of Psychodrama in 2006, Joseph Moreno reflects on both his father and more famous uncle, J.L. Moreno, and on his own introduction to psychodrama.
A history of two brothers
In all that has been written about Jacob Moreno, his life and contributions, the significance of his relationship with his brother, William, appears largely overlooked. (more…)
Moreno with a patient and a psychiatrist (seated) in London, 1954.
by Peter Howie
I have written this report so others can see an experiment I made with marketing through developing strategic alliances. This report is a snapshot of that experiment and my conclusions and next steps. If you read this I hope that it stimulates you to consider you own similar experiments or to join me in some. (more…)
(from Sergio Guimaraes via Adam Blatner)
In Sao Paulo, Brasil, psychodramatists have created a special type of garden-forest, with rare types of trees, a kind of “preservation forest,” and dedicated it to Moreno. See photos of the wood here. It is located near the Joao Dias Bridge, on the Pinheiro River, in the Urban Orchard. Seedlings were planted there on 23 November, 2007, and they celebrated this event on the weekend of 12 September, 2008, as part of a workshop under the title “Sociodrama and Health in the Workplace,” organized by Fundacentro and UNESP (Universidade Estudial Paulista.)
This short 2008 You Tube video, 40 years Elefthery’s psychodrama in Europe, includes an interesting interview with Doreen Elefthery who trained with Moreno in Beacon.
It was filmed during a psychodrama conference, held in the Netherlands in May 2008, which was dedicated to the different applications of the psychodrama method since it was introduce in Europe by Dean and Doreen Elefthery 40 years ago. (more…)
by Phillip Corbett
On a cool wintry night on Saturday 11th of July about twenty ANZPA Vic folk gathered in the cosy warmth of the Alexander room at the Augustine Centre to enjoy a night out at the movies together.
We gathered and chatted over a sumptuous smorgasbord of gourmet food and drink, making use of the excellent kitchen facilities provided, before settling into comfortable chairs and cushions to watch this heart warming movie. (more…)
by Frances Burton-Brown
Ten of us gathered for this event, run by Diz Synnot, at The Training Space in Wellington on Monday 10 August. Diz opened by connecting social repair in communities with social atom repair in individuals. She told us a story about her work in Aboriginal communities where there are different forces operating in the generations, different connections with the world, and different world views. (more…)
by Gill Stacey
The Central region ANSPA have been meeting recently over dinner, to connect and warm-up our open day Magic Moments, planned for October. (more…)
by Jim Goodwin, Secretary
Hi from the ANZPA- Canterbury Westland branch, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. We are an active branch with about 26 members. We meet every two months and often have a social gathering in the period between meetings. (more…)
by Judith McDonald
The Otago / Southland region is settling back to “normality” after hosting the ANZPA conference in Dunedin in January 2009. (more…)
The ANZPA Community in Sydney is gearing up to welcome you to the 2010 ANZPA Conference next January. As part of warming up to the conference here is an update on what we have been doing.
Together with our entire ANZPA community, we are creating a program where we can meet each other at the edge in a number of ways:
Here is the transcript of an interview with Zerka by Victor Yalom entitled “Psychodrama & Life with J.L. Moreno”
by Rob Pramann, Ph.D., TEP © Copyright 1990, 2005 (used with the author’s permission)
The prospect of directing Psychodrama is anxiety provoking for the beginning and the experienced psychodramatist alike because one never knows the course the drama will take. This anxiety may be heightened when one is beginning to work in a new setting or with a new group. To the degree this anxiety provokes the director’s advanced preparation and planning it is an asset. (more…)
by Adam Blatner (via Grouptalk)
For those who may have missed this, or misplaced the reference, a very valuable and hard-to-get reference, Moreno’s “magnum opus,” Who Shall Survive—discussing sociometry and psychodrama—in its 2nd edition (1953), which has much more material—is available FREE online: http://www.asgpp.org/docs/WSS/WSS.html
Just click on the book and it will open, and you can skip around and read the whole book. For those who want to taste Moreno’s words, this is a good FREE resource! Please mark it in several places on your computer and tell anyone in training about this resource!
Sincerely, (and with thanks to David Silverman, the fellow who patiently scanned this book on, as well as to the website managers who posted it)
The AGPA 2010 Meeting Theme: “A New Decade: Sustaining our World through Groups” February 22-27, 2010 Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina (more…)
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