conferencethemes

[Ann Hale]

Daniel J. Siegel MD has been writing about interpersonal neurobiology since at least 1998 and I can confirm from working sociometrically for thirty three years that we DO heal via connections which are compassionate and authentic. When Thomas Lewis spoke on the Theory of Love awhile back we all felt confirmed and got a real lift from that year's conference.

I would like to see emphasis of a conference on applications to working with refugees, combat veterans and victims, disaster reflief, and widespread social problems. 

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dr Kate Hudgins 
  To: Adam Blatner ; list at grouptalkweb.org 
  Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:24 AM
  Subject: Re: conferencethemes


  for my take on the question....you need to anchor psychodrama into the general overall zeitgeist that EXPERIENTIAL methods ARE the treatment of choice for many many psychological problems.....reach outside the psychodrama field and get some of the researchers and neurobiologists to present as you make it more integrated.  


  either way, the advice is expansion beyond our base.  Kate


  On Jul 25, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Adam Blatner wrote:


    Thoughts stimulated by your re-presenting the issues for the forthcoming conference:
        a.. How our tools and techniques can be used to facilitate individual transformation 
    and social change while promoting community building
          AB: first association is that as much as I think our tools are valuable, we should 
    more actively embrace a wide range of other tools, also, regarding clear thinking, 
    critical thinking, logic, semantics, rhetoric, logical fallacies, overgeneralizations, the 
    power of rationalization and other self-deceptive maneuvers (also known as "defense 
    mechanisms" by psychoanalytically-oriented folks), the variety of distortions addressed in 
    cognitive behavior therapy, and so forth. We should aim at a more diversified, expanded, 
    and integrated approach.


        b. Today’s challenging social, economic and political issues concerning social change, 
    i.e. women’s rights, gay rights, countries at war; segregation within immigrant 
    communities being reinforced; the rejection of unfamiliar cultures etc.
         ab: One way to creep up on these political issues is to address the power of power 
    gradients in ordinary conversations and small group work. This involves not just the 
    tempering of the more "powerful," but also the claiming of voice and the right to help and 
    expressiveness of the less articulate, less assertive, more reticent. This is an important 
    group dynamic that can be addressed openly, and aided through doubling and other 
    techniques. It's not always for the more enthusiastic folks to tone down; sometimes, even 
    when they do so, and invite the more reticent to chime in, the more reticent may not be 
    sufficiently warmed-up, or skilful, or able to marshall their resources to respond. So 
    empowering those who haven't found their voice may be an interesting component.


        c.. Facilitating conflict resolution in interpersonal, community and political 
    situations
                      ab: I wonder how many of y'all have read my paper on conflict resolution 
    on my website. I'd be open to your suggestions for improving it.


        d.. Individual treatment issues / Finding Inner Peace
                We invite you to reflect on the role of the psychodramatist in these times and 
    to promote discussion and learning about how the methods of Psychodrama, Sociometry, Group 
    Psychotherapy and Sociodrama can be used to promote peace and social change in today’s 
    reality.
            ab: Re : inner peace:  Joel Gluck in drama therapy explores the synthesis of drama 
    and mindfulness meditation. Building bridges with our related fields may help.


       ... just some ideas for discussion. Warmly, Adam Blatner 




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