parallel process

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Dear Ann and Colleagues:
I began my training in psychodrama in 1997 about the same time I began training in EMDR.  I have used both over the years and realize more and more how both stimulate similar processes.  I believe clustering is an example.

 That is, I conceptualize it as the underlying process that accounts for the painful "flooding" of sensation and feeling that clients describe when triggered by something and for that transfer of spontaneity from role to  role.  As the neuropsychiatry folks and others are learning through PEP scans and other imaging devises while recording experiences of study subjects, via our senses the brain is stimulated to connect to experiences/memories holding related affective energy.  As an EMDR clinician I see and hear it happening all the time and within seconds of the bilateral stimulation.  I am in awe when I witness how clients so quickly process trauma memories that have been stuck for years in their raw, unprocessed state.  And I am equally amazed when I see clients recapture the felt sense of calmness, joy, empowerment, curiosity, etc. etc. by having them begin with something so simple, for example, as noting their felt sense of quiet in my office.

 I use EMDR all the time in individual therapy to help cts build ego strength sufficiently so they can process trauma.   Psychodrama through action helps clients do the same thing.  But something about bilateral eye movements almost instantaneously stimulates the brain to begin this process.  Over time I hope to learn how to integrate EMDR into group work.  I like to think Moreno would have the same interest.  He was so far ahead of his time and it is exciting to develop understanding of the physical processes underlying his ideas and practice.  Patti Desert, LCSW-C, CP



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ann Hale<mailto:annehale at swva.net> 
  To: list at grouptalkweb.org<mailto:list at grouptalkweb.org> 
  Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:23 PM
  Subject: Re: parallel process


  I am not sure whether Moreno addressed this concept specifically; however, he did address something he called the clustering effect when referring to the transfer of spontaneity from one role which already has access to spontaneity (and ease) to another role newer in the repertoire.  There is a parallel process at work, and this has a positive intent.  What is usually meant by the phrase is identifying when the situation being explored has similar dynamics to the actual context in which the exploration is taking place.  

  It so happens that I mentioned parallel process in the latest sociometry question which I answered on symmetric and asymmetric roles www.sociometry.net<http://www.sociometry.net/> and referenced Dalmiro Bustos' excellent chapter "Roots and Wings" in Psychodrama since Moreno.  In training groups parallel process comes up all the time when exploring scenes where there is a power imbalance (parents/children, boss/employee).  Directors, who use command language to move the action along (rather than incessant questioning "would you like to role reverse") can trigger the unconscious resistance when being asked to respond to a command.  Others not understanding the effectiveness of command language for mobilizing the action can misinterpret the director's role and imagine authoritarian scenarios similar to what is in fact an aspect of the content being explored.  It also comes up when a director is setting up safety measures and the issue being explored is overprotective parents.
  Glad to hear from you.  Ann Hale



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    From: Terry Makin<mailto:mteam at bigpond.net.au> 
    To: list at grouptalkweb.org<mailto:list at grouptalkweb.org> 
    Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:24 PM
    Subject: parallel process


     
    Hi all

    I have been reading the sociodynamics conversation with interest, and am wondering if Moreno talked about parallel process  - I still remember the excitement of 'seeing' this concept in action in my workplace in the form of 'as in the staffroom, so in the student group'.  Unfortunately it was a painful playing out of conflict and disturbance by a vulnerable person.  I am getting distracted wondering why I don't notice the positive aspect of parallel process more often.  Another thought - what are there any size limits to this process?

    This post is also triggered by Ann's thoughts - as one of the many

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