psychodrama program

[Adam Blatner]

Responding to Jeff:

   The quote: "ITP is one of the few accredited institutions in the world that offers a 
broad range of Masters and Ph.D. level courses in various fields related to Transpersonal 
Psychology. Psychodrama is one such area of study."

     AB: Well, isn't that interesting. I guess you could read it that way, Jeff, that they 
aren't offering a PhD in Psychodrama... but you need to read it carefully.
      Thank you for correcting me.

      I respect the institute as one the main pioneers in the field of transpersonal 
psychology, and I do respect transpersonal psychology...
                Anyway, I wrote the teacher and suggested he build bridges with other 
psychodramatists in the area and those doing visiting teaching..

         Warmly, Adam
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Aitken" <jaitken at ciis.edu>
To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>; <list at grouptalkweb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:10 PM
Subject: RE: psychodrama program


I know several people involved in the Institute for Transpersonal
Psychology, and was intrigued/concerned to read about a PhD in
psychodrama that they might offer.

When I read the page that was linked below, I read it to say that they
offer elective courses in psychodrama. I don't see them claiming to
offer a PhD in psychodrama.

However, the fact that different people have different understandings of
what's written there is important feedback for the writers of that web
page.

Jeff

Jeff Aitken, PhD
Program Coordinator (staff), Drama Therapy
California Institute of Integral Studies
415-575-6230


-----Original Message-----
From: list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org
[mailto:list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org] On Behalf Of Adam Blatner
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:11 AM
To: list at grouptalkweb.org
Subject: Fw: psychodrama program


Dear friends,  I've had an interesting conversation with a fellow from
Denmark seeking
graduate training in the USA in psychodrama. The only program he found
offering a PhD
program was this one
   http://www.itp.edu/academics/spotPsychodrama.cfm

      Interestingly, I know the institute, one of the more established
new age programs,
and even had some brief
correspondence with the fellow teaching the class, Harris Clemes,
Ph.D.(1961). I
encouraged him to come to the national psychodrama conference last
April, but he had other
commitments. His own training was with a fellow who never was part of
the field. I've
encouraged him to become more well-read in the field. This is an example
of people seeing
it and thinking they can do it, and one of the reasons that a
certification Board was felt
to be necessary.
      I was a bit shocked and dismayed that they don't just teach a few
courses, but
presume to offer a PhD in psychodrama. I plan to write them and question
this.

    I wonder how often classes are being taught by people with no formal
Morenian
psychodrama trainng.
                Warmly, Adam


Grouptalk mailing list
List at grouptalkweb.org
http://grouptalkweb.org/mailman/listinfo/list_grouptalkweb.org


-- 
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - Release Date: 11/27/2006