"Energetic Psychodrama"

[Michael Traynor]

Last March at the local Creative Arts Therapy Conference in Albany, NY a
workshop titled "Energetic Psychodrama and 

Trauma" was included in the program.  Out of curiosity I attended the
workshop.  The presentation was alarming for the basic lack of safety in
addressing trauma issues. It is also fair to say that this method does not
remotely resemble psychodrama.  The action

phase consisted of auxiliaries reading dialogue from index cards.  Doubling
and role reversal were non-existent.  The presenter

represented himself as "specializing" in psychodrama through his training in
Heart Centered Therapies.  I spoke to the presenter after the workshop and
offered some resources for training in psychodrama, but he was not
interested.  I did write to the Conference organizers to complain about this
presentation being represented as psychodrama.  I did not receive any reply.
However, this presenter is not offering any similar workshop at this year's
CAT conference.

 

MICHAEL TRAYNOR, LCSW, CP, PAT

ACTION METHODS LLC

37 Domenico Drive

Glenmont, NY  12077

(518)427-6613 x 2

 

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Do any of us know anything about energetic psychodrama being taught at the
Wellness Center in Washington State? There website is:
http://www.heartcenteredtherapies.org  One of their students showed up at
one of our trainings claiming to have been trained in psychodrama and knew
nothing of the concept of warm-up or doubling. The names associated with it
are 

 Zimberoff & Hartman 

   

Rebecca Walters

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