"Energetic Psychodrama"

[Peter Howie]

Hi Michael,

It is quite disturbing when this kind of thing takes place isn't it? Well 
done and congratulations for approaching the presenter and especially for 
writing to the conference organisers. Because the conference organisers are 
actually presenting the presenter and are responsible to an extent for what 
they produce.

I had a person come to training many years ago (10years) who had run a 
psychodrama via a similar process. People were given roles which were worn 
on hats, dialogue was also written. It was done in an experimental 
atmosphere and she was not saying she had any idea what she was doing. But 
she had a great time and  subsequently did  a few years of training.

This would be one of the times when people say "I've done that and it 
wasn't good." On the other hand I know people have found my work difficult 
at times and if asked would have not recommended psychodrama based on that 
experience.

Cheers

Peter Howie
Brisbane, Australia


At 02:48 PM 2/13/2007 -0500, you wrote:

>Last March at the local Creative Arts Therapy Conference in Albany, NY a 
>workshop titled Energetic Psychodrama and
>
>Traumawas 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
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>phase consisted of auxiliaries reading dialogue from index 
>cards.  Doubling and role reversal were non-existent.  The presenter
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>represented himself as specializingin 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 years CAT conference.
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>MICHAEL TRAYNOR, LCSW, CP, PAT
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>ACTION METHODS LLC
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>37 Domenico Drive
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>Glenmont, NY  12077
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>(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>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
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>  Zimberoff & Hartman
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