Group Centered Psychodrama
cartmel at alphalink.com.au
cartmel at alphalink.com.au
Tue Jun 29 03:14:24 UTC 2021
Sadly - I am at variance with all the contributions in this discourse so far. Please bear with me.
Even in saying that I realize I am at another type of variance; how to refer to the blogs. All
reference to these blogs have been as discussion and I am using the word discourse.
Its more than semantics. Discussion infers sharing perspectives on a known and agreed topic.
Discourse infers sharing difficulties in knowing [defining] what topic is being referred to. Lets put
that aside though and stay focused on the meaning of, Group Centered.
The [blogs] contributions so far relate to Psychodrama as Method. Of course I am in full accord with
Psychodrama as Method. Either as a single Method or as polysemic Method and as such I go along
with [if not fully agree] what is being said. Multiple- protagonist psychodrama productions are
another variant of the Method. Yes - Psychodrama Producing can be done well via the method of
Leader-led Group via Director Warmup Group-work or the method of Group Warmup Group-
work via Group-selected [Peer] leadership.
To be successful in preventing the [jail or psychiatric ward type] Group from becoming un-grouped
and going off the rails the Leader-led Group leader needs to be the most expert and the most
spontaneous person in the room. To be successful in preventing the [peer type] Group from falling
foul of group-think and becoming myopic and non-experimental the Group-selected [Peer]
leadership needs to regularly incorporate structural changes [challenges] into the Groups group-
work. Rene Marineau is really successful running creative re-structuring type workshops last I
heard.
My variance in respect to these blog-threads is on thinking Psychodrama as Theory - as much
about Method. Which is of course to say, to think Psychodrama Praxis; the combination of theory
and method [practice].
If you are interested in more explanation of where I am coming from in respect of Group Praxis I
have attached a short note. It is an introductory statement and by no means a full or complete
explication; yet I hope it is clear enough.
Best Til Next,
Brendan Cartmel
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