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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dear All, Although I can't afford to attend the
conference, I'll be interested in seeing the program and how the field is
re-defining itself. The hinge is the identity of the "therapist," and whether
working in contexts with no specifically "therapeutic" contract, no social "sick
role" context, will shift the identity of the field.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I'm not against such a
shift, and I think psychodrama needs to face a similar question, because
Moreno's vision early on and even during his mainstream career always
transcended therapy. He used the term, "sociatry,"--- to heal the social
matrix. (It was slightly misleading because the suffix, "-iatry"
refers to the medical profession, which is on the whole not the most avant-garde
movement in our culture nowadays. Back in the 1930s and 40s, though, it was more
radical, and depth psychology didn't hesitate to take on cultural norms---e.g.,
the writings of Erich Fromm.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </FONT><FONT size=2
face=Arial> The prefix, socio- is also a little outdated, because so many
issues are becoming recognized as more than merely social (as the term is
generally used)--- but rather social in its broadest sense as collective, thus
addressing also political, economic, ecological, spiritual, religious,
legal, educational, aesthetic fashions, etc. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Anyway, I am for the
recognition of drama as a tool in the wider culture, as I noted in my 2007
anthology, Interactive & Improvisational Drama ( <A
href="http://www.interactiveimprov.com">www.interactiveimprov.com</A> --
have your local library order a copy!) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> There are books coming out
on sociodrama and related methods such as Theatre of the Oppressed, applications
in schools for social and emotional learning, and many other approaches. I've
made a similar appeal to the psychodrama community to broaden their identity
beyond the mid-late 20th century fashion of "therapy" (e.g., <A
href="http://www.blatner.com/adam/pdntbk/revisioningpd408.html">http://www.blatner.com/adam/pdntbk/revisioningpd408.html</A>
)...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> So I'm pleased to see
this advance. Also it speaks to two papers I've recently posted on my website:
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2> 1 </FONT><FONT
size=1><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT size=1 face=Arial>“SHRINK” OR
“EXPANDER”: RE-EVALUATING THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST’S ROLE</FONT> <FONT size=2
face=Arial><A
href="http://www.blatner.com/adam/psyntbk/shrinkexpander.html">http://www.blatner.com/adam/psyntbk/shrinkexpander.html</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> 2. "Beyond
Psychotherapy" <A
href="http://www.blatner.com/adam/psyntbk/beyondpsychotherapy.html">http://www.blatner.com/adam/psyntbk/beyondpsychotherapy.html</A> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> Good wishes on this
theme! </FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Warmly, Adam</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=adam@blatner.com
href="mailto:adam@blatner.com">adam@blatner.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 01, 2010 1:07 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> NADT Conference - New Proposal Deadline!</DIV></DIV>
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<P>The NADT 31<SUP>st</SUP> Annual Conference-November 4-7, 2010</P>
<P>Chicago, IL</P>
<P><STRONG>Pushing the Boundaries: </STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Contemplating the Liminal Space in Drama Therapy </STRONG></P>
<P> </P>
<P>Victor Turner defines the liminal space as a “place where boundaries dissolve
a little and we stand there, on the threshold, getting ourselves ready to move
across the limits of what we were into what we are to be.”</P>
<P> </P>
<P>At this year’s conference we invite you to explore the ways that we as a
field of drama therapy are continuing to push the boundaries in our work.
How are we dissolving the boundaries between our field and other creative arts
therapies, other disciplines, other technologies, and other world views? How are
the current political and cultural climates transforming our field and work? In
what ways does a seeming dissolution of boundaries shed light on new
perspectives and understanding? How can we (or should we) measure, research or
try to capture such flux and ambiguity? Are there some boundaries that should
remain? And why is the liminal space so powerful?</P>
<P> </P>
<P>The possibilities are endless, the boundaries waiting to be expanded are
limitless….and we look forward to seeing you there in our mutual
exploration.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>The <STRONG>new</STRONG> deadline for all submissions is <STRONG><EM>March
15<SUP>th</SUP>, 2010</EM></STRONG>. </P>
<P> </P>
<P>For further information on the conference and proposal submissions, please
visit http://www.nadt.org</P>
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