Vale: Zimba

Phil Smalley's beloved dog, Zimba, unconditionally-loving and loved companion of 16 years, was caringly put to sleep last Sunday morning at the Lost Dogs Home Vet Clinic, aged 17 years. Her health had been declining over the last 6 months, but particularly so in the last couple of weeks, and it hurt Phil very much to see her suffering. We've heard so much about Zimba, many of us have met her and know how much she meant to our friend and colleague, Phil. Phil says, "I am naturally very sad and miss her terribly." Here are two photographs of Zimba, taken about 4 1/2 years ago, which Phil provided. This little poem came to my mind just now.

Zimba
Z. Zzzz. Zimba
Happy dog
Loving friend
Rest in peace.

Sue

If you would like to contact Phil, his address is 29 Claude St, Northcote 3070

7th Birthday Celebrations at PIM

Birthday Wishes. Sue Daniel cutting the cake!

PIM's 7th Birthday was celebrated by this group at an afternoon tea on Sunday 20th July, the first of many celebrations to be held during the week.

Moreno Psychodrama Society on IAGP Webpage

The Moreno Psychodrama Society joined the IAGP (International Association of Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes last year. Since Lethe and Katrina Gaskin have moved and are living and working in Aotearoa (aka New Zealand), a branch of MPS has started there with them.

To reflect MPS's expansion we are now officially and formally the Australian and Aotearoa Moreno Psychodrama Society (MPS).

Want to have a look? We are under a flag and all. You might even want to check out the IAGP Rome Congress section and join the Psychodrama Section Announcement List. All information can be found on this webpage.

www.iagp.com

Click on the Affiliates tag on the top bar.

Tele Moments

Today, I ran a group in the community, in education.

A significant tele moment happened in the coffee break. We had both reached for the orange biscuits and the cantaloupe almost at the same time - then not only did I find out that she was writing, a book as I am, but that we both wrote poetry. When I told her that I liked and wrote haiku (a Japanese form of poetry), she looked at me intently and instantly said, I do too.

We swapped business cards and will be having a coffee together in the near future.

Have you had any tele moments lately? Or before?

Sue Daniel

Psychodrama with Children and Adolescents

Greetings to PIM and MPS members,

We extend an invitation to you to join our newly formed interest group for people who are using Psychodrama in their work with children and adolescents. Our next meeting is on:

Monday July 28 at PIM from 7.00pm - 9.00pm.
The group is meeting on a bi-monthly basis.

The interest group is open to Psychodrama practitioners and trainees who are using Psychodrama in their work with children and young people. It is experiential and experimental, following Moreno's philosophy and values. The Meetings consist of case presentations, article reviews, discussion and action.

The meeting provides a space:

- To focus on working with complex trauma
- To move out of the familiar – challenge ourselves
- To increase our creativity
- To focus on self care in the workplace
- To develop and strengthen our individual, family and group work skills with children and young people.

New ideas and new members are most welcome.

If you have any questions or plan on attending please contact Danielle Forer on 0411675597 or email forerdanni@yahoo.com.au

Looking forward to meeting others with an interest and passion for working with children and young people.

Danielle Forer
On behalf of the interest group members.