World Dreaming - An Invitation to an Encounter

The 6th World Congress for Psychotherapy is being held in Sydney from the 24th-28th of August 2011. The theme is "World Dreaming".
Lorraine Michael, psychodramatist and MPS member is conducting a session at this congress based on her psychodrama work in the psychiatric field.

An Invitation to an Encounter: The function and value of Psychodramatic formulations - a crucial process of inpatient psychotherapy, care and treatment.

Abstract:

In this paper, I demonstrate how Psychodramatic formulations can offer a unique epistemological dimension to the care and treatment of people on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric setting. Through the presentation of pieces of individual Psychodrama work, I demonstrate the use of 'role reversal' and 'doubling', in assisting individuals to make meaning of both their explicit and implicit experiences. As an auxilliary, I illustrate how I extend this understanding in some meaningful way to the wider treating team, so as to deepen our shared understanding of key conflicts/tensions underpinning people's clinical presentation. In this, I argue how a Systemic conceptualization often reveals deeply buried/hidden wounds/trauma that have continued to plague the lives of these individuals, disguised as 'symptomatology'. In the world of acute psychiatry, where psychotherapy is, at the best of times deemed futile or even a 'luxury' for the 'elite' few, I establish the centrality of Psychodrama as a necessary ingredient in bridging the trauma-healing divide, as well as, towards understanding and empowering the Other in their own healing and growth. Most importantly, this paper reaffirms that our warm-up must be to the 'Person' in front of us, and that, it is when we relate mutually as people, as beings in an I-Thou encounter, that it is this which is deeply healing. Psychodrama, just like the "world's longest surviving culture", is indeed well and alive and thriving, in the world today. "World Dreaming" indeed!

PIM's 10th Birthday !!

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Moreno Psychodrama Society - May Subscriptions

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Time surely does fly with Term 2 training at PIM already begun, party planning underway - yes, PIM is celebrating 10 years of co-creating its training institute. The celebration date is Friday 22 July, exactly 10 years to the day when we began our institute at the venue of the Uniting Church in Nicholson Street, Abbotsford. Within two years we had our own building at Langridge Street which has provided a very nice home for MPS, PIM, the Theatre of Spontaneity and for our community.

As all of you are aware, MPS membership runs out each financial year. Within the coming week we will be in the process of sending membership fee notices for the next financial year to all of our current members. Do keep an eye out for your renewal in the mail. It is coming with your party invitation. Please be sure to send the notice back to us with your payment details so that we can keep your membership up to date.













We hope you all have a fantastic and invigorating month and enjoy those wonderful Victorian sunrises and sunsets!

MPS Committee

The Moreno Psychodrama Society Month of May Poetry Slam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Presenter: Daniel James

The Japanese art form Haiku forms the warming up for May's Theatre of Spontaneity.
A Haiku Poem is composed thus:

Five Syllables
Seven Syllables
Five Syllables

The short form tells a story minimalistically which encourages the writer to really focus on the most descriptive words and phrases.

My house is burned
But the cherry tree in my garden
Scatters its blossoms
As if nothing has happened.

(Anonymous)

(Italics mine: Sue Daniel -
After the Japanese Tsunami, 11 March 2011, I decided to sit in the sun and read some haiku from the book, "The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches". This one (above) is a favourite of the great Japanese Haiki Poet, Matsuo Basho, written by a friend of his after his house burned down. It is of course translated into English and may not completely follow Haiku form).

Daniel James continues.....

However creative juices can flow to create a Haiku chain whereby the last line of the first poem constitutes the first line of the next Haiku and so on.
Bring your creative juices
5
7
5
and see what creativity in the written word can bring to creativity in action.

See you at the Theatre of Spontaneity, Sunday 29 May from 6.30-8.30 p.m
PIM, 155 Langridge Street
Fee: $20.00 ($15.00 MPS members) A light supper is served.

RSVP John De Bono 0429 427 873