We are proud to announce that John De Bono is the Administrator of PIM in 2009. John is an advanced psychodrama trainee, consultant and Director of Groupwise.
ONGOING TRAINING
The PIM training program recommences its three ongoing Tuesday and Thursday groups on Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 May. The Practicum group meet for the first of their two training weekends for Term 2 on the 16th & 17th of May.
During the break the Level 2, 3 and practicum training groups have met or are meeting soon for social get-togethers or dinners. The Level 3 group had a wonderful time at Sala Thai in Brunswick Street last week.
MONTHLY GROUPS
The monthly groups are continuing throughout the breaks.
The Practitioners' Group meets on the last Friday of each month. They had their third meeting last Friday, 24th of April. In March they met for a peer session on the 27th. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, 29th of May at PIM.
The Supervision and Writing Group is holding its' second meeting this coming Friday, 1st May at Simpson Street.
THEATRE of SPONTANEITY
The second Theatre of Spontaneity was held on the last Sunday in March. This event was hosted by the Practicum Group at PIM in conjunction with the committee of the Moreno Psychodrama Society. Patricia Green conducted the open session.
During the evening, a cheque was presented to Psychodramatists, Bob Cummings and Linda Harrington (both members of the CFA) for the Yark Rural Fire Brigade. Recently we received a beautiful 'Thank-You' card from John Sharwood and Rodney Ridd, Chairman and Secretary respectively (on the noticeboard at PIM). The money that we raised at the February Theatre of Spontaneity for the Fire Appeal amounted to $500.00. Part of this money went to Yark and the other part is to be presented to Margaret Cunningham, another member of MPS whose family and home were affected by the fires on 7 February.
PIM WORKSHOPS
Two workshops were organised between terms to compliment the ongoing training program. Jil Toovey's "Working with Psychodrama in the Corporate World" was held on 21 March. Participants included a colleague from Finland who happened to be working in Melbourne at the time. The second workshop is on this coming Saturday, 2nd of May. Entitled "Through the Mirror: Making Safe, Keeping Safe" and run by Sue Daniel, the focus is on working with psychodrama in such a way as to create and maintain a safe environment. On the 27th of June Marie Watt will conduct her workshop, "An Exploration of Our Dream Life Through Psychodrama".
OVERSEAS NEWS
In the USA
Sue Daniel conducted a workshop in April in Chicago for the Psychodrama Training Institute of Chicago - "Making Use of the Imagination in Individual and Group Psychotherapy". Elaine Sachnoff (fifth from right) is the Director of this Institute and Lorelei Goldman, (4th from left) the Training Director. Sue is fourth from right. Some of you may remember Elaine, when she came over to Melbourne for our conference "Giving Life" in 2006. The following photograph is courtesy of Iliya Tanchev.
Sue was in the USA for the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) Annual Conference in St Louis where she also conducted a pre-conference training workshop "Role Theory: The Essence of Psychodrama."
The PIM training program recommences its three ongoing Tuesday and Thursday groups on Tuesday 19 and Thursday 21 May. The Practicum group meet for the first of their two training weekends for Term 2 on the 16th & 17th of May.
During the break the Level 2, 3 and practicum training groups have met or are meeting soon for social get-togethers or dinners. The Level 3 group had a wonderful time at Sala Thai in Brunswick Street last week.
MONTHLY GROUPS
The monthly groups are continuing throughout the breaks.
The Practitioners' Group meets on the last Friday of each month. They had their third meeting last Friday, 24th of April. In March they met for a peer session on the 27th. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, 29th of May at PIM.
The Supervision and Writing Group is holding its' second meeting this coming Friday, 1st May at Simpson Street.
THEATRE of SPONTANEITY
The second Theatre of Spontaneity was held on the last Sunday in March. This event was hosted by the Practicum Group at PIM in conjunction with the committee of the Moreno Psychodrama Society. Patricia Green conducted the open session.
During the evening, a cheque was presented to Psychodramatists, Bob Cummings and Linda Harrington (both members of the CFA) for the Yark Rural Fire Brigade. Recently we received a beautiful 'Thank-You' card from John Sharwood and Rodney Ridd, Chairman and Secretary respectively (on the noticeboard at PIM). The money that we raised at the February Theatre of Spontaneity for the Fire Appeal amounted to $500.00. Part of this money went to Yark and the other part is to be presented to Margaret Cunningham, another member of MPS whose family and home were affected by the fires on 7 February.
The next Theatre of Spontaneity is on Sunday 31 May, 6 - 9 p.m.
PIM WORKSHOPS
Two workshops were organised between terms to compliment the ongoing training program. Jil Toovey's "Working with Psychodrama in the Corporate World" was held on 21 March. Participants included a colleague from Finland who happened to be working in Melbourne at the time. The second workshop is on this coming Saturday, 2nd of May. Entitled "Through the Mirror: Making Safe, Keeping Safe" and run by Sue Daniel, the focus is on working with psychodrama in such a way as to create and maintain a safe environment. On the 27th of June Marie Watt will conduct her workshop, "An Exploration of Our Dream Life Through Psychodrama".
OVERSEAS NEWS
In the USA
Sue Daniel conducted a workshop in April in Chicago for the Psychodrama Training Institute of Chicago - "Making Use of the Imagination in Individual and Group Psychotherapy". Elaine Sachnoff (fifth from right) is the Director of this Institute and Lorelei Goldman, (4th from left) the Training Director. Sue is fourth from right. Some of you may remember Elaine, when she came over to Melbourne for our conference "Giving Life" in 2006. The following photograph is courtesy of Iliya Tanchev.
Sue was in the USA for the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) Annual Conference in St Louis where she also conducted a pre-conference training workshop "Role Theory: The Essence of Psychodrama."
The International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes (IAGP)
Rome Congress, August 2009 - Groups in a Time of Conflict
Several of our members; trainees and practitioners are presenting at this conference. Ailish Gill is doing a poster on a project that she did in Ireland. Danielle Forer is also presenting a poster, on Psychodrama in Bangladesh and conducting a workshop. Julia Lau and Sue Daniel are conducting a workshop each. Sue is also conducting a Large Group with Peter Kellermann, as part of a series of Large Groups at the end of each day.
Julia Lau invited people planning to go to Rome to her home for a meal and get together several months ago. This little group is expanding. Our second event, an afternoon tea, was held in the garden of Jil Toovey and her husband, Gary's home on March 22. The next social event is to be held in Sue Daniel and Ted Bugarski's home on Saturday 27 June from 3 - 7 p.m. There is an Italian theme. Approximately 18 people are going to Rome for this congress from within the PIM and Moreno Psychodrama Society community.
Sue Daniel has been nominated for the election slate for the Board of the IAGP. She was the Chairperson of the Psychodrama Section of the IAGP from 2000-2003 and has been instrumental in organising two Pacific Rim Congresses in Melbourne, in 1991 and 2001. The new Board will be announced in Rome.
Moreno Psychodrama Society - One Day Conference - JULY
Optimism is the theme of our one day Conference 11th July to be held at the Abbotsford Convent from 8.30 a.m to 6 p.m. The program is almost complete and we should have more news on this at the end of May. Thanks to those who sent in proposals. Thanks to Stephanie Lee for her beautifully designed card, announcing the conference. If you haven't received one or want more to display at work or give to friends, ring John De Bono on 0429 427 873. (See website link for the conference in the right column.)
And finally, we wished Anne Schutzenberger, our French Colleague, a Happy 90th Birthday on the 29th March. Picture shows Anne with colleagues, Marcia Karp (England) and Manuela Maciel (Portugal).
Best wishes to all from the PIM Faculty.
