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| Jenny Gould, Julia Lau, Lorraine Michael (centre), Marie Watt and Sue Daniel |
Eric Seal Lecture
Psychiatry Building
St Vincent's Hospital
Melbourne
Lorraine Michael gave a scintillating presentation yesterday on using psychodrama with mental patients on a locked ward. Gulliver's Travels is a story of a man who travelled with the help of Lorraine to new lands moving from isolation to connection. Basically sacked from the system in NSW this patient ran away and came to find peace and a place of safety with Lorraine and the team at St V's. Lorraine illustrated how she used sociometry, concretisation, role reversal and her knowledge of tele and role theory to work with this patient. Lorraine's point was that until we are able to connect with and encounter our patients and clients we are actually not going to be able to fully assist them in their progress. With the judicious use of power point and a nifty demonstration of role reversal she clearly showed how she applies psychodrama theory and practice in her work. A contingent from the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne; Jenny Gould, Julia Lau, Marie Watt and Sue Daniel (Director of PIM) joined an audience of staff of St Vincents Mental Health Unit including the Head of Psychiatry, Dr David Castle; the Director of Nursing, Anna Love; nurses, social workers, registrars, psychiatrists, doctors, psychologists and students. Lorraine showed her love of the method by using it with the audience and we were able to meet the person next to us and share some of our experiences of the session. This was a very nice way to experience a deepening of connection with our colleagues. The lunch provided by St V's was also enjoyable and tasty, served in a warm room the table was generously laden with sushi, the quintessential and delicious Australian (mini) sausage rolls and tomato sauce, baby sized quiches, wraps and sandwiches, on white and brown bread and an array of fruits.
Sue Daniel
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