LEADERSHIP AND POLITICS with Danielle Forer
With an election on our doorstep, let’s take some time to consider the question of what makes a good leader and is being a good leader the same role as being a good politician?
Perhaps you are happy with the choices available for the coming election. Perhaps you are feeling the choices are limited.
In this theatre of spontaneity we will utilise surplus reality and sociodrama to create our own election platform, parties, and leaders. Exploring the values and policies that we would like to vote for and the leaders that we think would be great to lead.
What leaders have inspired you? What would it be like to take the leadership role yourself in politics? Is there a leader from history that we would like to be present today?
I look forward to an evening of exploring and creating together.
Danni Forer
August 25 6 pm for a 6.30pm start.
Danielle Forer is a Psychodramatist and Social Worker. She currently works in the area of child and adolescent mental health and has a keen interest and passion for working cross culturally with refugee and asylum seeker communities. Danielle is a visiting teacher with PIM and a committee member for the Moreno Psychodrama Committee.
Gather together for a cup of tea or coffee from 6 p.m for a 6.30 p.m sharp start at the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne, 155 Langridge St, Collingwood.
$20.00 ($15.00 MPS Members) SUPPER provided!
RSVP by Friday, 25 July 2013 to Gavin O'Loughin 0403 597 685
www.psychodrama-institute-melbourne.com
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Lunchtime Reading Group - The Cultural Conserve and the Philosophy of the Moment
Discussant: Sue Daniel
This coming Friday, 19 July, the fifth Lunchtime Reading Group for 2013 is being held at the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne.
In this one hour session we will focus on the concept of the cultural conserve and the philosophy of the moment. Both these concepts are inextricably linked with spontaneity and creativity, the cultural atom and tele. How do we live each day, being in the moment, despite the need for routine and the exigencies of daily living? How do new ideas emerge? How do we enter into communication and relationship with each other? These are some of the questions we might discuss. The concept of the moment is different to the concept of the present in that it is dynamic and creative and offers us quality of life. It is this notion which excites and inspires me. Perhaps this is what the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus meant when he said, "You cannot step in the same river twice."
Zerka Moreno, in her book Psychodrama and the art of healing (p. 9) said "that the cultural conserve as Moreno saw it is the end product of spontaneity and creativity. It is really taking a moment and freezing it in time. And to unfreeze that moment, you go back to the source, which is spontaneity and creativity. So it is both, the end product and the beginning of something new, swinging back and forth like a pendulum." She went on to say that " Moreno thought it [the cultural conserve] was negative if it prevented new spontaneity and creativity. If it encouraged new spontaneity and creativity, then it became like a well that does not dry up..."
References:
1. Psychodrama: Third volume, Action therapy and principles of practice by J. L. Moreno and Zerka T. Moreno. 1969/2012 edition, p.244-247
2. Psychodrama, surplus reality and the art of healing, edited by Zerka T. Moreno, Leif Dag Blomkvist & Thomas Rutzel. 2000, p. 9-10
About the Lunchtime Reading Sessions:
These one hour sessions are held once a month on Friday afternoons from 12.45 to 1.45 p.m sharp in the small group room at PIM. The sessions are designed to suit those with an hour to spare at lunchtime. Budding writers, trainees and practitioners are all welcome!
We will discuss psychodrama works; DVD’s and literature and other related material. A moderator who will send the material, or give it out at the previous meeting for reading or viewing, will lead the discussion.
Dates: 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 24 May, 21 Jun, 19 Jul, 23 Aug, 20 Sep, 18 Oct.
Fee: $10.00 per session includes freshly brewed coffee and selection of teas. BYO lunch.
For all enquiries, rsvp and specific references call Sue Daniel: 0417 586 791or email her on suedan@netspace.net.au
Tuesday, July 02, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
New Library Addition
I just received a rare copy of "Psychodrama and Sociodrama in American Education", edited by Robert Bartlett Haas, Beacon House 1949, which I bought second hand. This book is a welcome addition to the Zerka Moreno Library and will suit educators, psychologists, counsellors and sociometrists. It will be available for borrowing the beginning of Term 3. Strictly two weeks borrowing period.
Sue Daniel
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The Source of Tele - Lunchtime Reading Group - Friday 21 June 2013
This is the fourth Lunchtime Reading and Discussion Group for 2013.
Interpersonal Therapy and Co-Unconcious States,
A Progress Report in Psychodramatic Theory
by J. L. Moreno
A Progress Report in Psychodramatic Theory
by J. L. Moreno
This excerpt from the above article is the focus for our lunchtime discussion. The article itself really gets to grips with the concept of tele and looks at the unconscious as defined by Freud and the collective unconscious of Jung. This reading group may be of interest to all doing individual therapy and especially those doing couple and family therapy and also those who work with groups of people. For example teachers, administrators and youth workers.
"The 'first' encounter between two individuals who are destined to form an intimate ensemble is the starting point of co-conscious and co-unconscious states. These states gain in significance from encounter to encounter. They are experienced and produced jointly and can, therefore, be only jointly reproduced or re-enacted. A co-conscious or a co-unconscious state can not be the property of one individual only. It is always a common property and can not be reproduced but by a combined effort. If a re-enactement of such co-conscious or co-unconscious state is desired or necessary, that re-enactment has to take place with the help of all partners involved in the event. The logical method of such re-enactment 'a deux' or 'a plusieurs' is psychodrama. However great the perceptive ability of one partner of the ensemble might be, he can not produce that event alone because both partners have in common their co-conscious and co-unconscious states which are the matrix from which they draw their inspiration and knowledge. Co-conscious and co-unconscious states are phenomena which they have 'co'-produced and which operate between partners who live in 'intimate' ensembles and can not be substituted by other persons; they are irreplaceable. They are tied together through 'encounters'; it is life itself which binds them together and it is the experiences of living which develops between them an 'interpsyche', a structured stream of co-conscious and co-unconscious states. The encounters between individuals and the co-conscious or unconscious states developed between them are the source from which tele, transference and empathy spring. Their operation within every group setting has been stated by many observers and a consensus has been reached. Transference dissociates; empathy perceives; tele integrates."
Discussant: Sue Daniel
RSVP Monday 17 June 2013 to Sue on 0417 586 791
Copies of the article for discussion are available from the discussant.
Copies of the article for discussion are available from the discussant.
Date: Lunchtime, Friday 21 June 2013. Meeting just after 12.30 for a 12.45 pm precise start. Tea, hot chocolate and freshly brewed coffee are provided. Bring your own lunch and $10.00, which goes toward books for the Zerka Moreno library at PIM. The session finishes at 1.45 p.m sharp.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Theatre of Spontaneity with Helen Fryer
Sunday 30th June 2013
THE PSYCHODRAMA OF ART and THE ART OF PSYCHODRAMA
WAYS OF SEEING
DID YOU SEE THE SKY THIS MORNING?
Painting by Tabitha
What is it in the eye of the painter that is able to see the world and transfer that way of seeing in a visual form, so others might have their way of seeing changed?
What is it on the stage of psychodrama that is able to portray a way of seeing the world and encourages our creative eyes?
How do we in our everyday life open our eyes to the extraordinary?
And how do we dare to face each new morning and place the beginning of a scribble on the page of time and wait to see what emerges?
Helen Fryer is a psychodramatist and painting wishful star, who lives and works in Hobart and knows that someday she will create more time and space to develop her artist’s eye.
Gather together for a cup of tea or coffee from 6 p.m for a 6.30 p.m sharp start at the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne, 155 Langridge St, Collingwood.
$20.00 ($15.00 MPS Members) SUPPER provided!
RSVP by Friday, 28 June 2013 to Gavin O'Loughin 0403 597 685
www.psychodrama-institute-melbourne.com
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Personal Development for Professionals - June/July/August
Winter has set in and with it sometimes comes a turning in, wanting to find warmth and comfort from the cold. Sometimes we can become stagnant not realising fresh air is as important as warmth. The following two courses are being run during the term break at PIM. They each provide an opportunity for exploration of new pathways for healthy working and living. Daniel James' course starts on Saturday, June 15 from 1-4 p.m and Sue Daniel's course begins on Friday afternoon, June 28 from 2 - 5 p.m. These workshops are designed for professionals from all walks of life and trainees and practitioners of psychodrama who might want to supplement their training with some concentrated personal growth.
The Therapist's Hunger to Act with the Client and the Role of Reactive Fear - A
Psychodrama in 4 Parts: Saturdays: 15 & 29 June and 13 & 27 July from 1 – 4 p.m.
Leader: Daniel James
What stops us, as therapists, from truly being 'with' our clients? What within us is triggered which bites down on our spontaneity, eroding our confidence whilst dulling our ability to move with our creativity? How does this impact on the work we do? This series of workshops is for therapists wishing to explore and expand their therapist roles in the fine tradition of the Ancient Greek dictum to, "know thyself". Workshop Numbers: 8 to 10 participants in a closed group format. Please contact Daniel directly for an interview at isingularity@bigpond.com or on 0427 174 008.
Fee: $200.00 ($50.00 deposit due by 30 May 2013 or by special arrangement).
About the Leader: Daniel has worked in a forensic environment for 7 years and also works in private practice in Shepparton. He is an accredited Psychodrama-Assistant.
Friday Afternoons with Sue Daniel - Personal Development for Professionals
Life provides many positive challenges and possibilities, which are ours if we have the courage to take them. The aim of personal development is to live life creatively, spontaneously and with vision. These weekly psychodrama workshops are for those who want to explore and enter into the deeper aspects of self with the aim of developing greater strength, vitality and more effective relationships with self and others. There are opportunities to develop new roles and perspectives, acknowledge, celebrate and value old roles and to resolve minor conflicts of living in your personal or professional life. Maximum number in group: 8
About the Leader: Sue has worked in private practice since 1986, loves yoga and Melbourne skies. She is a trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama and individual and group psychotherapist.
Dates: 28 June & 5 July and 26 July & 2 August from 2 – 5 p.m.
Fee: $250.00 (Trainees and Practitioners and members of MPS $200.00) Deposit $50.00 due by 21 June 2013.
Enquiries to Sue on: 9416 3779 or 0417 586 791
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013
Lunchtime Reading Group - Friday 24 May 2013
This is the third Lunchtime Reading and Discussion Group for 2013.
We will be looking at Anne Schutzenberger'sarticle, "Transgenerational analysis andpsychodrama: Applying and extending Moreno's concepts of the co-unconscious and the social atom to transgenerational links", which is chapter 11 in the book "Psychodrama: Advances in Theory and Practice."
Discussant: Gavin O'Loughlin
RSVP and for copies of the chapter: 0403 597 685
Date: Lunchtime, Friday 24 May 2013. Meeting just after 12.30 for a 12.45 pm start. Tea and freshly brewed coffee is provided. Bring your own lunch and $10.00, which goes toward books for the Zerka Moreno library at PIM. The session finishes at 1.45 p.m sharp.
Address: 155 Langridge Street, Collingwood.
The Friday lunchtime reading and discussion group happens from 12.45 to 1.45 p.m sharp in the small group room at PIM.
This group is designed to suit those with an hour to spare at lunchtime. Budding writers, trainees and Practitioners are welcome! We will discuss psychodrama works; DVD’s and literature and other related material. A moderator who will send the material, or give it out at the previous meeting for reading or viewing, will lead the discussion.
Dates for 2013: 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 24 May, 21 Jun, 19 Jul, 23 Aug, 20 Sep, 18 Oct.
Fee: $10.00 per session includes freshly brewed coffee and selection of teas. BYO lunch.
Enquiries to PIM: 0410 536 791.
Sunday May 26, Theatre of Spontaneity - Being Spontaneous in Today's World with Neil Hucker
How to be spontaneous.
Every morning we wake up to a new day. What will happen, what will the day bring? What surprises wait in store for us? What will the weather be, particularly in Melbourne.
Will today go according to our plans?
And then, we step out into the day.
The “Theatre of Spontaneity”, gives us a place to experience the various ways we step into the immediate moment and encounter the known and the unknown.
In this evening of the, Theatre of Spontaneity I will share with you an enjoyable cook’s tour of the many ways Moreno viewed spontaneity and how these perspectives can enhance our warm up to being spontaneous. How to respond adequately to the challenge of fully experiencing life.
I expect this to be relevant wherever you are involved in personal and interpersonal development.
Neil Hucker works as a Consultant psychiatrist and is a Psychodramatist. He has used the psychodrama method in his practice for many years but he is of the view that the underlying principals of spontaneity and creativity highlighted by Moreno need to be promoted in everyday life.
Details for this event:
Gather together for a cup of tea or coffee from 6 p.m for a 6.30 p.m sharp start at the Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne, 155 Langridge St, Collingwood.
$20.00 ($15.00 MPS Members) SUPPER provided!
RSVP by Friday, 24 May 2013 to Gavin O'Loughin 0403 597 685
www.psychodrama-institute-melbourne.com
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