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Dear Sue

We are back home since yesterday and are happy that everything went well. We enjoyed our trip along the Great Ocean Road to Kangaroo Island with many breathtaking sceneries and great encounters with friendly Australian people and animals. Even the tiger snake that passed my way at the end presented only its beauty and not its teeth.

We listened all the way to your music selection and were able to sing the songs karaoke training) at the end. The music kept Udo awake during driving and brought all the memories back. The meetings of the Moreno Psychodrama Society, the sociometry workshop, the talks about theory, the invitation to your home with Australian barbecue and karaoke, the meeting at our place with the charade, the summer gathering at the institute, listening to the opera together and the Boxing Day in the bush playing Uno with so many friends.

We played a lot with the guessing machine Jakob received. It found out nearly everything except the hat Udo wore the whole time. He found a lot of little coloured feathers of parrots and put them on his hat and looked at the end like a real Australian.

Back home I still can smoothen my hands with the hand cream and the scent let me dream of our Australian adventure.

Thank you and Ted for your love

Jutta

20 January 2007

Psychodrama: Advances in Theory and Practice

About the Title:

Psychodrama: Advances in Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the theory and practice of psychodrama, integrating different psychodramatic schools of thought.

Psychodrama is one of the pioneering approaches of psychotherapy and is practised by thousands of practitioners and in most countries of the world. The editors of this volume bring together contributions from Europe, South America, Australia, Israel and the USA to explain and explore recent innovations. They look at how psychodrama has contributed to the development of psychotherapy, introducing concepts that have had a profound influence on other therapies. These include concepts such as role theory, the encounter, the co-unconscious, the social atom, sociometry, action research, group psychotherapy, the cycle of spontaneity and creativity, role play and many related concepts and techniques.

This book will be of great interest to all students, practitioners and trainers in the field of psychodrama. It will also appeal to professionals and students in the related fields of psychotherapy, counselling, psychology and psychiatry.

Contributors

Ancelin-Schützenberger, Baim, Bannister, Blatner, Burmeister, Casson, Cukier, Daniel, Gasseau, Guerrero, Hudgins, Hug, Kellermann, Kipper, Knobel, Maciel, Miller, Oudijk, Villares-Oliveira, Pio –Abreu, Remer, Riding-Malon, Risques, Scategni, Schacht, Verhofstadt, Vieira, Wieser.

Reviews

At last, a book series that will help to make the ideal of effective continuing professional development in the fields of psychotherapy and counselling more of a reality. Without being partisan or requiring an unrealistically high level of existing knowledge, the books offer a unique opportunity for experienced practitioners and advanced students to encounter the cutting edge of theory in their particular theoretical model. - Andrew Samuels, Professor of Analytical Psychology, University of Essex

This book represents the first global project in psychodramatic literature in the 21st century. The outstanding benefits of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy have spread across the globe. All of the human sciences are increasingly benefiting from approaches that have grown out of the introduction of the psychodramatic stage and its related healing techniques. [...] What joy to give this miraculous product of human creativity into the reader's care. - Grete A. Leutz, MD, Founder of the Moreno Institute for Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy, Ãœberlingen, Germany; Fellow of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy

This volume pays homage to the genius of J. L. Moreno, who has inspired us all. The element that is basic to all of the instruments he gave us is that of The Encounter: eye-to-eye, face-to-face, nothing standing between us. His activities underscore the need for all of us to continue to join him in his endeavour to enable The Encounter. May this book be part of that endeavour. - Zerka T. Moreno, co-creator of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy.

List Price: £19.99

ISBN: 9780415419147

ISBN-10: 041541914X

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 15/05/2007

Pages: 320

Available for Pre-order

Binding(s): Paperback

The girls ‘thank you’

By Leah Shmerling

It is not often that your children sincerely thank parents for their efforts in raising them and appreciate the sacrifices for sending them to a private school. On Wednesday December 27, 2006, our girls: Ilana, Tammy and Michelle arranged that we celebrate parenthood, making them the special girls that they are and the financial sacrifices that we made to send them to a private school. The night began with pre-drinks and a presentation of a huge ‘thank you’ card and the gift of a collage of the girls’ school days: sample reports, photos of special occasions and events at school – their primary school, Batmitzvah, primary school graduation, sports day, swimming carnivals, deb ball and with their special friends. The collage was sentimental as we remembered and discussed the stories and laughs related to each picture. A very special restaurant was booked as a thank you for all our love and efforts. It is very worthwhile and rewarding when the girls appreciate and celebrate their life and our part in their journey.

Alexandros and Paris Golding arrive into our world

Paris

Alexandros

For those of you who do not know, on the 26th of February Ioanna and I welcomed Alexandros (Alexander) and Paris Golding into our world. Alexandros was born very small 1650 grams and Paris 2070 grams. Both boys are under observation for a while due to their size but they are fit and well and will grow to be big and strong boys. Ioanna is doing great and hopefully in about a week or so the boys will be home with us.

When Ioanna is home I am sure she will update you all and fill you in with other details.

Bye for now

James Golding

Photographs from Sue Daniel's Birthday Party

Saturday 3 February 2007

What a beautiful party! Thank you. From the lovely invitation, beautiful cake, red and white decorations which extended to the flower arrangements, the band with didgeridoo, drums, flute, keyboard and guitar, yummy home cooked horsd'oeuvres to the friends and family present - all 75. Thank you for the gift of your presence to join me in celebrating my 60th birthday and, for your thoughtful gifts, including the poems, songs and collage.

An extra thanks to the creators of this wonderful surprise, Ted, Nikki, Lethe, Katrina, Helen, Lisa, Michele and Kate and her band members.

It was also my 30th anniversary in psychodrama - pretty much to the day - I feel very lucky and happy to have my oldest friends and new together at this time.

Thanks for your love. xx Sue

Weekend Workshop - March

Psychodrama Group at PIM

Facilitators:
Simon Parker - Psychodramatist & Psychologist
Julie Lacy - Psychodramatist & Psychotherapist

Great opportunity to explore your life issues and relationships and to make some changes in these groups.

Saturday/Sunday 24/25 March 2007
10am-5pm
Fee $180 & $150 (unwaged/concession)

Also 6 Mondays 7-10pm commences April 16 just after Easter

telephone: Simon 0417351239 Info: www.psychodrama.net.au

The PIM Library

The library's catalogue is being expanded with new material including books and articles.
The latest articles (2006) by PIM students and practitioners are as follows:

1. Katrina Gaskin, 'One Perfect Night'
2. Lorraine Michael, 'Tele'
3. Yvonne Sherring-Howard 'Through Death to Life'
4. Marie Watt, 'She Who Is - Standing Firm on Woman Earth'
5. Wendy White ' The Infinity Within Us All: The Healing from Sexual Assault'
6. Tam Dinh, 'Psychodrama Moments in Drug and Alcohol Counselling'
7. Sue Daniel, 'Sociometry, Sociodrama and Psychodrama with Third Generation Holocaust Survivors (3GH)'
8. Sue Daniel, 'Psychodrama as a Living Process' (1997 - new to PIM Library)

The Published Writing of Sue Daniel

In Journals:

• Gertrude Stein and a companion: Echoes of Moreno, Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry, Vol. 40, No. 4 Winter 1988
  
• Day by Day – Role Theory, Sociometry and Psychodrama with Adolescents and Young Women, Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama & Sociometry, vol. 58, No. 4 Winter 2006
  
• Through the Mirror: Role Theory Expanded, The British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociodrama, Vol. 19, No. 2 Autumn/Winter 2004
  
• Attraverso lo Specchio: Sviluppi della teoria dei ruoli, Psicodramma Classico, Anno IV, Vol. 4 Giugno 2002
• Psychodrama as a Living Process, Australian and New Zealand Psychodrama Association, Inc. Journal, No. 6, December 1997
  
• Sociometry, Sociodrama and Psychodrama with Third Generation Holocaust Survivors (3GH), ‘Forum’ Journal of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy, N. 1, July 2006
  

In Books:

• Psychodrama, Role Theory and the Cultural Atom: New Developments in Role Theory in 'Psychodrama: Advances in Theory and Practice' - To be published July 2007 by Routledge Publishers, London. Edited by Clark Baim, Jorge Burmeister and Manuela Maciel.

January Intensive Psychodrama Groups at PIM

Facilitators Simon Parker Psychodramatist & Psychologist
Julie Lacy Psychodramatist & Psychotherapist

Get your year off to a great start by participating in this group. Integrate those New year resolutions into your life. Commences Monday night 22 Jan 2007.
6 Monday & Wednesday Evenings

7-10pm Jan 22 24 29 31 Feb 5 7
$250-

telephone Simon 0417351239 Info www.psychodrama.net.au

Happy Christmas to all Members of the Moreno Psychodrama Society

With the fires still raging in Victoria, Australia, Bob Cummings and Linda Harrington are part of the crew working to contain them. We wish them a safe and Happy Christmas. Here is a picture of Bob.

This year our highpoint was the International Morenian Psychodrama Conference. In 2007 we are bringing the Theatre of Spontaneity into existence making it available every last Friday evening of the month beginning in February. See it on our website:

www.psychodrama-institute-melbourne.com


We wish everyone a Happy New Year!



Helen, Lethe, Katrina, Gillian and Sue

PIM Brochure and Flyers Mailout

Monday 11 December 2006

The Faculty of PIM and the Central Coordinating Committee (CCC) of the Moreno Psychodrama Society (MPS) met together this morning at 104 Simpson Street to send out the 2007 PIM brochure, with a Notice of the Theatre of Spontaneity, (which will be held on the last Friday of every month beginning, Friday, 23 February at PIM - An Open Event with Friends, Member of MPS and PIM trainees all welcome), plus Simon's and Julie's Calendar of Personal Development and Joanie's 'Text Busters'...All are in the mail today!!

It was fun. Our meeting was scheduled from 10.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m. It began at 10.30 a.m precisely. At 10.35 a.m we took a break with coffee, tea and croissants and donuts. Someone locked her keys in her car and missed meeting with someone else so it was wonderful that she (and the other, arriving separately) made it in time for this break.

It was Marie Watt's first meeting since she has recently joined the MPS CCC. It wasn't Simon Parker's first meeting, since he met with the Faculty several weeks ago but he is new on the Faculty, starting in 2007. Our other new members of CCC are Patricia Green and Nikki Alderman. This makes 8 members on the CCC: Helen Fryer, Sue Daniel, Gillian Blackwell, Marie Watt, Patricia Green and Nikki Alderman (Australia) and Katrina Gaskin and Lethe Gaskin (New Zealand). Nikki arrived in a flurry and generously massaged a few shoulders before settling down to fold flyers and stuff envelopes with the rest of us. We finished on the dot of 12.30 p.m - must have been the good ol' mutual tele operating between us.

The next meeting of the CCC is in February, 16th at Helen's house at 7 p.m. We will be preparing for the Spring Gathering which will happen on Sunday, 3 March at PIM from 2 - 5 p.m and the first Theatre of Spontaneity on Friday, February 23, at PIM from 7.30 - 10.30 p.m.

I know it is very early in the piece to make Gathering announcements for 2007, but do put this date (Autumn Meeting, SUNDAY, 4 MARCH 2007 from 2 - 5 p.m) in your diary. Our three other dates for 2007 are: Sundays, 3 June (Winter Meeting), 26 August (slightly early Spring Meeting); with the final (Summer) one being a Christmas Party on 2 December 2007. Our known focus next year is on the hosting of the monthly Theatre of Spontaneity events, how and whether to affiliate with PACFA and publication of writings of members, trainees and practitioners.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sue Daniel