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!
Friday, May 27, 2011
World Dreaming - An Invitation to an Encounter
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Moreno Psychodrama Society - May Subscriptions
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
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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.
But the cherry tree in my garden
Scatters its blossoms
As if nothing has happened.
(Anonymous)
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
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Dr Seuss in Japan
Dear Friends,
I had a Child-Aid Piano Concert at a City Hall in the Tokyo metropolitan area tonight.
A friend of mine, an internationally renowned concert pianist played a modern piece of music written by Elliott Carter. I interviewed her, then led a large group talking with the audience of about 70 people. I read a picture book at the end asking the audience for a child-aid donation. We really had a special time together to enlarge our self having been shrunk more or less.
My helping activities are with young colleagues in Tokyo and colleagues in a base camp in MIYAGI now. Then we get into second stage to prevent ASD and PTSD from the first aid we had been engaging in. Many teachers and mothers are needed to help to know how they can be with their children and how and what they can tell their children.
My reading a picture book was a demonstration of "Reading Picture book Therapy" I am calling and telling people how it can work as a very curative method for such a time. I am going to make a simple manual as everyone, I mean layman (or women, italics mine), can do it. I tried how it works in a small group at the last town meeting and did it again in a large group. I am convinced it is surely effective and anyone can do it. Even children can do it each other and it can be good for elder people, too. I received some donations and much warm feelings from people about what I am doing and the planning of the second step activities. This is one of my ways of demonstrating feeling for people and myself in this hard situation. It is happiness for me to feel the warmth of such a warm people who shares love and dedicate mutual aid without sparing oneself.
The picture book I read tonight is "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss. It is interesting that the translation into Japanese of the Japanese version seems to me Japanese like. It was emphasized rather Self not Ego. The modern music of Eliot Carter written in 1945, a piano sonata, seems to me conveying astonishingly a great harmony and strength of Mother Earth. So when I read the picture book by Dr. Seuss with my own translation done more straightforwardly it worked very well.
In this way, we are stepping forward.
Best wishes,
Hide
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
We welcome Sadie!
Dear Sharni,
Love and best wishes to you and Sadie,
from all your friends at the Moreno Psychodrama Society and PIM.
Monday, March 07, 2011
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Events at PIM in March
Training events beginning in March:
1. Tomorrow, Friday 4 March from 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m sees the start of a series of supervision seminars led by Sue, "Active Listening: Psychodrama in One-to-One Counselling and Individual Psychotherapy".
2. The PIM Elective ongoing series "The Past is the Present" begins on Friday, 11 March from 9.30 a.m to 12.30 p.m. There are 8 sessions conducted by Sue.
3. The Supervision Group for Practitioners begins on Friday, 18 March from 2 - 5 p.m. There are five bi-monthly sessions throughout the year.
4. On the 25th of March the Psychodrama Practitioners Group will hold their second meeting for the year, on last Friday of the month from 9.30 a.m - 12.30 p.m.
5. On Saturday 26 March the Practicum Training Group will meet from 10 a.m - 5.30 p.m.
Personal and Professional Workshops
1. The first series of Simon Parker's personal development groups "Psychodrama Wellbeing Groups" began February 14 and will conclude March 28. Enquiries for the next series: 0417 351 239.
2. Sue Daniel is conducting a Personal growth group for professionals entitled "Exploring your Path". The first group (3 sessions) begins 25 March and continues 1st and 8th of April. Enquiries: 0417 586 791.
Theatre of Spontaneity
On Sunday March 27, the Moreno Psychodrama Society hosts the second Theatre of Spontaneity for 2011.
&
Wherever they lead you
In the moment
Director: Phil Smalley
(With thanks to Bernard Pivot)
Doors open at 6 p.m for a 6.30 p.m start. A light supper is served at the conclusion of the evening, 8.30 p.m. Entrance fee is $20.00 for non-members and $15.00 for members of MPS. Pay at the door.
Enquiries or RSVP: John De Bono 0429 427 873
