I'm using this blog facility to think aloud and to record my research into psychodrama - I would normally take notes and put them into a document to refer to privately, but in this new world of global sharing, I'll store them here instead.....
1. We have a lecture this week about the ExcelL program addressing the issue of inter-cultural relations especially for immigrants. I've had a look at the assigned reading (Mak and Barker, 2004) and noticed that the program involves role-play which seems to be particularly successful in this context - there is the opportunity to "show" as well as "tell". I may incorporate some of this into my blog on psychodrama.
2. I've found an interesting site about a technique called Playback which is essentially role-play. I initially came across this when looking into art therapies which interested me personally - I'm taking Creative Writing as another major in my double degree (psych/arts). The Playback website ( http://playbacknet.org/interplay/Previousissues/ ) has some interesting articles on places where the Playback practitioners have performed: Africa (between Tutsis and Hutus), Auschwitz (including people who were part of that horror), Macedonia (as the Balkan conflict began), New York (after 9/11), and more.
3. I've found a journal article on how role-play can be effectively used to improve relationships in the school classroom context. It mentions sociometry, sociodrama and the benefits of role-reversal. Article: Finding My Place: The Use of Sociometric Choice and Sociodrama for Building Community in the School Classroom.Authors: Zachariah, Miriam; Moreno, Regina
Source: Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, & Sociometry; Winter2006
As I find the topic interesting personally, I risk reading, reading, reading and reading, and not actually writing......
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Hi Karen
Thank you for posting your comments on my blog re: communication skills and effective listening skills. I enjoyed reading your comments and hearing about your experience. After reading your blog journal on Psychodrama,it appears that communication skills play such an important part in this concept particularly in the role plays. I look forward to reading more of your research as it unfolds.
Cheers
Michelle
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