What is Psychodrama?

Psychodrama, created by Austrian psychiatrist J.L. Moreno, is a psychotherapeutic method with a history spanning nearly 90 years since the 1920s. Its applications encompass psychological healing for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly, and it can also be utilized in communities, families, schools, and various fields dealing with grief and loss.

In Psychodrama, the instructor employs dramatic techniques. Through processes of warm-up, enactment, sharing, and review, a person's internal life events are recreated. This allows the individual to see their own situation, difficulties, and constraints, thereby re-experiencing their life and connecting with their inner thoughts, words, and actions. The individual can also respond with self-love, acceptance, and integration, returning to the essence of life.

Instructor Team Introduction

Lead Instructor

This training invites Teacher Lin Ciyue from Taiwan and her Psychodrama team to Macau. Teacher Lin is a Psychodrama Director and Trainer (T.E.P) certified by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy, and a director of the International Zerka Moreno Institute. In 2013, she was appointed as a director and the Continuing Education Committee Chair of the Taiwan Counseling Psychologist Association, responsible for planning continuing education and supervision training courses for Taiwanese counseling psychologists. She currently serves as a continuing education committee member for the Taiwan Counseling Association. For many years, she has been invited to lead Psychodrama growth or training groups in schools, hospitals, and community organizations.

Assistant Instructors

• Counseling Psychologist Yang Shuzhu: Certified Psychodrama Director and Provisional Trainer by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy; Certified Director and Provisional Trainer by the Taiwan Psychodrama Association.
• Counseling Psychologist Hu Danyu: Certified Therapeutic Spiral Model (TSM) Psychodrama Professional Auxiliary Ego (TAE) by Kate Hudgins; Certified Psychodrama Director (CP) by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy (ABEPSGP).
• Counseling Psychologist Wang Chenglan: Certified Assistant Director of Psychodrama by the Institute of Creativity and Resilience.

Course Content Overview

Day 1 (08.22)

• Learn warm-up techniques.
• Learn sociometry: how to increase group cohesion and spontaneity.
• Discuss and teach intervention strategies for issues that arise during group processes.

Day 2 (08.23)

• Learn basic Psychodrama techniques: role reversal, mirroring, surplus reality, soliloquy, and setting the scene.
• Understand and apply the relevant history and basic techniques of Psychodrama.

Day 3 (08.24)

• Learn how to integrate one's own counseling style with Psychodrama.
• Intentional practice as a complete director, with live supervision provided by the trainer.

Day 4 (08.25)

• Learn how to apply Psychodrama to individual counseling and guidance.
• Develop members' own strengths and styles to enhance helping effectiveness.