62nd Annual Conference

Friday, March 11
Morning Workshops
10:30 A.M. – 1:45 P.M.

Workshop 48

The Integration of Psychodrama with Family Systems Therapy
 

Chairs:     

Chris Farmer, M.D., Private Practice, Guernsey, England

Marcia Geller, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Stamford, CT

Open to participants with more than ten years of group psychotherapy experience

Bowen’s method of family therapy stresses the importance of distinguishing thoughts from feelings. It employs didactic clarification and coaching. Psychodrama utilized the emotional experience of self in action to engender role-flexibility through spontaneity. Bowen’s concepts and psychodramatic techniques will be introduced to explore problems known personally or professionally to participants.

demonstration-experiential-didactic-sharing of work experiences
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Utilize pyschodramtic techniques in the practice of family therapy.

2. State the concepts of Bowen therapy

3. Summarize their own Family-of-Origin issues

References:

1.  Bowen, M (1978). Family Therapy in Clinical Practice, New York: Aronson 

2.  Goldman, E. & Morrison, D. (1986). Psychodrama: Experience and Process. Kendall/Hunting Publishing Company 

3.  Farmer, C. & Geller, M. (2003). The Use of Psychodrama in the Family Systems Theory of Bowen. In Gershoni, J. (ed) Psychodrama in the 21st Century: Clinical and Educational Applications. New York: Springer.