64th Annual Conference

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Workshop 48

Turning Fantasy into Reality: The Magic of Role Playing

Open to participants with less than four years of group psychotherapy experience.

Chair:

David A. Kipper, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Research Professor of Psychology, Roosevelt University, School of Psychology, Chicago, Illinois

The workshop will demonstrate ways of exploring clients' difficulties using imagined, simulated, reality. Clinical role playing and the principle of concretization offer unique opportunities for turning 'surrealism' into a way of addressing painful realities. The workshop combines didactic and experiential presentations with the active involvement of the participants

demonstration, experiential, didactic, sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Apply the principle of concretization in devising role playing interventions.

2. Choose which intervention will be the most engaging for the group.

3. Design important situation to be role played.

Course References:

1. Kipper, D. and Ritchie, T. (2003). The Effectiveness of Psychodramatic Techniques: A Meta-analysis.  Group Dynamic: Theory Research and Practice. 7, 13-25.
2. Weiner, D., and Pels-Roulier, L. (2005). Action Methods in Marriage and Family Therapy: A review. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry. 58, 86-101.
3. Riva, G., and Vincelli, F. (2001). Visual Reality as an Advanced Imaginal System: A new experiential approach for counseling and therapy. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry, 54, 51-6.