MAKING SAFE SPACE AND TRANSFORMATION THROUGH DRAMA IN INSTITUTIONS
WORKING WITH VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
PRESENTERS: SCOPE WORKING GROUP
WORKING WITH VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE
Sociodrama and power
DATE AND TIME: 27th of June, Thursday 14:00-16:30
CONFERENCE TOPIC: Sociodrama and Youth – raising the next generation: sociodrama of children and young people, and the professionals and institutions working with them
TYPE: Workshop
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NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 25
TAGS: Sociodrama and Youth, June27 Afternoon
ABSTRACT:
During the PERFORMERS international sociodrama project, which took place from 2016 to 2021 under the auspices of the Hungarian Psychodrama Association, a distinct sociodrama methodology was developed in collaboration with institutions dedicated to serving disadvantaged children and youth. Since 2022, we have continually refined and disseminated this approach in various settings, including schools, children’s care homes, correctional facilities, family shelters, and educational support centers. This methodology represents a unified, trauma-informed group approach that integrates elements from sociodrama and child psychodrama, tailored to the specific needs and contexts of each institution.
In 2022, our team transitioned to the Scope Working Group (known as Hatókör Műhely in Hungarian), evolving into an independent, interdisciplinary collective of Hungarian professionals utilizing sociodrama to positively impact institutions and to create a safe and supportive atmosphere within educational, social care and child care settings.
During our sessions, participants will gain firsthand experience with our child-sociodrama method, witnessing how we facilitate group dynamics and cultivate an environment conducive to fostering the holistic growth of vulnerable young people.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:
Zoltán Bogschütz is a social worker, social politician and social manager. He has gained experience in various fields, especially in alternative sanctions and child protection.
Zoltán has more than two decades of training experience in national and international projects, which he is constantly expanding with coaching and facilitation techniques, while also adding psychodrama and sociodrama elements.
His participation in the SCOPE Working Group inspires him to create new viewpoints and values in institutional drama situations.
Csilla Kubovics-Juhász is a psychologist and children psychodrama leader. She is a member of the Hungarian Family and Couple Therapy Association and Kende Hanna Child Psychodrama Association. Csilla started working at Bátor Tábor from 2017 (Serious Fun Children’s Network) where they work with children living with chronic diseases. Although from 2022 she is the professional manager of prevention at Downtown Community Centre, she is still connected to Bátor Tábor as a grief counsellor with families who lost their child, and also works with children psychodrama groups.
Zsuzsanna Lakatos is a social pedagogue, biology teacher, drawing examination consultant and special education assistant.
She has many years of experience in the field of child protection, and is currently in charge of the professional coordination of a Refugee Accommodation to which underprivileged Transcarpathian Roma families have applied for asylum.
She has been using for three years the toolbox of sociodrama and children’s drama in child protection institutions as well as in refugee shelters.
Felícia Menyhárt has been a member of the SCOPE Working Group for over a year. She specializes in utilizing institutional drama within social institutions and schools to foster improvement and collaboration in communities.
With a background in social policy and economics, she is a qualified teacher and trainer. Apart from her expertise in institutional drama, Felícia also contributes to community development through the application of playback theatre techniques.
She holds certifications as a psychodrama leader, sociodrama assistant, focus trainer, and is a candidate for mental health practitioner. She is a firm believer in the effectiveness of democratically functioning, self-renewing small communities, and her experience is that SCOPE’s methodology contributes positively to this vision.
Emőke Takács is an adult and child psychodramatist, coach, social worker, migration and intercultural expert.
She works as a Project Coordinator at the Jesuit Refugee Service Budapest, Hungary.
She is also a member of the SCOPE Working Group.
Judit Tóth-Dénes has been a member of the SCOPE Working Group for 2,5 years, she works with institutional drama in schools and social institutions (family foster care homes, youth detention centers) to improve communities.
Judit studied sociology and journalism.
She is an art therapist, psychodrama assistant and coach.
She believes that the SCOPE’s methodology affects the whole institute that they work with
