About us

The International Sociodrama Conference (ISC) is a world-wide network of sociodrama professionals, initiated by a group of portuguese sociodrama collegues led by Manuela Maciel and with the support of Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicodrama (SPP) in 2007.
Since its foundation, the ISC network has held its regular sociodrama conference in a number of countries (Portugal, Sweden/Finland, Argentina, Italy, Brasil, Greece).
These events are organized by the international sociodrama community, accompanied by an organizing committee, local to the hosting country.

The 8th Sociodrama Conference will take place in Budapest in 2024, and is hosted by the Hungarian Association for Psychodrama.

HUNGARIAN ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHODRAMA

The Hungarian Association for Psychodrama is the hosting organization of the 8th Sociodrama Conference. Founded in 1989, the Hungarian Association for Psychodrama (MPE) is the sole psychodrama training organization in Hungary. MPE is a member of FEPTO (Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organizations) and IAGP (International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes). The sociodrama working group of the association was formed in 2012, and in 2016 MPE became the initiator of a large-scale European sociodrama project, called PERFORMERS.
Today the Hungarian Association has a sociodrama training and several sociodrama ateliers were formed in the past years for the development of the methodology and for its implementation in different sectors (education, social care, healthcare, community development).

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

The Local Organising Committee is responsible for providing the professional and organizational background of the conference. They are in cooperation with the Local and International Boards, the Scientific Committee, and are liaising with potential partners both locally and internationally, in order to provide a platform for cooperative thinking.

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LOCAL PROFESSIONAL BOARD

The Local Professional Board consists of psycho- and sociodrama professionals from the Hungarian Association for Psychodrama. Using their wide range of expertise, the Board supports the Local Organising Committee in creating the concept and programme of the conference. They are also responsible for liaising with local partners and for the creation of the local elements of the programme.

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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

The members of the International Advisory Board are broadly recognized psycho- and sociodrama professionals. They are also founding members of the ISC, and have a wide range of experience in organizing the conference.

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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

The main role of the Scientific Committee is to review and evaluate the abstracts submitted to the ISC.

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ETHICS COMMITTEE

The Ethics Committe was formed for the congress on the initiative of the Ethics Committee of the Hungarian Psychodrama Association and the Organising Staff, with the participation of additional co-opted members. Before and during the congress, ethical questions, dilemmas, issues and possible complaints can be addressed to this organisation.
Email address: conferenceethics@gmail.com

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INTERPRETERS

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