ABSTRACT:

This workshop will work with whatever topic participants choose.

Learning objectives:

• the use of spontaneity
• finding a topic
• scene setting

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

ABSTRACT:

This session will demonstrate and engage participants in action, exploring effective warm-up techniques tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities of directing sociodrama online, with a focus on collective explorations. Participants will learn how to effectively engage and prepare groups for sociodramatic work in virtual settings. By the end of this session, attendees will be equipped with practical strategies to foster group cohesion, stimulate participant readiness, and facilitate meaningful collective inquiry and reflection in an online environment.

Learning Objectives:

• After this session, participants will be able to demonstrate online warm-up exercises for sociodrama in at least three different, innovative, and creative ways.
• Following this session, participants will be able to identify various online tools for facilitating sociodrama within their own communities.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

Both presenters are immersed in education and have been in the field of psychodrama and sociodrama for years. “Tele” connected them three years ago when they met at a Tele’Drama workshop, and since then, they have been building their knowledge and experience in providing action methods workshops online, both in their own countries and internationally.

ABSTRACT:

Join us for a transformative workshop, where the fusion of sociodrama, technology, and the Social Atom opens new possibilities for healing and envisioning the future.
To embark on the journey of shaping our future, we must find a starting point. That crucial point is in the “here and now” and within our primary relationships, the Social Atom. Moreno’s Social Atom gives us a way to map out and predict the future. It is within that “space” where changes can be made.
This workshop introduces RCompass, a digital tool to map relationships using a case study. Using smart algorithms, RCompass measures Relationship Capital, giving both a collective and individual Relationship Capital Index (RCi). The app. allows the player to analyse “how did we get here” and make relevant changes for the future.
Case Study: Meet Doris, a 35-year-old who cannot any longer live in her family Cultural Conserve. She builds the right energy for change and spontaneity but lacks Creativity.
RCompass provided her with an objective look at her Social Atom, unraveling how her situation evolved. This visualization empowered her to dream of the relational life she desired.

Learning Objectives:

• Grasp the basics of Moreno’s Social Atom and psychodrama principles.
• Discover RCompass as a transformative digital sociometry tool.
• Apply RCompass in therapy, organisational dynamics, and group coaching.
• Get hands-on with RCompass through interactive exercises.
  

Benefits for Participants:
Get free access to the RCompass app for six months, integrating this tech into your therapeutic and coaching practices.

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ABSTRACT:

The social atom, created by Moreno in 1975, posits that individuals are shaped by their interactions, leading to the development of role theory. Moreno suggested that the social atom represents the smallest unit of society, comprised of people essential to an individual’s life. Literature examining differences includes Butler (2011), who discusses gender performances, and Hooks (2000), who introduces the concept of intersectionality. It could be argued that social tensions affecting groups identified with different categories may lead to violent acts, such as racism and homophobia, often perpetrated by those who identify one-sidedly with these social struggles. In contrast, the Morenian approach enables groups to understand each other through their differences as well as their similarities. Thus, literature on social markers serves as a contemporary tool that can complement and enhance psychodramatic work. This online workshop aims to explore client relationships through the lens of social categories like gender, race, and sexual orientation, drawing attention to how these differences influence such relationships. Participants will reflect on their own and their clients’ experiences regarding sociocultural and historical differences.

Educational Objectives:

• To make the social differences between psychodramatists and their clients more visible and encourage curiosity about these differences.
• To reflect on client relationships concerning social markers and differences, acknowledging their impact on these relationships.
• To share strategies for addressing differences in psychodramatic work.

Method:
Participants will create social atoms for clients they currently work with, whether in private practice, institutions, or other settings. After developing these social atoms, they will categorize their clients by social identities (e.g., transgender, bisexual, non-monogamous), using different colors to represent each category. The expected outcome is a social atom that visually represents the clients’ identities. Participants will then be invited to consider which markers might identify their clients (e.g., skin color, gender expression, relationship styles) and how their own experiences with these markers may influence their client relationships. This reflection will be conducted privately. Afterward, participants will share their thoughts with the group to the extent that they feel comfortable. The discussion will include the impact of power relations on their work and strategies for managing differences and power imbalances.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
Butler, J. (2011). Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. Estados Unidos: Taylor & Francis. Hooks, B. (2000). Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center. Reino Unido: Pluto Press. Moreno, J. L. (1946). Psychodrama. Estados Unidos: Beacon House.

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