TWO ACTION METHODS FOR ONE GLOBAL PURPOSE: SOCIODRAMA & THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED FOR ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS​​

PRESENTERS: DANIELA SIMMONS-BOJANA GLUSAC DRASLA

Sociodrama and power
DATE AND TIME: 28th of June, Friday  10:00-12:30
CONFERENCE TOPIC: Sociodrama and more – Widening the scope of sociodrama: related fields, methodological exploration
TYPE: Workshop
ROOM:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: Any
TAGS: Sociodrama and More, June28 Morning
ABSTRACT:

Sociodrama is an action method created by Dr. J.L. Moreno, Group members spontaneously enact a social situation, assuming assigned roles to study and address problems in collective relationships or social issues. Theatre of the Oppressed is a method created by the Brazilian practitioner Augusto Boal. It encompasses theatrical forms Boal first developed in the 1960s, initially in Brazil and later in Europe and North America. Boal’s techniques use theatre as a means of promoting social and political change. How can Sociodrama and Theatre of the Oppressed collaborate to promote, explore, understand, and advance human rights, fostering dignity worldwide? How can international practitioners use these two methods together to address the global purpose of humanity? This workshop will provide a methodology for understanding and initiating change.

After attending this session, the participants will be able to:

  1. Apply Sociodrama and Theatre of the Oppressed techniques to enact and analyze real-world human rights scenarios, fostering a deeper understanding of these issues.
  2. Identify cross-cultural competence and skills to apply these action methods across diverse cultural contexts, considering nuances and sensitivities in addressing human rights issues globally.
  3. Examine creative techniques, facilitated by Sociodrama and Theatre of the Oppressed, as a catalyst for social and political change in the realm of human rights.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS:

Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP is international trainer & supervisor, the creator of the Tele’Drama method and the founder and director of the International Tele’Drama Institute which has already welcomed thousands of people, from 78+ countries. Dr. Simmons is the 2022 ASGPP recipient of the Innovator’s Award for the creation of Tele’Drama. She is the current President of the American Society in Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP). Daniela Simmons’ professional experience, both in Europe and the US, is in educational, research, and consultancy work in the social sciences and mental health. She received training on the psychoanalysis of group relations in organizations at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, headquartered in London. She has been utilizing action methods sessions since 1995 in Europe and since 2005 in the US.

Bojana Glusac Draslar, Psychotherapist, Trainer, Supervisor, Educator
Bojana graduated in Special Education and Rehabilitation at Belgrade University. Upon fulfillment of required conditions in qualifications, experience and expertise, she received the ECP (European Certificate for Psychotherapy), and the title of educator in psychotherapy and supervisor. Her work is focused on Individual and group psychotherapy clients within a private clinic that she founded 1999., developing a new psychotherapeutic approach TP (Transpersonal Psychodrama), wellbeing programs, stress management and self-care, international leadership assessment, executive coaching, leadership development and teambuilding. She has written 3 books on Mindfulness and Wellbeing, as well as articles on psychotherapy and other people’s development approaches.