Abstract
This article explores the use of psychodrama within an educational context: school. It describes some of the roles required of the psychodrama psychotherapist in preparing to use psychodrama and action methods, different approaches such as The Living Newspaper, Story Making and Creating, and theme based vignettes. It will look at using it in primary and secondary education settings highlighting how psychodrama techniques can have a positive effect on the young people, the school, and wider community.
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Der Artikel erkundet den Einsatz des Psychodramas im erzieherischen Umfeld Schule. Er beschreibt einige der Rollen von PsychodramatikerInnen, die notwendig sind, um Psychodrama und Aktionsmethoden einzusetzen; dabei kommen so verschiedene Ansätze wie die Lebendige Zeitung, Geschichten entwickeln und kreativ umsetzen sowie themenbasierte Vignetten zur Sprache. Sowohl im Primar als auch im Sekundarschulenbereich können Psychodrama-Techniken einen positiven Effekt auf junge Menschen, die Schule und die assoziierten Felder haben.
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Dutton, C. Psychodrama in schools: working in them, with them and in the wider community. Z Psychodrama Soziom 16, 27–33 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11620-017-0375-z
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