65th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 23

Morning Workshops

8:45 am -12:00 Noon

Workshop 82

The Magic of Role Playing: Fantasy Turned into Reality

Chair:

David A. Kipper. Ph.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Research Professor of Psychology, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois

The workshop will demonstrate how role playing can be incorporated into traditional verbal group therapy. The principles of cocretization and the experiential reintegration therapeutic approach offer unique opportunities for turning surrealism into a way of addressing interpersonal conflicts. The workshop combines didactic and experiential presentation with participants involvement.
experiential-didactic-demonstration
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Integrate role playing enactments in verbal group therapy.
2. Design important situations to be role played.
3. Apply the principle of concretization in devising role playing interventions
 

Course References:

1. Kipper, D.A., & Ritchie, T.D. (2003). The effectiveness of psychodramatic techniques: A Net-analysis. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research and Practice, 7, 18-25.
2. Riva, G., & Vincelli, F. (2001). Visual reality as an advanced imaginal system: A new experiential approach for counseling and therapy. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry, 54, 51-56.

3. Weiner, D.J., Pels-Rouilier,L. (2005). Action methods in marriage and family therapy: A review. Journal of Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama and Sociometry, 58, 86-101.