ROLEPLAYING AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING DEVICE IN A POVERTY-ORIENTED, MULTIRACIAL GROUP

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  • MARK J. JONES Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/w6kvvq66

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TRAINING

Abstract

The following paper is a discussion as to the effects and "value" of roleplaying when used in a diverse racial and ethnic group of economically and socially deprived para-professional trainees. Role play was used primarily as a technique in preparing underprivileged youths for placement as social service agents (i.e., gang workers, counselor aides, probation officers, social workers), in addition to enhancing a natural means of human interaction.

References

J. L. MORENO: The Concept of Sociodrama, Sociometry, Vol. 6, 1943. Also in Psychodrama, Vol. I, 3rd ed., 1969, Beacon House.

ZERKA T. MORENO: A Survey of Psychodramatic Techniques, Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy Monographs, Beacon House, No. 44. 1969.

RAYMOND R. CORSINI: Roleplaying in Psychotherapy: A Manual, Aldine Publishing Co., Chicago, 1966

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2025-01-14

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Vol. 22 No. 3-4 (1969): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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