BRIEF REPORT: VAKTO, A Tool for Improving Directorial Skills

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  • D. B. ESTES Author

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https://doi.org/10.12926/bs4v3312

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Skills

Abstract

Psychodrama is a complex tool to master; it can cause even the experienced director to have feelings of being at sea without an anchor to keep him/her in place. VAKTO, a simple mnemonic device, is designed to be a help in keeping the psychodramatist anchored. It can help the director organize him/herself in setting the scene for the psychodramatic action and may be especially helpful as a training device; it can be used for making feedback specific concerning the director's therapeutic utilization of the senses important to the protagonist's drama.

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2025-03-14

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Vol. 40 No. 1 (1987): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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