Integration of Undergraduate and Graduate Education and Training in Group Dynamics and Psychodrama

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  • CLAUDE A. GULDNER Author

Keywords:

Psychodrama

Abstract

This paper discusses the integration of an undergraduate course in Group and Family Functioning with a graduate course in Facilitation in Group and Family Functioning. A description of the undergraduate course shows the use of sociometry in making small group selections and the use of psychodrama, sociodrama, and role play, along with group dynamics, to learn content. The description
of the graduate course discusses how leaders are trained in group methods, their own group-learning process, and how supervision of their leadership of the undergraduate course is provided. Descriptions of the evaluation methods for each course and conclusions about the value of integrating graduate and undergraduate courses in group dynamics are presented.

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2025-03-14

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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