Processing in Psychodrama

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  • PETER FELIX KELLERMANN Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12926/675w1n45

Keywords:

Psychodrama

Abstract

This article describes the phase of processing in psychodrama and discusses some of its problematic issues. As a training aid, processing may focus upon personal, professional, or group-related issues. If the difficulties in management are resolved, processing may become a powerful learning experience that gives participants an opportunity to make sense of the complex processes activated in psychodrama. A processing checklist is presented asa systematic aid in evaluating the professional skills of psychodrama directors.

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2025-03-14

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Vol. 45 No. 2 (1992): Group Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, and Sociometry

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