ASGPP Hudson Valley Invitation

[Peter Howie]

Thanks Rebecca,

It is good to read about what other people are creating, have created.

We in this neck of the woods - Australia, New Zealand, Japan and a few  
other places nearby are experimenting with organised Professional  
Development for psychodrama and related practitioners. We have  
instituted a revalidation process for accredited practitioners that is  
nearly complete and one outcome of this is the meeting and developing  
of good links between accredited practitioners as peers. I and many of  
my colleagues are discovering that when we congregate as certified  
practitioners there is a different ...... not sure but perhaps the  
term "gestalt" fits here . There is a different gestalt - which I  
understand means there is more than just a different feeling. A number  
of regional associations are planning professional development for  
practitioners.  And I am considering the same.

Do you have something similar going over there? Couldn't see it on the  
ASGPP or Board sites but it may go underneath the radar.

One thing I have found and this has been confirmed by some other  
practitioners, is that meeting and associating with members that have  
concluded their training is valuable. This meeting of peers and  
meeting for a purpose has been very valuable. Our identities have been  
effected. It takes us out of the permanent student or permanent  
teacher dynamic and places us better in a peer relationship.

This question came up in me, as I reflected that I too run open  
evenings for interested folks and some of those folks are  
practitioners and many are people who want an interesting evening. I  
invite all local members - associate members and practitioners - and  
sometimes practitioners come as well though not so many. Usually only  
a few and then lots of trainees and many people new to the method. And  
we are very keen to create events, training, gatherings for ordinary  
members - certified practitioners. At the moment it seems to do  
something very good for our identity. We are out of school - even if  
it is professional development related.

What sorts of things do you run of this nature? We are trying many  
different ways of doing it and there is great autonomy regarding  
revalidation though it requires peer involvement at some level.

Cheers

Peter in Brisbane

ps And here's our link for our open nights.

Peter Howie B.Sc, TEP
Managing Director
The Moreno Collegium for Human Centred Learning, Research and  
Development
0411 873 851
www.morenocollegium.com.au

On 27/01/2009, at 12:04 AM, HV Psychodrama wrote:

> Dear Certified Psychodramatists and TEPs,
>    Every third Friday from March through November (except for  
> August) the Hudson Valley Chapter of the ASGPP sponsors a two and a  
> half hour public demonstration of psychodrama (Open Sessions)  
> directed by cps and teps. These are held at Boughton Place, which is  
> in Highland, NY, halfway between NYC and Albany, NY. We are easily  
> reached by public transportation.
>     Directing an open session is a great way to help promote our  
> beloved method. It serves as a good marketing tool for your own  
> workshops as these open sessions attract a mix of community members  
> and psychodrama students. Presenters are always welcome to display  
> fliers and brochures about their programs.
>      It is also the chance to direct on the original Moreno  
> psychodrama stage. There are usually between twelve and forty people  
> depending on if there are students in attendance at a workshop the  
> weekend of the open session.
>   Please let us know if you would like to direct an open session and  
> if so, what months you mght be available.
>
> We are lloking forward to hearing from you.
>
> Rebecca Walters
>
> Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute
> 68 DuBois Road
> New Paltz, NY 12561
>
> Ph: (845) 255 7502
> E-mail: hvpi at hvc.rr.com
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