The Moreno Collegium

Core psychodrama training is again being offered in Byron Bay. The training is designed to harness and deepen your leadership ability and capacities to act in a holistic and systemic manner. In particular your capacity to work with others in a life enhancing way. This is brought about through the integration of psychodrama methods. This program is offered at Myocum and is designed to create and nurture a group of psychodrama practitioners.

The theory and practice of psychodrama, sociodrama, sociometry, role theory and group work.

Core training is designed to harness and deepen your leadership ability to work with others in a life enhancing way through the integration of psychodrama methods. This Program is offered Myocum to create and nurture a group of psychodrama practitioners. ‘The psychodrama method is based on the idea of highly motivated human beings acting the aspirations and deepest concerns of the society or subculture or small group in which they live.'

The first Byron Bay Core Training group was held in 2005. The training group operates on an ongoing cycle with trainees enrolling and committing to a year of training at a time. The group combines trainees with different levels of psychodrama and life experience in the same group. This engenders a rich culture that enables a diverse work group to form for the benefit of all. As well as attending the formal program, trainees form peer psychodrama groups of 4 - 6 to practice and experiment with the method in a safe and contained way. Core training uses a graduated and recursive learning cycle in order to deepen and integrate the learning in practice. The comprehensive curriculum covers a four-year period. This enables the development of knowledge-in-action. Certification requires supervision in the application of psychodrama in a range of different settings and with different groups, examination in a practicum and several written papers.

Other training experiences

Psychodrama trainees are encouraged to attend a range of psychodrama groups. A five-day residential program will be offered 1 - 5 October. It is run by Max Clayton and Diz Synnot. It may be held on the sunshine coast 1.5 hours drive north of Brisbane or in the Byron area if a suitable location can be booked. Fee for the residential is not included in the fee for this core training program. A range of other programs will be available for consideration on our web site.

In Core training you will

• Be supervised in your practice of the method with the focus on your unique learning needs
• Read and integrate theory with action via practice, feedback critique, report writing and forming a peer group
• Learn to produce meaningful enactments and integrate the use of specific techniques and interventions.
• Build on your previous learning to develop a well-grounded understanding of the psychodramatic method.

Mandatory step to enroll in Core Training in 2008

Trainees must have a phone interview with Diz Synnot. Please contact on her mobile 0411 876 969 or on her business (Macquarie House) pager 07 3836 3665 or by email Diz by clicking here to arrange an interview time.

Trainer

Diz Synnot is the trainer for the Byron bay Core training program in 2008. Please click here for more about her.

Application procedure and policy

All queries regarding the Byron Bay Core Program are to be directed to Diz Synnot. See above for contact details. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required on application to cover administrative costs. Please include your name, address, phone number, email address and course applied for. This deposit will secure a place for you.

Fee

$1,760 including GST. This does not include catering. Full payment is due before the date of course commencement unless other arrangements are made with Diz. Please note that you are required to have an interview prior to acceptance on the course. See above. A 5% discount is given if full payment is made four clear weeks prior to the commencement of the program. Make all cheques payable to QTIP (Queensland Training Institute of Psychodrama) and forward to QTIP, P O Box 1755, Turbot Street, Coorparoo, Q. 4151. The Queensland Training Institute of Psychodrama is now a part of the Moreno Collegium for Human Centred Learning, Research and Development.

Core psychodrama training is again being offered in Byron Bay. The training will harness and deepen your leadership ability and capacities to act in a holistic and systemic manner. Your capacity to work with others in a life enhancing way is brought about through the integration of psychodrama methods.