Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Theory, and Practice

by Adam Blatner

Book Overview

Offering the most complete rationale for the use of action methods, this excellent introduction to psychodrama describes the philosophical basis of founder Jacob Moreno s work as well as his theology... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826160409
• ISBN13: 9780826160409
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A wonderful and clear explanation of psychodrama

"Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Theory and Practice" is an excellent introduction to psychodrama, an action method founded by Dr. J.L. Moreno, an European-born physician, in 1921 that has gained worldwide attention. Although Moreno's writings -- perhaps due to the fact that English was his second language -- is frequently turgid and challenging, Blatner's clear writing and thoughtful commentary make Moreno's complex and important ideas accessible to practitioners, students and all variety of helping professionals and educators. Blatner does a very good job in explaining how this action method is useful in many fields, not just psychotherapy, and the importance of having adequate training with this powerful tool.