Integration of Psychodrama and Transactional Analysis Methods in psychoeducational work with school-age children in Russia

Beginning with a comparison of the concepts and methods of psychodrama and transactional analysis, the authors identify similarities and present their experiences of combining these approaches in order to conduct workshops for 5th grade (11-12 years) students within the Russian educational system. ...

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Main Authors: Marina Solomonovna Sokovnina, Viktor Nikolayevich Aleshin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre For Transactional Analysis Qualifications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research
Online Access:http://www.ijtarp.org/article/view/14621
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Summary:Beginning with a comparison of the concepts and methods of psychodrama and transactional analysis, the authors identify similarities and present their experiences of combining these approaches in order to conduct workshops for 5th grade (11-12 years) students within the Russian educational system.  They provide their rationale for this work, details of the content of the training and an example of the work of the students in the form of an agreement on cooperation between students and teachers.  They provide an analysis of the reported emotions during lessons for 78 students compared to 38 within control groups, showing increased positive emotions and decreased negative emotions for those in the transactional analysis/psychodrama lessons.  They conclude that the role-play method used was more effective than traditional educational methods within Russia for the development of autonomy, motivation and involvement of students.
ISSN:2218-3159
2218-3159