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The Stockholm Institute for Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy (hereinafter, referred to as the institute, in this document) was founded in June 1998 with the aim of spreading knowledge about and promoting the use of psychodrama.

Training Programme

Psychodrama training, up to director level, is organised under the aegis of the institute. Groups, mainly within the clinical field and for the purpose of supervision, are also organised within different areas. Introductory weekends are arranged regularly to provide those expressing interest with an opportunity to see how psychodrama functions.

Psychodrama Assistant

500 hours (45 mins.) of which 360 hours of personal experience and 140 hours theory, method and essay.

Psychodrama Leader

700 hours of which 140 hours have the focus of personal experience, 300 hours theory and method, 60 hours sociometry, 100 hours independent psychodrama practice, and 100 hours supervision. In addition a thesis of publishable standard is written.

Psychodrama Director

700 hours of which 600 hours independent psychodrama practice, 100 hours supervision and a written examination.

Training to Psychodrama Assistant

The training comprises 500 hours, organised mainly through weekend seminars over a two-year period and in a closed group of approximately 16 people. The training aims to provide students with the basic personal experience, which is a prerequisition for continued training, to the levels of Psychodrama Leader and

Psychodrama Director

Participants are expected to make use of their own life experience, which becomes the basis of the dramatic action. Primarily the training involves participation in regular psychodrama sessions followed by process analyses. Process analysis includes theoretical and methodological input, applied for the purposes of teaching and training.

Examination Format at Assistant Level

The student is assessed on the basis of his/her participation in the group’s process and process analysis. An essay of approximately 10 pages is written on a theme associated with psychodrama. The student describes something which has been personally experienced and which connects him/her to psychodrama. The essay will be assessed only by the student’s trainer, who also issues the institute’s certificate at assistant level.

Training to Psychodrama Leader

The training comprises 700 hours (45 mins.), of which 500 hours are spread over 10 weekend seminars (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon); 8 longer seminars (Thursday evening –Sunday afternoon; and one week-long seminar. The training runs over a three-year period in a closed group of approximately 16 people. The student leads his/her own psychodrama groups for 100 hours and participates in 100 hours of supervision of that work. Supervision is organised through 5 seminars of 20 hours in small groups (5-8 students). The institute designates the supervisors. The student presents a thesis of publishable standard of 20-30 pages.

Criteria for admission

Approved training to Psychodrama Assistant level and a completed training at college/university level (Högskolenivå) within a field, which is relevant to the practising of psychodrama. Exceptions can be made if equivalent achievement can be verified. Admission occurs after an interview.

Examination Format at Psychodrama Leader Level

On-site session: The student presents his/her thesis in a four-hour long examination during which he/she also leads a complete psychodrama session.

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