Classic Morenian Psychodrama as a therapeutic tool in support of women victims of violence and victims of trafficking in Albania and Bulgaria

TitleClassic Morenian Psychodrama as a therapeutic tool in support of women victims of violence and victims of trafficking in Albania and Bulgaria
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsGuglielmin MSilvia, Gola N, Basilicò L, Gorinova M, Nikolova T
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies
Volume17
Issue1
Pagination137-152
Date Published06/2012
PublisherPadova University Press
Place PublishedPadova, IT
ISSN Number2282-2011
KeywordsProject Empower, psychodrama methods, self-empowering, support therapeutic interventions, violence
Abstract

The article discusses the experiences of psycho drama therapeutic interventions that are part of the Daphne Empower Project and carried out in Albania and Bulgaria. We begin by outlining the feedback from the actor-therapists which includes a series of reflections on the psycho drama method and on the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment that can become a "container" for women that have been victims of violence. This environment facilitates the discovery of internal resources and 'self-perceived' new roles, that are able to support women in their journey of empowerment. We emphasize the importance of the group dimension and on the relationship with the other as the main factors of change, within which group participants can become therapeutic agents for the other; in this way restructuring more appropriate internal working models of attachment. Finally we outline the main findings of the intervention during the various phases, the old and new roles that emerged during the sessions, and the processes involved that allowed testing and access to internal ‘selfempowering’ resources that enabled the construction of alternative visions of the woman and her potential for self-assertion.

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