Classic Morenian Psychodrama as a therapeutic tool in support of women victims of violence and victims of trafficking in Albania and Bulgaria
Title | Classic Morenian Psychodrama as a therapeutic tool in support of women victims of violence and victims of trafficking in Albania and Bulgaria |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2012 |
Authors | Guglielmin MSilvia, Gola N, Basilicò L, Gorinova M, Nikolova T |
Journal | Interdisciplinary Journal of Family Studies |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 137-152 |
Date Published | 06/2012 |
Publisher | Padova University Press |
Place Published | Padova, IT |
ISSN Number | 2282-2011 |
Keywords | Project 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. |