BETTER INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES AND … · Action and drama methods based on psychodrama in experiential learning Helsinki, October 11th, 2017 Reijo Kauppila EBTS-Trainings-project

Action and drama methods based on psychodrama in experiential learning

Helsinki, October 11th, 2017

Reijo Kauppila

EBTS-Trainings-project

2017-1-FI01-KA204-034785

Helsinki Psychodrama Institute, Finland

BETTER INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN THE NORDIC AND BALTIC REGION

Action and drama methods based on psychodrama in experiential learning

In this workshop, we will:• Experience some action and drama

methods based on psychodrama and sociometry.

• Share and reflect the experience.

• Process the methods and theirconnections to experiential learningby Kolb and neuropsychology.

• Get some information about OurEBTS-Trainings-Erasmus+project, and how these methods are applied in theproject.

Expected outcomes:

• An experience of experiential learning methodology based on psychodrama and sociometry.

• A basic understanding of the connection of this learning to neuropsychology and experiential learning theory by Kolb.

• Information about how these methods are applied in the EBTS-Trainings-project.

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Memory and learning

• Learning is based on memory:• Former and present experiences• Social and cognitive relations• Short-term and long-term memory• Explicit (conscious) and implicit (non-conscious) memory

• Experiential learning by action and drama methodsactivates comprehensively human beings:• Physical activation• Psychological activation• Emotional activation• Activation of values and attitudes• Social activation Activation of both conscious and non-conscious memory



By Bernhard Wenzl - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12820734

Psychodrama and sociometry

• Psychodrama is an action method, in which clientsuse spontaneous dramatisation, role playing, and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gaininsight into their lives.

• Sociometry is a quantitative method for measuring social relationships.

• Fields of application:• Therapy and psychotherapy• Education• Social work• Organisations: trainings, supervision and organisational

counseling, consulting


By Martin Grandjean - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39968000

Psychodramatic Learning (Moreno) and Experiential Learning (Kolb)

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ReflectiveObservation

AbstractConceptualisation

ActiveExperimentation

Warm up Action

Sharing

Processing

Acting in a newway or in a

different way

ConcreteExperience

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Kauppila 2011

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Role training

Intuition and creativity – activation of non-conscious


Raami 2015

Specifics of experiential learning by action

• Many parts of brains are activated• Motor cortex and cerebellum Physical movement

• Limbic system Affects and emotions

• Prefrontal cortex Planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior

• Anterior cingulate Attention & regulation and coherenceof cognitive and affective experience

• Mirror neurons and mirror systems Social relations and empathy


https://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2013/03/05/the-anatomy-of-movement/

The limbic system

• The hypothalamus:• regulating your hunger, thirst, response

to pain, levels of pleasure, sexual satisfaction, anger and aggressive behavior, and more.

• regulating the functioning of the autonomic nervous system, (pulse, blood pressure, breathing, and arousal in response to emotional circumstances).

• The amygdala:• processing of memory, decision-

making, and emotional reactions.

• The hippocampus:• consolidating information from short-

term memory to long-term memory.


http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/limbicsystem.html

EBTS-Trainings:Evidence Based Trauma Stabilization (EBTS).Two training programmes for stabilization of

traumatized children among refugee, asylum seeking and immigrant families.

2017-1-FI01-KA204-034785

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Objectives of the EBTS-project

• Objectives of this project are to design and create EBTS-Training and EBTS-Programme, and to research effectiveness of them.

• Learning of adults is in the focus of outcomes:• Councelors, social workers, psychologists, educators learn in the EBTS-Training how to educate parents and

use trauma stabilization methods when conducting groups of child-parent-couples. The EBTS-Training is using experiential learning methodology based on psychodrama and sociometry. Total number of participants: 45.

• Parents as learners in their role as caregivers will obtain new competencies and methods in the EBTS-Programme to stabilize their children and help them to cope with reactions caused by trauma experiences. Total number of participants: 300 families.

• Psychodrama trainers gain new competencies for working with refugee, asylum seeking and immigrant families, and the simple and clear EBTS-Training is created for their use. Psychodrama trainers will get knowledge and information they can use when they are training psychodrama students, too.

• The EBTS-Training and EBTS-Programme will be available after the project, too.

• See more information:• Facebook: www.facebook.com/traumastabilization• www.traumastabilization.eu


http://www.facebook.com/traumastabilization

http://www.traumastabilization.eu/

04 ResearchEBTS-Training: Research and evaluation of learning

02 EBTS-Programme

01 EBTS-Training Training of professionalsworking in organisations

EBTS-Programme for families bytrained professionals

Dissemination and evaluation of the plan, process and results: presentations, workshop, web page, facebook, etc.

Project management

Sep 2017 Feb 2018 Aug 2018 Aug 2019

Development of EBTS-Training

Development of EBTS-Programme

EBTS-Programme: Research and evaluation of effectsMaking research plan on evaluation of training

and programme

02 EBTS-ManualDevelopment of EBTS-

Manual (1. version)Development of EBTS-Manual (other versions)

Multiplier events: May 2018 Bulgaria, May 2019 Finland, June 2019 Germany + 2 webinars

Partners’ meetings: Sep 2018 Helsinki Dec 2018 Cologne April 2018 Sofia Sep 2018 Cologne Aug 2019 Turku


Partners in Bulgaria, Finland and Germany


Partners

Szenen Institute, Cologne, Germany

Center for Child Development and Psychological Consulting Cognitiva, Bulgaria

Helsinki Psychodrama Institute, Finland (coordinator)

The State Agency for Refugees, Bulgaria

SKM (Caritas Foundation), Cologne, Germany

Finnish Family Therapy Association, Finland

New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria

FEPTO: Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations

(associated partner)




Thank you!

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BETTER INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES AND … · Action and drama methods based on psychodrama in experiential learning Helsinki, October 11th, 2017 Reijo Kauppila EBTS-Trainings-project