The Use of Psychodrama and Sociodrama in Barbershops

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sociodrama, psychodrama, black men, black-owned barbershops, community empowerment, conversations

ShopTalk: Share. Heal. Grow., a community-based volunteer project, uses psychodrama and

sociodrama in barbershops and has proved to be a very creative way to enhance

conversations being facilitated by a psychodramatist-in-training at inner-city barbershops.

Creating a structure that facilitates people’s right to speak frankly with their opinions

respected and the willingness of community members to support one another is important

to establish.

Sternberg, P., & Garcia, A., (1989). Sociometry: Who’s in your shoes? New York, NY:

Praeger.