USING PSYCHODRAMA TO INTRODUCE A NEW DRUG ADDICT TO MEMBERS OF A CONCEPT HOUSE: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

After a new member has gone through the initial "screening" and is admitted as a family member to a drug program, there is a considerable amount of initial anxiety felt by the new member. If this member happens to be a female being admitted to a program than has previously been available only to males, such anxious feelings are compounded. Additionally, male members of the program have many varied reactions to the sudden presence of a female in their midst.

When I was confronted with this situation, I decided a good approach to the problem would be one using the methods of psychodrama. At the time, two new females had been admitted to the drug house where I was working as a director of psychodramatic scenes.