Psychodrama in Israel

Abstract

Psychodrama in Israel is conducted by a small set of persons who have been trained in the Morenean tradition. They conduct personal-growth, therapy, training, and supervision groups with a wide variety of persons and in a number of different settings. The psychodramatists are practitioners and trainers, and some have also published books on the subject and conducted empirical and theoretical research. ln addition to the classical format of psychodrama, psychodramatic techniques, as well as role play, sociodrama, and sociometry, are also used separately. Recurring themes in psychodrama reflect the fact that Israel is a predominantly modern immigrant society with many ethnic groups, survivors of the Holocaust, a series of wars, and the continuing threat of violence.