Leaming Through Psychodrama and Sociometry: Two University Experiences

Abstract

This article describes the use of action methods and sociometry in two distinct psychodrama courses at the University of Brasilia, Brazil. The psychodrama course as this university exposes the psychology student to the basic theoretical concepts of J. L. Moreno. The practical aspects of the course, however, are derived from the needs of the group. The four sessions outlined here deal with role playing the psychologist in professional situations, dramatizing a fairy tale, a successful but frustrated attempt to enact a living newspaper, and a group sociometry that included the verbalized repercussions on the groups' dynamics.