The Use of Psychodramatic Techniques Within Solution- Focused Brief Therapy: A Theoretical and Technical Integration
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Regardless of what might be considered ideal, most therapy today is brief. Consequently, psychodrama practitioners could serve many of their clients by following a brief model of therapy. Solution-focused brief therapy is an approach that is receiving increased support from those who provide brief therapy. The integration of solution-focused theory with psychodrama theory and its techniques is offered as a model for the provision of short-term, solution-focused interventions. The authors provide suggestions for the practice, highlighting the use of psychodrama's social atom, action sociogram, future projection, and regressive drama techniques.
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