Acting-In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods, Third Edition [Paperback]

Adam Blatner MD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0826114024 | ISBN-13: 978-0826114020 | Edition: 3

Psychodrama can be one of the most powerful tools used in psychotherapy. Charmingly illustrated with a wealth of case examples, this volume presents current training techniques and shows how to use them, whether as a complement to traditional verbal approaches, in individual or group therapy, in educational or community settings, or in many other contexts. Thoroughly updated and expanded, this third edition reviews the most recent developments in psychodrama theory, clarifies various new psychodramatic processes, and features extensive new references and an updated bibliography. In this volume, Dr. Blatner continues to provide the best practical primer of basic psychodramatic techniques.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Concise, clearly written, well-organized, how-to-do-it text. -- Journal of Personality Assessment (on the first edition)

About the Author

Adam Blatner, MD, TEP, is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a certified trainer of psychodrama, and the author of numerous books, chapters, and articles on psychodrama and related methods. He has become internationally recognized as a teacher and scholar, recently receiving the David Kipper Scholars Award of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama.

He received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley in 1959 and his MD from the University of California Medical School in San Francisco in 1963. his specialty training included a residency in adult and child psychiatry at the Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto and a fellowship in child and family psychiatry at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Blatner then served as the medical director of the child psychiatry division of the U.S. Air Force regional hospital in England. On returning to California in 1972 he began private practice in the San Francisco Bay area. Since then he has been on the staff of the Brown Schools in Texas, the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, and more recently was on the faculty of the University of Louisville (Kentucky) School of Medicine, where he attained the rank of Associate Professor. At present he is on the clinical faculty of the Austin Psychiatric Residency Program and is consulting, writing and teaching in Austin, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 3 edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826114024
• ISBN-13: 978-0826114020
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good and practical book, March 27, 2001

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Karen Carnabucci (Racine, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acting-In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods, Third Edition (Paperback)

"Acting In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods" is a good companion to Blatner's earlier work, "Foundations of Psychodrama." He takes the reader step by step through the elements of psychodrama, including principals and pitfalls and techniques such as role reversal, doubling and surplus reality.

As usual, Blatner's writing is clear and succinct and will be helpful to students as well as experienced psychotherapists and educators who are new to the psychodramatic method.

Of special interest is the section that notes that psychodrama has many applications, not just in the mental health professions but also with the education of children and adolescents, and in creative dramatics, industry and religion.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must Reading, June 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Acting-In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods, Third Edition (Paperback)

In my opinion, this is the basic book for those interesed in psychodrama. It contains the fundamentals and is worth reading for both beginning students and seasoned therapists.