Basics of Psychodrama: Doubling and Role Reversal
Learn and feel the two most essential interventions in psychodrama. In this training, you’ll explore doubling and role reversal, the cornerstone techniques of psychodrama that can deepen the work, unstick stuck moments, and open new pathways for change in any group or individual session.
Doubling and role reversal are at the heart of psychodrama and central to J. L. Moreno’s developmental theory. Together, they give voice to unspoken thoughts and feelings, expand perspective, and unlock the kind of insight that only comes from stepping into another’s shoes.
In this highly experiential training, you’ll see these methods in action through live demonstration, then practice them yourself in a supportive learning environment. You’ll experience what it feels like to receive a double, to step into another role, and to facilitate these techniques for others. Along the way, you’ll also learn how sociometry and group psychotherapy principles support these interventions, making them safe, effective, and immediately usable in your work.
Whether you’re brand new to psychodrama or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will give you practical tools you can bring straight into your clinical, facilitation, or coaching practice.
You’ll walk away able to:
Understand the purpose and timing of doubling and role reversal
Deliver a double that helps deepen emotional expression and insight
Use role reversal to expand perspective and increase empathy
Apply sociometric and group psychotherapy principles to support these interventions
Integrate these methods into individual or group sessions
No prior psychodrama experience is required. This training offers CE hours for PA-licensed social workers, counselors, and psychologists, and counts towards certification is RTR/Sociometrics as well as Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy.
Learn and feel the two most essential interventions in psychodrama. In this training, you’ll explore doubling and role reversal, the cornerstone techniques of psychodrama that can deepen the work, unstick stuck moments, and open new pathways for change in any group or individual session.
Doubling and role reversal are at the heart of psychodrama and central to J. L. Moreno’s developmental theory. Together, they give voice to unspoken thoughts and feelings, expand perspective, and unlock the kind of insight that only comes from stepping into another’s shoes.
In this highly experiential training, you’ll see these methods in action through live demonstration, then practice them yourself in a supportive learning environment. You’ll experience what it feels like to receive a double, to step into another role, and to facilitate these techniques for others. Along the way, you’ll also learn how sociometry and group psychotherapy principles support these interventions, making them safe, effective, and immediately usable in your work.
Whether you’re brand new to psychodrama or looking to refine your skills, this workshop will give you practical tools you can bring straight into your clinical, facilitation, or coaching practice.
You’ll walk away able to:
Understand the purpose and timing of doubling and role reversal
Deliver a double that helps deepen emotional expression and insight
Use role reversal to expand perspective and increase empathy
Apply sociometric and group psychotherapy principles to support these interventions
Integrate these methods into individual or group sessions
No prior psychodrama experience is required. This training offers CE hours for PA-licensed social workers, counselors, and psychologists, and counts towards certification is RTR/Sociometrics as well as Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy.