Acting-in
Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods

This revised third edition of the text, an introduction to psychodrama, now includes developments in theory and technique. Illustrated throughout with case examples, it presents the essentials of psychodrama and considers traditional psychotherapy approaches, educational settings and groupwork.

Acting-In is one of the major introductory texts in the field of psychodrama and a significant resource for psychotherapists and others who use role playing or action techniques in their work. This Third Edition has been significantly revised to encompass the tremendous expansion of the use of psychodrama internationally and a corresponding development of theory and integration of the method with analytic and other approaches.

Basic elements of psychodrama
the auxiliary
the double
warming-up
the action
integration
principles and pitfalls
applications of psychodramatic methods
theoretical issues - the training of the psychodramatist
brief history of psychodrama.