Psychodramatic Bodywork®Susan Aaron, B.A., RP

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Books and films recommended by Susan, by topic. Tap a topic to open it.

Psychodrama & sociometry
  1. Blatner, Adam (1996). Acting-In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods (3rd ed.). Springer.Free Download ↗
  2. Blatner, Adam (2000). Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Theory, and Practice (4th ed.). Springer.Free Download ↗
  3. Blatner, Adam & Blatner, Allee (2008). The Art of Play: Helping Adults Reclaim Imagination & Spontaneity. Brunner/Mazel.Free Download ↗
  4. Blatner, Adam & Wiener, Daniel J. (Eds.) (2007). Interactive and Improvisational Drama: Varieties of Applied Theatre and Performance. iUniverse.
  5. Blatner, Adam (2019). Action Explorations: Using Psychodramatic Methods in Non-Therapeutic Settings. Parallax Productions.
  6. Dayton, Tian (1990). Drama Games: Techniques for Self-Development. Health Communications.
  7. Dayton, Tian (1994). The Drama Within: Psychodrama and Experiential Therapy. Health Communications.
  8. Dayton, Tian (2004). The Living Stage: A Step-by-Step Guide to Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. Health Communications.
  9. Garcia, C. & Sternberg, P. (2000). Sociodrama: Who’s in Your Shoes? (2nd ed.). Praeger.
  10. Giacomucci, Scott (2021). Social Work, Sociometry, and Psychodrama: Experiential Approaches for Group Therapists, Community Leaders, and Social Workers. Springer.Free Download ↗
  11. Giacomucci, Scott (2023). Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy, Psychodrama, and Organizations. Routledge.
  12. Hale, Ann E. (1981). Conducting Clinical Sociometric Explorations: A Manual for Psychodramatists and Sociometrists. Royal Publishing.Paid Download ↗
  13. Hale, Ann (2002). Sociometric Processing of Action Events. International Sociometry Training Network.Paid Download ↗
  14. Hale, Ann (2014). Three Cyclical Models to Enhance Consciousness of Interpersonal Connections. International Sociometry Training Network.Paid Download ↗
  15. Holmes, Paul & Karp, Marcia (1991). Psychodrama: Inspiration and Technique. Routledge.
  16. Leveton, Eva (1992). A Clinician’s Guide to Psychodrama. Springer.
  17. Karp, Marcia, Holmes, Paul & Bradshaw-Tauvon, Kate (2019). The Handbook of Psychodrama. Routledge.
  18. Moreno, J. L. (1934). Who Shall Survive? A New Approach to the Problem of Human Interrelations. Nervous and Mental Disease Publishing.Free Download ↗
  19. Moreno, Z. T., Horvatin, T. & Schreiber, E. (Eds.) (2006). The Quintessential Zerka: Writings by Zerka Toeman Moreno on Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. Routledge.
  20. White, Liz (2018). The Action Manual: Techniques for Enlivening Group Process and Individual Counselling. Self-published. Contact: lizwhiteinaction@rogers.com
  21. Wysong, W. H. (2017). The Psychodrama Companion. Station Hill Press.
Body & energy
  1. Aaron, Susan (Producer). Understanding & Releasing Anger [Video]. Susan Aaron Workshops. Available here.
  2. Aaron, Susan (Producer). Understanding & Releasing Fear [Video]. Susan Aaron Workshops. Available here.
  3. Beinfield, Harriet & Korngold, Efrem (1991). Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine. Ballantine.
  4. Brennan, Barbara Ann (1987). Hands of Light: A Guide to Healing Through the Human Energy Field. Bantam.
  5. Haldane, Sean (1988). Emotional First Aid: A Crisis Handbook. Station Hill Press.
  6. Hix, Sue (1998). Fourteen Classical Meridian Charts: For Shiatsu, Energy Healing and Martial Arts. Rosewell Publications.
  7. Kaptchuk, Ted (2000). The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine. McGraw-Hill.
  8. Levine, Peter A. (1997). Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma. North Atlantic Books.
  9. Masunaga, Shizuto (1997). Zen Shiatsu: How to Harmonize Yin and Yang for Better Health. Japan Publications.
  10. Timms, Robert (1998). Embodying Healing: Integrating Bodywork & Psychotherapy in Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse. Safer Society Press.
Trauma
  1. Dana, Deb & Porges, Stephen (2021). Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory. Sounds True.
  2. Dana, Deb (2020). Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices. Norton.
  3. Dana, Deb (2024). The Nervous System Workbook: Practical Exercises to Ease Anxiety, Find Safety, and Come Home to Yourself Using Polyvagal Theory. Sounds True.
  4. Fisher, Janina (2017). Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation. Routledge.
  5. Kain, K. & Terrell, S. (2018). Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma. North Atlantic Books.
  6. Karp, Marcia, Holmes, Paul & Bradshaw-Tauvon, Kate (Eds.) (1998). Handbook of Psychodrama. Routledge.
  7. Martin, Sue. Using the Body’s Wisdom to Heal Trauma: A Somatic Expressive Arts Approach. Self-published. Contact: spiritworkss@earthlink.net
  8. Maté, Gabor (2022). The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture. Avery.
  9. Menakem, Resmaa (2017). My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Central Recovery Press.
  10. Perry, Bruce & Winfrey, Oprah (2021). What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing. Flatiron Books.
  11. van der Hart, Onno, Nijenhuis, Ellert R. S. & Steele, Kathy (2006). The Haunted Self: Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization. Norton.
Films
  1. Dayton, Tian (2005). The Process [Film]. Directed by R. Greenberg. Innerlook. Link ↗
Free articles by Susan Aaron
  1. Aaron, S. (2010). Psychodramatic Bodywork Explored. British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociodrama, 25(1).Free Download ↗
  2. Aaron, S. (2013). The Somatic Double: A Key Role in Psychodramatic Bodywork. Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy, 61(1).Free Download ↗

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