Engaging Children in Psychodrama: Appropriateness of Technique to Child Development

Abstract

Psychodrama techniques used with children are usually different from the techniques used with adults. Using child techniques can result in a different level of engagement compared to using adult techniques. In this work three sessions of a weekly play therapy group with children aged 7-13 are presented. In the three sessions, various psychodrama techniques were used, and the children’s engagement was noted with the different techniques and correlated to the children’s development as defined by Piaget and Moreno and to the cultural context.