Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Theory, and Practice

"Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Theory and Practice" is an excellent introduction to psychodrama, an action method founded by Dr. J.L. Moreno, an European-born physician, in 1921 that has gained worldwide attention. Although Moreno's writings -- perhaps due to the fact that English was his second language -- is frequently turgid and challenging, Blatner's clear writing and thoughtful commentary make Moreno's complex and important ideas accessible to practitioners, students and all variety of helping professionals and educators. Blatner does a very good job in explaining how this action method is useful in many fields, not just psychotherapy, and the importance of having adequate training with this powerful tool.