Mythodrama

When Mythodrama is a group therapy method which the Swiss psychologist Allan Guggenbühl was developed. It is based on the psychodrama Jacob Levy Morenos and the analytical psychology Carl Gustav Jung . In the mythodrama, the idea is implemented that human behavior is also controlled by collective processes and is not just the result of their personal biography, their will or the expression of their personality.

Mythodrama is used in Switzerland and Sweden in interventions in school classes, in adult education and in group therapy for children and adolescents. Since 2008, the mythodrama has also been used in Georgia in the treatment of war-traumatized children.

In England , Richard Olivier's mythodrama is used as a method of organizational development and in leadership seminars. His approach focuses on the choice and staging of self-chosen roles from a drama by William Shakespeare .

literature

• Hübner, Kurt: The Truth of Myth. Beck, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-4063-0773-6 .
• Guggenbühl, Allan: Men, Myths, Powers. An attempt to understand men. Zurich, IKM Guggenbühl AG 1994; exp. NA 1998, ISBN 3-7270-1233-1 .
• Guggenbühl, Allan: The Mythodrama. An investigation into a group therapy procedure for children from divorced families. Zurich, IKM Guggenbühl AG 1999, ISBN 3-7270-2001-6 .
• Singer, Thomas (ed.): The Vision Thing. Myths, Politics and Psyche in the Word. Routledge, London 2000, ISBN 0-4151-9554-3 .
• Guggenbühl, Allan / Hersberger, Katrin / Rom, Tanja and Boström, Petra: Helping schools in crisis. A scientific evaluation of the Mythodramaic intervention approach in Swiss and Swedish schools. Zurich, IKM Guggenbühl AG 2006, ISBN 3-7270-2004-0 .

Web links

• Mythodrama Association
• Olivier mythodrama

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mythodrama ( Memento of the original from October 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . On: Institute for Conflict Management . Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
2. ↑ Mythodrama - History and drama tools in leadership development  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Innovation , 02/05. Retrieved August 15, 2011.  
3. ↑ Helping Children and Adolescents in Crisis ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . On: Jung Land , April 2, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
4. ↑ Williams, Nick: Interview with Richard Olivier on Mythodrama  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . On: Inspired Entrepreneur Blog , October 21, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2011.