[ July 2025 TELE’GRAM ]

Established June, 2018



"'Encounter'...'Begegnung'... It is not only an emotional rapport, like the professional meeting of a physician or therapist and patient, or an intellectual rapport, like teacher and student, or a scientific rapport, like a participant observer and his subject. It is a meeting on the most intensive level of communication"

(J. L. Moreno, 1969)

Dear ASGPP Members,

As we step into July, the heart of summer invites us to slow down, breathe deep, and reconnect—with ourselves, each other, and the work that matters. Just as spontaneity opens new pathways in psychodrama, this season reminds us of the power of presence, warmth, and quiet transformation.

Whether you're diving into projects, taking time to rest, or reflecting on insights from our benefit workshops, we’re grateful to walk this path together. This month’s Tele’Gram is filled with updates, inspiration, and ways to stay connected as we move forward—both individually and collectively.

For any questions, please remember you can always reach out to the National Office at ASGPP@asgpp.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

ASGPP Sociatry & Social Justice Committee

Online Fundraising Workshop

- July 9th, 2025 -

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM EST

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM MST

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PST

Join Us for a Courageous Action workshop: Co-Creating Inclusive Space Agreements in a Polarized World

As psychodrama presenters, we are called to navigate the complexities of an increasingly polarized world while holding space for growth, healing, and connection. Our heartfelt intention is to create environments that are inclusive and actively anti-oppressive. Doing so requires courage, intentionality, and skills

We invite you to join the ASGPP’s Sociatry and Social Justice Committee on Wednesday, July 9, for a special online workshop. Our presenters, ASGPP members and members of the Sociatry and Social Justice Committee, are:

• Daisy Martinez-DiCarlo (She/Her), LMHC-QS, CP/PAT, Psychodramatist, Trial Lawyers’ College, Founder and Director, Theatre for Social Justice, Inc.
• Danielle Croom (She/They), LCSW, Psychotherapist, Assistant Director Online MSW Program at Widener University.
• Sheila Dallas-Katzman (She/Her), M.A., Artistic Director of Ten Lanterns Transformative Theatre.
• Jennie Kristel (She/Her), REAT, APTT, RMT, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist and Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer, Co-Director JourneyWorks LLC
• Ed Schreiber (He/They), TEP, Psychodramatist and presenter in sociodynamic effect of sociometry.
• Michael Watson (He/Him), Ph.D., Psychotherapist and educator, and active visual and theater artist.

Negotiating inclusive space agreements is a courageous act. It allows us, as facilitators, to model and co-create a foundation of respect, safety, and equity with our participants. By embodying and practicing these agreements, we help set a tone for learning, connecting and growing in spaces that are both safer and braver.

During this Courageous Action Workshop, we will collaboratively explore and develop concrete skills to help you negotiate inclusive space agreements with confidence and compassion.

You'll leave equipped to implement these practices in your own trainings and workshops right away. Let’s gather in community to co-create the change we wish to see—one space agreement at a time.

SAVE THE DATE!

ASGPP ONLINE FALL SYMPOSIUM

November 8 & 9, 2025

ASGPP ANNUAL CONFERENCE

May 6-10, 2026

Niagara Falls, New York

ADAM BLATNER COLLECTION

ARCHIVED ASGPP JOURNALS 1947-2007

This Collection documents the early writers and founders of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy in the publication of these Journals.

Open (free) Access

www.PsychodramaJournal.com

We are excited to share with you that the approximately two thousand ASGPP Journal articles from issues published between 1947 and 2007 (as well as the issues already available online from 2013-2024), are now freely available on our Journal website. Previously, the majority of these articles and journal issues were available only in physical form and the number of journal copies was quite limited. These articles are now available by open-access to anyone anywhere. Our hope is that the accessibility of these journals will help to guide the next generations of practitioners, enrich forthcoming academic publications, and increase psychodrama's visibility around the world. This significant publication project is an important step in digitally concretizing ASGPP's historical archives and ensuring their availability in the future. This collection of historical articles has been dedicated and named the Adam Blatner Collection of Archived ASGPP Journals 1947-2007.



This collection is named in honor of Dr Adam Blatner, M.D., TEP (1937-2021), a long-time member of the ASGPP and a key contributor to many psychodrama conferences in the USA and internationally. Many ASGPP members will recall Adam's enthusiasm, his encouragement, his extraordinary curiosity, and his gifts for connecting people at conferences. A dedicated scholar, Adam wrote six widely popular books about psychodrama and related topics, and dozens of book chapters and articles for peer-reviewed journals. He received the ASGPP President's Award in 2018, in recognition of his valued efforts in support of the ASGPP's mission. Adam encouraged so many of us worldwide: “Please write about what you are doing. People need to know about you and your work!”  Adam was a dedicated collector of psychodrama publications, and amassed a vast collection. In the early 2000s, he sold a complete set of the ASGPP's journal from 1947 to 2007 to Clark Baim, a Senior Trainer in Psychodrama based in the UK, and Adam encouraged Clark to secure the journals and make them available to the world. 

Living Journal Initiative

Bringing Articles to Life: The Living Journal Initiative Needs a Coordinator

We are thrilled to reintroduce the Living Journal, a unique initiative originally created by Brazilian psychodramatist and current IAGP president Heloisa Fleuri, and launched during the past ASGPP presidency of Daniela Simmons. This program revitalises the ASGPP Journal by offering authors the chance to present their published work in engaging, live 90-minute sessions.

More than just a presentation, each Living Journal session becomes an interactive learning experience, encouraging reflection, dialogue, and even experiential activities based on the article’s content. It turns theory into shared, living knowledge.

The initiative is a collaborative effort of the ASGPP Research and Education Committees, and aims to:

• Celebrate the work of our authors
• Expand the reach and impact of the ASGPP Journal
• Foster ongoing learning and connection within the psychodrama community
• Support ASGPP’s fundraising efforts

To realise this vision, we are currently seeking a dedicated volunteer to serve as the coordinator of the Living Journal. This role involves scheduling sessions, liaising with authors, and helping to develop a consistent, enriching format for each event.

If you are passionate about psychodrama, education, and community engagement, we would love to hear from you. For questions about it, contact Carlos: Dr.Carlos@ActiveLearningInt.com 

ASGPP SUPPORT GROUPS

Monday Night Open Support Group

Join longtime members as we explore our stories, embrace the Director’s Role, and support one another in a welcoming, global community. Whether you’re a new or seasoned member, this group offers a meaningful opportunity to connect and engage every week. Open to all!

Link to register: Click here.

Psychodrama Writer's Support Group

The ASGPP writers' group began its summer series in July. If you have something psychodrama-related that you want to write, give the group a try. All writers of all experience levels are welcome! We have three sessions this summer:

Thursday, July 17th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

Saturday, August 2nd from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

Thursday, September 18th from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. 

We use the first thirty minutes of the group for independent writing, then we warm up to workshopping someone's (or many people's) writing. We close out the group in action.

To sign up or get more information, email Thomas Northrup with the subject line "ASGPP Writers' Group"(thomasalexandernorthrup@gmail.com).

The Young Professional Affinity Group

Connect with fellow psychodrama students and practitioners in similar life stages and career phases who want to share experiences, expand skills, and grow meaningful community. Sponsored by the Sociatry and Social Justice Committee, the facilitators embrace a welcoming, trauma-informed, and inclusive co-creation. 

We will meet on Zoom at 7p-8p ET the first Sunday of each month! If you'd like to join us, please text or WhatsApp our co-facilitators: 

Courtney Meadows: +1(918) 232-5127 / Haydn Briggs: +1(484) 947-3220

PSYCHODRAMA COLLECTIVES

Delaware Valley Psychodrama Collective

We alternate virtual monthly trainings with our in-person workshops. You can find out more by emailing us at dvpsychodrama@gmail.com or click www.delvalpsychodrama.com.

Denver Psychodrama Collective

The Denver Psychodrama Collective now meets on Zoom, so any psychodrama fan anywhere can join us. Contact ericahollander@comcast.net for dates and times.

Hudson Valley Psychodrama Collective

In April, Regina Sewell and Jen Salimbene opened the "Magic Shop" to almost 40 people, including 15 students from SUNY New Paltz that were new to psychodrama. In June, Greg Reid led a group of 35 to explore the theme of "Nurturing Connections." In July, Regina Sewell will lead a group of psychodrama adventurers on the theme of "Come as you Aren't". The Hudson Valley Psychodrama Collective Open Sessions are held at Boughton Place and are open to everyone. Proceeds go to support Boughton Place.

If you have any information on other psychodrama collectives, let us know and we will add to the list!

FROM ASGPP COMMITTEES

Education Committee

Chair: Uneeda Brewer

Members: Tanja Lee, Carol Feldman-Bass, Jaye Moyer, Colleen Baratka, Gulsen Büyükşahin, Carlos Raimundo

The Education Committee would like to invite everyone to SAVE THE DATE for the 2025 ASGPP Fall Online Symposium! November 8 & 9, 2025

Membership Committee

Chairs: Aimee Johnson, Rhona Case

Members: Betty Garrison, Deb Shaddy

We want to thank those who participated on June 1st in our first "Sociometric Connections," meet-up in 2025. We built connection through various fun and interesting exercises. Thoughts were shared about creating future meetups and warming up to our virtual and live conferences. Keep posted on ASGPP cosiol media for the autumn date!



**We are looking for someone to join the Membership Committee, who has experience in programming for our student members! And someone to help brainstorm ideas regarding sociometry at The 83rd Annual ASGPP Conference! Please email asgpp@asgpp.org with Membership Committee Volunteer-Member in subject line.  

Research Committee

Chairs: Scott Giacomucci, Rob Pramann

Members: Carlos Raimundo, Thomas Treadwell, Cece Yocum, Ozge Kantas, Annalissa Vicencio, Haydn Briggs

As a committee, we would like to invite you to join us for our revitalized psychodrama writers support group, led by Thomas Northrup.

Furthermore, we invite you to join us for our bi-monthly research committee meetings which have a new format including 45 minutes of research peer consultation for members!

1^st Thursday of each even month, 5pm-5:45pm (EST) business meeting followed by peer consultation session 5:45pm-6:30pm (EST).



Reach out to us for more info – Scott@SGiacomucci.com



Sociatry & Social Justice Committee

Co-Chairs: Daisy Martinez-DiCarlo (She/Her); Jennie Kristel (She/Her)

Members: Danielle Croom (She/They), Ed Schreiber (He/Them), Michael Watson (He/Him), Sheila Katzman (She/Her)

The Sociatry and Social Justice committee welcomes everyone to the "Co-Creating Inclusive Space Agreements in a Polarized World" Fundraising Workshop. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Lastly, we are also looking to the future and warming up for the 2nd Annual ASGPP Sociatry and Social Justice Online Learning Forum.

Awards and Nominations Committee

Chair: Colleen Baratka

Members: David Moran, Darlene Vanchura, Jennifer Salimbene

Please keep an eye out for the nomination email coming soon!

PSYCHODRAMA RESOURCES

PSYCHODRAMA VOLUME I 

by Jacob Levy Moreno was published through Psychodrama Press, the ASGPP Publishing House. (April16, 2020). The book is uploaded onto KDP/Amazon publishing

CLICK HERE

PSYCHODRAMA PRESS 

is the ASGPP Publishing House. There are three items offered, at this time, for purchase on our website: https://asgpp.org/resources/

• The Warm Up Box by Carl Hollander
• Jacob Levy Moreno 1889-1974 by René Marineau
• PSYCHODRAMA VOLUME I by Jacob Levy Moreno

Executive Council,

Deborah Shaddy (President), Aimee Johnson (Vice President), Ed Schreiber (Treasurer), Regina Sewell (Secretary)

Members: Pamela Goffman, Amna Jaffer, Daisy Martinez-DiCarlo, Courtney Meadows, Carlos Raimundo, Sheila Dallas-Katzman

The TELE’GRAM Editor,

Samuel Yie, ASGPP National Office Manager

asgpp@asgpp.org

**The term 'telegram' is an Americanism dating back to the mid-1800s and comes from the Greek têle, "at a distance" and gram, "something written". The name Tele'Gram (with apostrophe between Tele & Gram) was originally conceived by ASGPP past president Daniela Simmons, whose vision gave this publication both its name and its purpose, created to provide an original meaning drawn from J.L.Moreno term of 'tele' - "An inter-personal experience, growing out from person to person ... and gradually developing the sense for inter-personal relations". (Moreno J.L. & Jennings H.H. (1938), Statistics of Social Configurations. Sociometry. 1. P. 363)