Report Of the 10th FEPTO Network Meeting
Healing children through play means lifelong learning
We can only achieve this by not constantly changing our lives, but by living our changes.
We can only achieve this in community, because together we are better, we learn to understand children better and to reflect on our interventions, and ultimately, we understand ourselves better in the role of psychodrama therapists. We have now met for the 10th time in this FEPTO network meeting, and we are and remain ambitious and curious. Here is a little insight into our subjects and the people and topics that were presented.
Our main theme was.
“Understanding disease and disorder-specific interventions in theory and practice of psychodrama with children and adolescents!”
✓ Research on the Effectiveness of Psychodrama in Group Therapy with Children.
Held by Assoc. Prof. Milena Mutafchieva, PhD
✓ Attachment theory and pd techniques. Its patterns and their implications for
internal working models and social competences. Lead by Fabian Blobel
✓ The impact of neuropsychotherapeutic research on psychodrama-therapy and
practice for children: A focus on corrective experiences of satisfied basic needs
and their orienting guidance by the psychodrama-director. Lead by Milena
Mutafchieva & Stefan Flegelskamp
✓ A Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Intervention Protocol for Children and
Adolescents Following Collective Loss and living With Loss: Psychodrama for
Safety, Connection, and Continuity After Trauma; Trauma-Informed Psychodrama
Workshop for Children and Adolescents Affected by Collective Loss. Lead by
Marjana Stojanoska
✓ The boy between imagination and silence. Lead by Elena Komisarova and Inna
Braneva
✓ A Training Approach for Psychodramatic Work with Children with Specific
Diagnoses (Academic Poster). Lead by Yiftach Ron
28 members of our community from seven countries travelled to the event, and Nikolina, Ivana, and Vedran welcomed us with open arms, taking care of all the arrangements and offering their characteristic warmth and hospitality.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the meeting. It was a joy to learn together, as well as to make new friends and cherish old friendships. There are already plans for further learning and playing next year in 2027.
Save the dates:
The next FEPTO network group for children and youth will take place in Estonia 12th to 14th of February 2027
The next International Psychodrama Conference for children and youth is also planned and scheduled.
September 24 th to 26 th of September in Bonn organised by Szenen Institute.
May you enjoy lifelong learning and shared happiness.
We wish you all the best
Milena & Stefan