Knowledge and attitude of mental health professionals towards psychodrama as a psychotherapeutic tool
Journal Title: Telangana Journal of Psychiatry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim To understand the attitude and knowledge of mental health professionals towards psychodramaMaterials and Methods Knowledge and attitude towards psychodrama was studied during a basic psychodrama workshop for 30 mental health professionals which included psychiatrists residents of psychiatry psychologists social workers and mental health nurses A specially designed 10 item questionnaire was used for a pre and posttest which evaluated on various aspects of psychodrama to know the attitude and knowledge towards this unique therapeutic tool Participants were asked to rate their experience of the psychodrama session Written informed consent was taken from all participantsResults and Discussion Results showed that in all 10 questions there was a marked positive change in the post test results The 3 hours basic course made an impact on attitude and knowledge of psychodrama of all participants The acceptance of the session by the participants delivered an average score of 78 on a 10 point scaleConclusion Mental health professionals must necessarily undergo workshops on psychodrama in order to bring about positive and impactful results in their clinical applications which would go a long way in effective clinical therapies Psychodrama with proper training can have a wide range of clinical applications in various psychiatric settingsKeywords Psychodrama Psychotherapy Knowledge Attitude
Authors and Affiliations
Nupur Mahatme, Ani Kakunje, Dilshana Nafisa, Jeyaram rinivasan, Sowmya Puthran
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- EP ID EP491357
- DOI 10.18231/2455-8559.2018.0010
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