Psychodrama with children: from clinical to psycho-social interventions

Abstract

This text presents clinical and psychosocial interventions with children, based on individual and group psychotherapy, as well as organizational practices. We describe how Surplus Reality can be of great value when working with young children and their families, enabling to bring new meanings to relationships in their status nascendi and to reduce symptoms. We emphasize the importance of the director's subjectivity when conducting a psychotherapy group. We describe the socio-educational interventions that were used at the Support House for Children and Adolescents with Cancer (GRAACC), which aim to go where the demand is, bringing a fresh approach to the work of institutions. Finally, we discuss the specificities of working with children psychotherapeutically and socio-educationally and the importance of training for psychodramatists working with children.