Bridging psychotherapy, social sciences, and activism, the volume introduces innovative approaches to addressing collective trauma, social justice, and climate resilience in Latin America. With a strong focus on vulnerable populations, intersectionality and large-group interventions, this book redefines psychodrama as a dynamic tool for healing and social transformation. It uniquely integrates Jungian and archetypal perspectives with psychodrama, while highlighting its applications in Latin America's diverse cultural and social contexts. It pioneers the use of psychodrama in climate justice, collective trauma, and community mobilizationextending its relevance from clinical practice to education, emergency settings, and grassroots activism. Through case studies, practical tools, and theoretical insights, the book examines key themes such as gender, race, resilience, and the psychological impacts of ecological and social crises. Ideal for psychodrama practitioners, therapists, educators, social workers, and activists, this volume is accessible to both beginners and experienced professionals. It is a must-read for those engaged in therapeutic innovation, human rights, and transformative social change.

Integrates psychodrama with social sciences, arts, and activism to offer holistic, context-sensitive solutions Provides practical strategies for addressing trauma, inequality, and climate justice across diverse communities Serves as a vital resource for advancing equity and resilience through innovative therapeutic practice

Autorentext

Marlene Magnabosco Marra , PhD in Clinical Psychology and Culture from the University of Brasilia. Attended Sandwich Doctoral Programme at University of Tel-Aviv, Israel. Post-graduation in psychodrama, family and couples therapy and in the narrative approach and collaborative dialogue therapy. Associated researcher at University of Brasilia (UnB). Author and editor of books, chapters, and publications in Brazilian and international scientific journals.

Maria Inês Gandolfo Conceição , PhD in Psychology and Culture from the University of Brasilia a Full Professor at the Institute of Psychology at UnB. Psychodramatist. Member of the Board of Directors of IAGP; Brazil-Canada Network for Qualitative Research; RedLatAmes; Clinical Sociology Dialogues Group, DIPEx Brazil; and President of BRAPEP (Brazilian Association for Research in Prevention and Health Promotion). Editor-in-Chief of the journal FORUM for Group Psychotherapies and Processes .

Liana Fortunato Costa , PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of São Paulo (1998). Specialist in Couples and Family Therapy and has training in Psychodrama. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Fluminense Federal University and another at the Federal University of São Carlos. She is a Professor Emerita at the University of Brasília and currently serves as a Full Researcher in the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology and Culture at the University of Brasília.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Interdisciplinarity with Jungian Psychodrama in Clinical Practice.- Chapter 2: Clinical Psychodrama Intervention on Gender Issues in the Context of Archetypal Symbolic Psychodrama.- Chapter 3: Mnemosyne in the City: Sociodramatic Activities in Public Spaces of Memory Commemoration.- Chapter 4: Collective Psychodrama and Community Mental Health.- Chapter 5: Psychodrama workshops, a complement to the therapeutic process.- Chapter 6: Spontaneity and Social Class: A Psychodramatic Analysis of the Experiences of Excluded People.- Chapter 7: Couples in Psychosocial Care: Working with a Population in Vulnerable Situations.- Chapter 8: Psychodrama Decolonizing the Promotion of Health Among Indigenous Peoples.- Chapter 9: Psychodrama and Ethnic-Racial Relations.- Chapter 10: Practice of Psychodrama in Latin America: Celebration of the VII Feminist Psychodrama in Cuba.- Chapter 11: Sociodrama in the Educational Context: Strengthening FamilySchool Relationships.- Chapter 12: Psychodramatic resources in psychosocial care for adult male sexual offenders.- Chapter 13: Psychodrama by Cell Phone: Spontaneity and Creativity in Ensuring Protection and Sociodigital Inclusion.- Chapter 14: Psychodrama and Psychosocial Intervention in Disaster Situations: The Cuban Experience.- Chapter 15: Applications of Associative Cards as an Intermediary Object in Psychodrama.- Chapter 16: Masquerade in Large Groups and Individual Psychodrama.- Chapter 17: Public Psychodrama and the Public Psychodrama of Diadema (Sao Paulo/Brazil).- Chapter 18: Psychodrama in the Multiverse. A Journey of Developments and Discoveries Across Time and Space.