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Welcome to ISTN!
The International Sociometry Training Network founded in 2005 by Ann E.
Hale is intended to direct people to publications, research, training
activities and to persons knowledgable in the application of
sociometric methods to such complex issues as resettlement of refugees,
formation of communities and neighborhoods, transition from poor to
high functioning group interaction, morale building, and greater, more
productive use of resources and energies.
The field of
sociometry began with J. L. Moreno, MD, whose vision involves a
philosophy and methodologies encompassing the expanding world of small
groups until the whole of humankind is identified as interconnected,
belonging and contributing. Moreno believed that freedom in its
broadest sense is possible if people have the information and skills
they need to negotiate their way in the world. In his remarkable text Who Shall Survive? Foundations of Sociometry, Group Psychotherapy and Sociodrama (1934,1953,1978) Moreno referred to techniques of freedom with specific focus on interpersonal and intergroup choice-making.
- Sociometry
is both a quantitative and qualitative study of interpersoanl
choice-making activity examining choices people make for other persons
with whom to interact, share time and space, energy and states of
consciousness.
- Sociometrists assist groups in becoming
aware of the impact their choices have on one another, assist in the
sharpening of interpersonal perception, in learning to recognize and
intervene in patterns which contribute to group dynamics, role
accessibility, act hunger, isolation, burnout, impasse and
disentegration
- Sociometrists work with groups to
identify its strengths and resources, its role repertoire, styles for
managing conflict, and ways to have the emotions, personal history,
attitudes and injunctions be part of the solutions and growth as
members of a network.
- Sociomerists seek ways to enliven interactive processes via the
spontaneity state, addressing structures which inhibit and distance
people from one another. A high value is placed on integration of
diverse opinion and differences of all kinds.
SOCIOMETRY QUESTIONS: Once a month answers to sociometry
questions are posted on this site. The questions are designed to assist
individuals who are studying for certification as practitioners or
trainers in the field of psychodrama, sociometry and group
psychotherapy. To join this group and receive the occasional email,
please enter your email address and click the Join Now button:
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Nov 5-7, 2010 Sociometry and the Dynamics of Healing
Sociometry
|  Donna Little, MSW, TEP and Ann E. Hale, M.A., TEP will co-lead this intensive residential training workshop held at Am Kolel Sanctuary and Renewal Center, in Beallsville, Maryland (16 miles west of the junction of I-270 in Rockville, MD) Close airports are Dulles International and Baltimore International. The workshop begins at noon on Friday, November 5 with lunch and ends at 4:00pm on Sunday, March 7. Accommodation, three lunches, two breakfasts and two dinners are included in the fee. Dietary requests are invited.
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New article: Content Section: The Wise Brain and Moreno's Canon of Creativity
Sociometry
| The paper presented March 26, 2009 at the 67th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, St. Louis MO,
is now posted on this website under the Contents section. Scroll down to
the title: The Wise Brain and Moreno's Canon of Creativity to locate and print the article.
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Sociometry Questions: The Next Set
Sociometry
| Practitioner Question:
Describe the way you will introduce the cultural atom to your personal growth group.
Trainer Question:
Discuss with your trainees ways sociometric exercises and methodology
can be adapted for use in cultures which have norms which affect face
to face interaction, eye contact, revealing choices in public and/or in
private, etc. Also, include ways you adapt disclosure of
sociometric data based on cultures which place great importance on
"face" (as in "saving face") .
Answers will be suggested October 18, 2008 and edited by Ann
E. Hale, M.A., TEP based on responses from online interactions with
people on the sociometryquestions yahoo group, the socionoetic yahoo
group and the listserve Grouptalk.
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Trainer Question, August 10-September 10, 2008
Questions and Answers
|  Trainer:
Design a training exercise to teach students about being authentic in
their interpersonal relationships. An answer is suggested by Ann
E. Hale, M.A.,TEP with references to Dorothy Satten, PhD, LMFT, TEP and
Leif Dag Blomqvist, TEP.
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Practitioner Question, August 10-Sept 10, 2008
Questions and Answers
| Practitioner:
You are preparing to introduce some basic sociometry in your groups.
What sort of supplies are you gathering together? How will you use
these supplies? An answer supplied by Ann E. Hale, M.A., TEP
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Liz White author of article on the sociometric test
Sociometry
| Elizabeth White, M.A., TEP is author of "From Blunt Instrument to
Courageous Conversations: Reflections on the Sociometric Test"
which appears in the 2007 issue of the British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociodrama,
Vol.22, no 1, pp. 55-62. The article delves into her two main
reservations about the sociometric test: (1) "It takes far too long in
its entirety; and (2) It is a blunt instrument, lacking the richness of
nuance, ambivalence and possibility." The email
address for Liz White is:
lizwhiteinaction@rogers.com
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New Workbook for Personal Village by Marv Thomas
Sociometry
| In 2004 Marv Thomas published Personal Village: How to Have People in Your Life by Choice, Not Chance
through Milestone Books, Seattle, WA. Now he has produced a
workbook which features "six steps to build your personal community" .
The workbook is an excellent resource for persons working with
resettlement, persons undergoing a move of household, and for persons
wanting to feel more a part of a community. To check them out go to
Marv Thomas' website http://www.personalvillage.com The publisher
address is: Lakeridge Press, P.O. Box 27645, Seattle, WA
98165-2645 Telephone inquiries: 206-364-9494. Email: marv@marvthomas.com.
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New DVD on Playback Theater
Sociometry
| Anonymous writes "A live performance of Playback Theater is the subject of a DVD produced
by the School of PLayback Theater. There are also subtitles in Japanese
and Spanish. The cost is $45USD and includes postage and handling. To
inquire go to playbackschool@hvi.net or call 845-255-8163.
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