Welcome to the online home of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP)!

The ASGPP is a vibrant community of diverse professionals dedicated to promoting creativity, spontaneity, and encounters to enhance relationships between individuals, families, and communities. We actively work to heal and transform society through the knowledge and practice of psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry in their many and varied applications. We foster national and international cooperation among all who are involved with the theory and practice of these methods, engaging the public, professionals, and policymakers through training, research, and maintaining a code of professional standards.

Founded in 1942 by Dr. Jacob Levy Moreno, MD (1889–1974), we are a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) dedicated to continuing Dr. Moreno’s legacy by advancing the fields he created. The ASGPP promotes a well-balanced combination of traditional and new practices, supporting the best practices informed by current research in neurobiology and psychology. Our field is rooted in decades of experience and integrated with exciting discoveries in psychology, human relations, and communication.

These methods are used internationally in diverse settings such as mental health in-patient and outpatient treatment, addiction rehab centers, retreat centers, corporate boardrooms, courts of law, communities, and classrooms and in organizations and areas that need conflict resolution.

This website will direct you to what we provide in the areas of learning opportunities, resources, and membership services.

Learning Opportunities: We have many opportunities to know more about the organization and our methods. Highlighted are the upcoming in-person and online events that promote understanding and practice of psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy. These include:

• The annual conference, which is an excellent opportunity to hear exciting keynote and plenary speakers, choose from over 90 workshops that demonstrate the depth and breadth of the method, and provides a wonderful opportunity to meet, share ideas, and have fun with others who share a passion for the power of psychodrama and experiential methods.
• A 2-day annual online symposium allowing participants an opportunity to acquire information and skills in the comfort of your own location without the need to travel.
• An annual one-day online Sociatry and Social Justice Forum whose goal is to use the social justice lens of sociatry and Dr. Moreno’s methods in the context of social justice.
• One-time online topic-specific workshops offered by skilled practitioners.

Resources: On the website, you will also find a variety of free written and video information about psychodrama, sociometry, and sociodrama. Additionally, you can learn about nationally accepted continuing education hours offered by the organization and access our Directory of Trainers. The ASGPP also provides information in written form through our three publications: the Journal, the Psychodrama Network News (PNN), and the monthly Tele’Gram.

Membership: If you are a member of the organization, thank you for supporting ASGPP and being part of our society! If you are visiting, we are excited to connect with you and serve as a source of information about ASGPP’s opportunities and initiatives. Through this website, you can join or renew your membership. There are many benefits of membership, including connections with others, finding other members and training who are located near you, and the opportunity to market your own programs and services. This portion of the website also provides information on the organizational structure and function of the ASGPP.

We hope you will find what you need here. For more information, please contact us at asgpp@asgpp.org. We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events.

Warmly,

Deborah S. Shaddy, MS, TEP
President