Good
news -- the written exam CAN be passed and can be passed without a lot of agony
and anxiety. If you
have had good trainers and have read the basic books while in the training
process (before and after watching and participating in psychodramas), and take
time to read, outline and answer past questions on the test and get assistance
with a coach and/or study group, you should be all right.
Some
basic books:
The Essential Moreno edited by Jonathan Fox
Foundations of Psychodrama by Adam Blatner
Psychodrama Since Moreno by
Marcia Karp, etc.
And
yes, the Moreno
psychodrama volumes, plus Zerka’s books, plus her very new memoirs will give
history and basics.
My e-book,
The Psychodrama Notebook, as a good study guide for candidates. It’s contains
my passing essays for my CP and TEP tests along with other essays that are
designed to be user-friendly. I am in the process of revising to self publish
online, but in the meanwhile, folks can order the e-book directly from me as
they wish. Click here for details or contact me directly.
In
addition, those with test anxiety may find it useful to read an earlier blog post Getting Ready for the Psychodrama Exam? Some Tips.
I
also tell my supervisees: if you have writing anxiety, start writing
now. Write online for Grouptalk. Offer an article to Psychodrama Network News, the organization’s
newsletter. Write a short article (including a bit of research) for our journal.
