Mario CossaRebels with a Cause
Working with Adolescents Using Action Techniques
Mario Cossa is a certified Trainer, Educator and Practitioner in Psychodrama, and Fellow of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. He is a leading Drama Therapist and Theatre Educator, specializing in work with adolescent groups and trauma survivors, who has conducted training workshops in psychodrama, action methods and applied drama all over the world.
Acknowledgements. Foreword by Zerka Moreno. Preface. Introduction. Part I:
Warm-up: Philosophical and Theoretical Basis. Chapter 1: Adolescents in
Action. Chapter 2: Viewing Adolescence from A Developmental Perspective.
Chapter 3: The Therapeutic SpiralTM as a Framework for Working with
Adolescent Groups. Chapter 4: Leadership and Group Norms. Part II: Action:
Utilizing Action Techniques at Various Stages of Group Development. Chapter
5: Action Techniques for the Beginning Stage. Chapter 6: Action Techniques
for the Transition Stage. Chapter 7: Action Techniques for the Working
Group. Chapter 8: Action Techniques for Termination. Part III: Sharing:
Other Applications of Action Techniques and their Implementation. Chapter
9: Adapting Action Techniques to the Population and Setting. Chapter 10:
Practical Considerations for Developing and Implementing Adolescent Action
Groups. Appendix A: Sample Information Pack for Participants and Families.
Appendix B: Sample Intake and Permission Forms. Appendix C: Sample Group
Norms. Appendix D: Other Ideas for Opening and Closing Circles, Warm-ups,
Cool-downs, and De-roling. References. Index.
