The Institute’s training activities throughout the years until the 2021 have been supported by 17 different guest trainers who led a total of 44 cross-seminars and 27 open lectures, 2 completed training programs, consisting 12 seminars and 7 modules supervision. The training program Psychodrama with children is held again, with the second generation, already in 2 groups, the supervisions continue.
1. Prof. David Kipper – Ph.D., ТЕР, clinical psychologist, a direct disciple of J. L. Moreno, researcher, lecturer at the University of Chicago – led 6 cross-seminars and 6 open lectures at Orpheus. Unfortunately, on 02.12.10 this exceptionally great friend of Orpheus left us forever.
2. Bernhard Achterberg – psychologist, psychodrama therapist and supervisor, lecturer at the Ella Mae Shearon Institute in Germany – led 4 cross-seminars and 1 open lecture at Orpheus. Unfortunately, in 1998, this great friend of psychodrama in Bulgaria left us forever.
3. Sue Daniel – ТЕР, psychodrama-lecturer at the Australian Psychodrama College – held 6 cross-seminars and 6 open lectures in Orpheus.
4. Elane Sachnoff – Ph.D, TEP, clinical psychologist, director of Psychodrama Institute Oasis at Chicago – led 1 cross-seminar and 1 open lecture at Orpheus
5. Dr Roberto de Inocencio – psychiatrist, psychoanalytic, psychodramatist, lecturer at Santander University in Spain, at the time elected to be the future president of the International Association for Group Psychotherapy – led 1 cross-seminar and 2 open lectures at Orpheus
6. Prof. dr Pierre Fontaine – child psychiatrist, psychodramatist, lecturer at Leuven University in Belgium, vice president of FEPTO – led 1 cross-seminar and 1 open lecture at Orpheus
7. Chantal Neve Hanquet – – psychodramatist and family therapist from Belgium, member of FEPTO’s Organizing Committee – led 6 cross-seminars and 2 open lectures at Orpheus
8. Yakov Naor – – psychodramatist, TEP, art-therapist, director of Psychodrama Center “Inner Theater” – Israel, member of FEPTO’s Organizing Committee – led 1 cross-seminar and 1 open lecture at Orpheus. Unfortunately, in 2019 he left this world forever
9. Dr Ralitsa Mendova – psychiatrist, former student at Orpheus, currently living and working in Germany, certified as a psychodrama therapist at the Ella Mae Shearon Institute – led 1 cross-seminar at Orpheus
10. Eva Falstrom – educator, psychotherapist, psychodramatist, psychodrama lecturer and supervisor, co-director of the Uppsala Psychodrama Institute in Sweden, member of Playback Theater Re-Act, board member of FEPTO and IAGP – led 3 cross-seminars, 1 open lecture and 3 playback theatre performances at Orpheus
11. Dr Monica Zuretti, Argentina, a psychiatrist, direct student of Jacob Levi and Zerka Moreno, lecturer at the University of Buenos Aires – held 2 cross-seminars and 1 open lecture
12. Manuela Maciel, Portugal, a psychologist, Anna Schutzenberge’s direct student, held 1 cross-seminar and 1 open lecture.
13. Marcia Karp, England, direct student of Jacob Levi and Zerka Moreno, held 2 cross-seminars and 1 open lecture
14. Gabriela Moita, , Portugal, psychologist and sexologist, psychodrama therapist and family therapist, professor at the University of Porto, president of FEPTO, held 1 cross-seminar and 2 open lectures.
15. Dena Baumgartner, USA, PhD, TEP, CGP, Founder and Director of Tucson Center for Action Methods and Psychodrama, is a psychodrama trainer certified by the American Board of Examiners, a graduate group psychotherapist, a professional consultant, a marriage and family therapist. Member of the Board of Directors of IAGP, Former President of the American Board of Examiners, winner of numerous awards:2014 – JL Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award – by ASGPP2004 – the Collaborators Award – by ASGPP1995 – J.L. Moreno Alumni Award for Outstanding Psychodramatist – from the psychodrama section of the St. John’s Hospital. Elizabeth He directed a cross-seminar in Orpheus in 2014
16. Fabian Blobel, Germany, MD, direct student of Alfons Aichinger and Walter Holl (founders of the Psychodrama method with children), long-time head of the departmental group therapy, children and adolescents at the Mental Health Service in Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Currently a specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy of children and adolescents in Germany.
17. Helena Brem, Switzerland, psychologist, psychodramaist and system family psychotherapist, direct student of Alfons Aichinger and Walter Holl (creators of the Psychodrama method with children), a trainer at the Institute for Psychodrama, Sociometry and Role-play (www.ipsr.ch) and organizer of www .MehrStimmig.eu.
