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Bulgarian Society of Psychodrama and Group Therapy (BSPGT) is professional association of the Bulgarian psychodramatists. It brings together professionals from different fields (psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy, social work, education, professional and organizational development, arts) using the methods of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy as part of their qualification. BSPGT is a voluntary, social and professional organization. It aims to implement, develop and train professionals in the field of psychodrama, sociometry, group psychotherapy and similar methods within the international cooperation with qualified professionals and institutions. BSPGT aims to improve the professional qualification, training and supervision of professionals in the field of clinical, pedagogical or related fields in Bulgaria. BSPGT is a member of the Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organizations (FEPTO). It is the National Accreditation Body responsible for ensuring the quality and the reliability of the psychodrama training in accordance with European and International standards.

Currently in Bulgaria there are five organizations accredited to conduct training in psychodrama. These are:

INSTITUTE FOR PRACTICES psychodrama „Chiron“
training organization, a member of FEPTO

Chair: Dr. Svetlana Nikolkova
website: www.psychodrama.bg

INSTITUTE OF psychodrama, individual and group psychotherapy „BERNHARD Achterberg“
training organization, a member of FEPTO

Presidents Georgi Antonov Antonov and Dr. Georgiev Dimo Stanchev
address: bul. „Dondukov Korsakov“ N ° 39, fl. 1
Sofia 1000
george_antonov@abv.bg

Psychodrama Center „ORPHEUS“
training organization, a member of FEPTO

Chair: Dr. Galabina Tarashoeva
at PO Box 335
Sofia 1000
orpheuspsychodrama@gmail.com

FOUNDATION „Psychotherapy 2000“
training organization, a member of FEPTO

chairs:

Dr. David Ieroham

Tel .: 02/980 56 00
Mobile: 0886 73 62 51
-Mail e: psychotherapy2000@gmail.com

Dr. Evgeni Genchev

Mobile: 0898 39 78 80
-Mail e: evgen4ev@gmail.com
Address: str. „Angel Kanchev“ 31 fl. 5, Apt. 22
Sofia 1000

Centre for Culture and Debate „Red House“
training organization, a member of FEPTO

Chairman:

Tsvetelina Yosifova

Tel. 0888952500
-Mail e: tzviossifova@gmail.com
www.redhouse-sofia.org

BULGARIAN SOCIETY Psychodrama and Group Therapy (BDPGT)
accreditation organization, a member of FEPTO

Chair: Elena Evstatieva (Joncheva)

psychodrama.bg@gmail.com

All they aplu the general criteria of the Bulgarian Society of psychodrama and group therapy (BDPGT), which is a member of the Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations (FEPTO) and is a nationally-recognized accreditation authority for training in Psychodrama. Psychodrama training is offered also by some individual trainers.

Psychodrama training in Bulgaria is carried out according to the standards and professional criteria adopted by the BSPGT in accordance with European and international standards. It passes through three stages:

200 hours of PD self- experience acquired about a year of ongoing training.  Participants who attend in psychodrama self-experience groups are able to acquire deep and to develop skills in order to cope with their inner conflicts and life crisis.

First stage (Basic level )consists of 600 contact training hours in psychodrama method approximately 2, 5-3 years of training. The trainees deepen their knowledge in terms of personal autonomy and maturity. They begin to acquire the main tools and components of psychodrama method. The basic level graduation is certified by the psychodrama assistant (consultant) diploma that confers the right to benefit of the method under live supervision provided by psychodrama trainer.

Second stage (Advanced level) consists of 600 contact training hours in psychodrama method and supervision approximately 2,5-3 years. The theoretical and practical knowledge of the trainees is further developed by advanced level workshops and ongoing supervision of trainees’ individual or group psychodrama practice. The advanced level graduation is certified by psychodrama therapist diploma or psychodrama leader diploma (the qualification depends on the trainee’s profession. The requirements for acquired knowledge in the field of psychopathology, psychiatry and clinical practice (in these cases when the trainee is working in the field of psychotherapy) are obligatory.

The training in psychodrama and group therapy is provided by certified training organizations and psychodrama psychotherapists graduated the second stage of their psychodrama training.

Trainers are asked to provide their training programs which are discussed by members of BSPGT’ Standards Working Group.

Please, find more information about the structure of the psychodrama training in the table below. More information about FEPTO’s minimum training standards could be found in our website (section FEPTO’s training standards)

1. MINIMAL QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS

1.1. To become a psychodramatist (psychodrama psychotherapist or a psychodrama leader)
The minimum contact training hours is 720
The minimum number of psychodrama practice hours is 160.
Together 880 hours.
The minimum duration of the psychodrama training is 4 years.

There is a distinction between the training and subsequently title of:
• psychodramatist for psychotherapy; psychodrama psychotherapist.
and
• psychodramatist in other fields; psychodrama leader; sociodramatist; creative therapists.

Definitions:
• The Psychodramatist is a person, who is recognized as competent to take the responsibility for organising and directing a PD group and individual PD sessions, within his/her area of competence.
• Hours. There is a difference between training and “training hours”, between to learn theory and techniques and “theory and techniques hours”, between practising psychodrama and “practice hours” and so on. See further.
• Contact training hours are the hours of training in professional contact with a recognised trainer or assistant trainer. It can be hours used for PD self experience, or for theory and techniques, or for training in conducting inside the training institute (under live supervision) or for supervision.
• Practice hours: hours of practising as director or co-director in own practice under (some type of) supervision. Time is time of session + time of processing with a co-director before and/or after the session.
• One hour is minimal 45 minutes pure PD work from actual start till the end.

1.2. Content. In the 720 contact training hours, there will be a minimum:
• 200 hours of PD self experience (ongoing group),
• 120 hours for theory and techniques,
• 200 hours of training for conducting inside the advanced training group;
• and 80 hours of supervision. In these 80 hours of supervision there will be a minimum of 40 hours supervision of the individual psychodrama trainee or of a trainee team conducting a group.
• The remaining 120 hours can be decided freely by the training organisation or by the trainee, as supplements of these 4 subsections

Hours of PD self-experience. Time active in a basic or therapeutic PD group or in an individual experiential PD setting; it is centred on experiencing the role of group member, of protagonist and of auxiliary (ego), while working on own psychic and relational problems.
Hours of theory and techniques. Hours of activity with a trainer and centred on theory or techniques; it is usually given as seminar or workshop.
Hours of training in conducting inside the advanced training group. In this group the accent is more on practising than on experiencing. Practising by being director, co-director and auxiliary and processing this practice.
Hours of supervision are contact hours with a supervisor in a training process focused on the psychodramatic relationship between the client (individual and/or group) and the trainee practising as director or co-director outside his training institute.

2. MINIMUM QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS

2.1. Preliminary educational level for admission of new trainees
Preliminary education for an application in psychodrama training: a University or Higher Education degree (Bachelor) in a field relevant to the applicant’s area of practice.
All applicants will document training / education in the following areas: human growth and development, theories of personality, mental health and pathology, methods of psychotherapy, and social systems.
2.2. Admission procedure. The minimum procedure is a file or form, an introduction or admission seminar and an individual interview by a trainer.
2.3. The evaluation of the trainee before certification shall be an evaluation of practice, theory and personality.

3. FEPTO QUESTIONNAIRE 

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4. QUESTIONAIRE FOR FEPTO ACCREDITING ORGANISATIONS 

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