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Dr Peter Howie   Peter is an adult sex educator, a group psychotherapist, a psychodramatist, and he trains and educates people in psychodrama. He has worked extensively with middle managers in the public service using action methods. His university study had him defining and working with various conceptions of deep learning. In the following article he sets out how he has been using the very useful model called the Ladder of Inference.   In this paper I set out a simple yet p

Perceptual Positions: from eight different but overlapping perspectives. Introduction This paper is a collection of perspectives from various authors on the Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) framework of Perceptual Perspectives or Perceptual Positions. This is not a sales pitch for NLP - this is only one small part of the NLP theory/world view and I definitely do not advocate on their behalf. All their perspective were gleaned from observing very very good therapists and hoi

The Spectrogram in Psychodrama DELBERT M. Kole, M.D.Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California Reprinted from Group Psychotherapy, Vol. XX, No. 1-2, March-June, 1967. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of a technique, called' the spectrogram, in the psychodramatic approach to group therapy. The spectrogram is both diagnostic and therapeutic. It clarifies issues, makes abstract issues concrete, and forces the participation and commitment of usually nonv

Using Sociodrama and Sociometry to Create Group Environments Dr Peter Howie, BSc, MA. Ed., PHD, TEP Dr Peter: drpeterhowie.com Abstract The purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of sociodrama and how it is utilized in large and small group environments. Historical underpinnings, divergent notions on how sociodrama is defined and the rationale for sociodrama are examined and discussed. A working definition of sociodrama is given in conjunction with framework and

There will be a workshop in a few weeks that has been designed with a variety of outcomes for participants in mind. Given the time of year it is running, a time of year that is often referred to as the “silly season” in Australia, the focus will be one that participants can immediately capitalise on in their lives, the lives of their families, and communities. At this time of the year many people are asking, “what the heck just happened … January was just yesterday?” or “What

There is a familiar pressure in sexual encounters to want or need to orgasm, ejaculate, or climax. Clearly, many people are distressed...

Talking about sex is hard. What do I mean by this? I mean that talking   about sex in a relationship is hard, talking in any real detail about desires and fantasies, or techniques and positions, or wanted and unwanted things, or biologies and physiologies, or health problems, or touches and strokes … it’s all so difficult that sexual pleasure is rarely, if ever, discussed. This essay considers the context, generally, of talking about sex. We’ll look at some of the obvious i

Taking time for simple pleasure is a well-recognised meme. For instance: ‘Stop and smell the roses’ or ‘Gather rosebuds while ye may’ or...

Sex is always about pleasure wanting it, seeking it, needing it, and enjoying it’ Nan Wise ‘Why Good Sex Matters” p.37 You probably...

Adult sex education is just that: education for adults about sex. But, hang one, why would any adult want to learn about sex? Don’t they alr