Articles and Publications by David Kipper

Lectures and Workshops

The following is a list of major recent (1990–present) lectures and workshops given by David Kipper.

Kipper, D. A. “Activating the network toward self-development.” A workshop conducted at the 47th Annual Conference of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), Boston, MA, February 22, l990.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama research.” A workshop conducted at the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP) Spring Training Colloquium, Jamesburg, NJ, May 18-20, l990.

Kipper, D. A. “Principles of psychodrama.” A workshop conducted at the Convention of the National Coalition of Art Therapies Associations (NCATA), Washington, DC, November 1-5, l990.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama and clinical role-play.” A workshop conducted at the 1990 Illinois Psychological Association (IPA) Convention, Oakbrook, IL, November 3, l990.

Kipper, D. A. “Exiting the personal prison.” A workshop conducted at the 4th International Psychodrama Meeting, Sao-Paulo, Brazil, February 3-5, 1991.

Kipper, D. A. “The shaping of a psychodramatist: Some hard questions for psychodrama trainers.” Paper presented at the 4th International Psychodrama Meeting, Sao-Paulo, Brazil, February 5, 1991.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama in the group: The therapy of re-enactment.” An 2-day invitational institute conducted at the 35th Annual Institute of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), San Antonio, TX, February 19-20, l991.

Kipper, D. A. “Augmenting the verse with action: Increased involvement through psychodramatic techniques.” An invitational workshop conducted at the 11th Annual Conference of the National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT), Chicago, IL, April 18-21, l991.

Kipper, D. A. “The Gods must be dozing.” Presidential address presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP), Pasadena, CA , June 1, l991.

Kipper D. A. “Fundamentals of psychodrama.” A three-day invitational workshop conducted at the Institute of Psychology, The USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, October 20- 23, l991.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama: An action methods approach to group psychotherapy.” A six-lecture series presented at the Free University of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, October 20-23, l991.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama: An action oriented group psychotherapy.” A two-day invitational institute presented at the 35th Annual Institute of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), New York, NY, February 18-19, l991.

Kipper, D. A. (Panel chair) “Spontaneity; O, say can you see?” Paper presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP), New York, NY, May 29, l992.

Kipper, D.A. (Panel discussion) “The contribution of J. L. Moreno: Past, present and future.” Paper presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP), New York, NY, May 30, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “The Magic Shop as a technique for exploring self-development needs.” A workshop conducted at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP), New York, NY., May 30, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “Principal characteristics of theories of psychotherapy: A wish list.” Paper presented at the First International Congress of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy sponsored by the International Academy of Eclectic Psychotherapists (IAEP), Mazatlan, Mexico, June 18-21, l992.

Kipper, D.A.( Panel chair) “Psychotherapy through simulation.” Paper presented at the First International Congress of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy sponsored by the International Academy of Eclectic Psychotherapists (IAEP), Mazatlan, Mexico, June 19, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama: An action oriented group therapy.” A workshop conducted at the First International Congress of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy sponsored by the International Academy of Eclectic Psychotherapists (IAEP), Mazatlan, Mexico, June 18- 21, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “The fantasy world: The Empty-chair, the Magic Shop, and the Psychodrama of Dreams.” A 2-day invitational institute conducted at the 11th International Congress of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP), Montreal, Quebec, CA. August 22-23, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “The Magic Shop; Exploring self-development needs in group psychotherapy.” A workshop conducted at the 11th International Congress of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP), Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 25, l992.

Kipper, D. A. ”Encounter in action methods: The time and reality dimensions.” A keynote address presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Israel Association of Psychodrama (IAP), Be'er-Sheva, Israel, October 28, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “Dimensions of psychodramatic reality.” A workshop conducted at the 1992  Annual Meeting of the Israel Association of Psychodrama (IAP), Be'er-Sheva, Israel, October 28, l992.

Kipper, D. A. “Foundation of Psychodrama.” A mini-course conducted at the Graduate Program of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, March 18-16, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama in Groups.” A mini-course conducted at the Institute for Group and Family Therapy, Moscow, Russia, April 14-20, l993.

Kipper, D. A. Psychodrama Workshop. “Harmony”; Institute for Psychotherapy and Counseling. St. Petersburg, Russia, April 23, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “Principles of Psychodrama and Action Methods.” A workshop conducted at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute Of psychology, Moscow, Russia, April 26-27, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “Action Methods in Group Psychotherapy.” An invited lecture, the University of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, April 28, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “Principles of Action Methods.” An invited lecture. Moscow Medical Academy, Psychiatric Clinic, Moscow, Russia, April 28, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “The Psychodramatic Reality: Harnessing confusion through action methods.” An invited lecture, The Annual Meeting of the Israel Psychological Association, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, October 11-13, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “The World of dreams: A psychodramatic approach.” A workshop conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Israel Psychological Association, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, October 11-13, l993.

Kipper, D. A. Psychodrama Workshop. Psychodrama Center “Orpheus”. Sofia, Bulgaria, Psychotherapy and Counseling. October 18-22, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “Actions speak louder than words: Time, Space, and Reality in group Psychotherapy.” An invited lecture. Sofia Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria, October 21, l993.

Kipper, D. A. Psychodrama Workshop: The Sofia - 2 training group. Sofia, Bulgaria, October 26, l993 Psychotherapy and Counseling.

Kipper, D. A. Psychodrama Workshop. Mazatlan Mexico, November 6-7, l993.

Kipper, D. A. “The magic shop and beyond”. A workshop conducted at the 14th Annual Conference of the National Association of Drama Therapy, Chicago, IL, November 14, l993.

Kipper, D.A. “Fantasy : An action-oriented approach.” A two-day invitational institute presented at the 38th Annual Institute of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), Washington DC., February 15-16, l994.

Kipper, D. A. “Is it always going to remain the same? Professional chauvinism in group psychotherapy.” An invited address presented at the Israel Group Therapy Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel, March 16-18, l994.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama: A pluralistic view” Workshop conducted at the Israel Group Therapy Conference, Tel-Aviv, Israel, March 16-18, l994.

Kipper, D. A. Psychodrama training seminar. Institute for Psychotherapy and Counseling: “Harmony.” St. Petersburg, Russia , April 4-8, l994.

Kipper, D. A. Psychodrama training seminar. Institute for Group and Family Psychotherapy. Moscow, Russia, April 9-14, l994.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama: An action approach to dreams.” A two-day invitational institute presented at the 39th Annual Institute of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), Atlanta, GA, February 14-15, l995.

Kipper, D. A. "Action Methods approach to conflict resolution." A paper presented at the 12th International Congress of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP), August 24-September 1, l995 Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Kipper, D. A. "Untying the knots: Building and overcoming emotional barriers." A workshop presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Houston, TX, April, 25-29, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "Who is afraid of psychodrama research?" A symposium presented at the 54th Annual Conference of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Houston, TX, April, 25-29, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "Concretization and metaphors in psychodrama: A training seminar." Orpheus Center, Sofia, Bulgaria, October 11 -15, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "The use of time, space and reality in role playing interventions." A lecture to the professional (psychiatrists and psychologists) community of Center, Sofia, Bulgaria, October 13, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "Psychodrama: History, theory, and methodology." A lecture, East European Institute of Psychoanalysis and St. Petersburg Psychoanalytic Medicine Division of the State Faculty of Social Medicine, the Maimonides Jewish Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 11, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "Basic principles of psychodrama." A workshop. Harmony Clinic, St. Petersburg, Russia, November 12, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "Business and psychology." A workshop. Institute for Group and Family Psychotherapy. Moscow, Russia, November, 15-17, l996.

Kipper, D. A. "Advanced psychodrama seminar." A workshop. Institute for Group and Family Psychotherapy. Moscow, Russia , November, 18-20, l996.

Kipper, D. A. and Agazarian, Y. "Psychodrama and system Center therapy." A workshop presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, New York, NY., February 22, l997.

Kipper, D.A. "Psychodrama of dreams: An Action Methods approach." A workshop presented at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL, August 19, l997.

Kipper, D.A. "New Direction in Group Psychotherapy." Lecture presented at the Moscow Institute for Trans-Personal Psychology. Moscow, Russia , November, 18, l997.

Kipper, D. A. "Action Methods in Management." A workshop. Institute for Group and Family Psychotherapy. Moscow, Russia, November, 21-23, l997.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama and other therapies: Eclectic psychodrama.” A two-day invitational institute presented at the 42nd Annual Institute of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), Chicago, IL., February 16-17, l998.

Kipper D. A. “Reformulating psychodrama: Action Methods simulations (AMS).” A workshop presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and psychodrama, San-Francisco, CA, April 18, l998.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama of dreams.” A workshop presented at the Festival of Life, Annual Meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, Lake Geneva, IL, July 18, l998.

Kipper, D. A. “The group member as a therapeutic agent-An action methods perspective.” A Presidential Workshop presented at the APA 106th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, August, 15, 1998.

Kipper, D.A. “Psychodrama : Group psychotherapy of hope.” A workshop presented at the Xth Psychological Convention of the Turkish Psychological Association. Ankara, Turkey, October 14, l998.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama of dreams: A simulation approach.” A workshop presented at the Xth Psychological Convention of the Turkish Psychological Association. Ankara, Turkey, October 15, l998.

Kipper, D. A. “Enhancing group psychotherapy with psychodramatic role playing.” A workshop Presented at the Annual Convention of the Illinois Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, October, 31, 1998.

Kipper, D. A. “The gift of Hope: Role playing of psychological realities.” A master workshop Presented at the Annual Convention of the American group Psychotherapy Association, Houston, TX, February 22-27, 1999.

Kipper, D. A. "Psychodrama: Advanced level: A training seminar, and serving as an External Examiner for graduates, level I." Orpheus Center, Sofia, Bulgaria, July 16-20, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “Curative factors in the psychodramative procedures.” A paper presented at the the mental health center, Sofia, Bulgaria, July, 18, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychodrama Training Seminar.” Summer training program, Istanbul Psychodrama Institute (IPI). Anatolya, Turkey, July 21-25, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “The changing character of psychodrama.” Paper presented at the Istanbul Psychodrama Institute (IPI). Anatolya, Turkey, July 23, l999.

Kipper, D. A, "An External Examiner for psychodrama graduates: level I." Istanbul Psychodrama Institute (IPI). Anatolya, Turkey, July 24, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “Starting psychodramatic role playing (PRP) in group psychotherapy.” Workshop conducted at the 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA, August 22. l999.

Kipper, D. A. “Cross cultural aspects of role playing.” Discussion round table conducted at the 4th IAGP Pacific Rim Convention of Group Psychotherapy, Tokyo, Japan, September, 5, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “Cross cultural aspects of role playing.” A workshop conducted at the Japanese Association of Psychodrama, Tokyo, Japan, September, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “The place of psychodrama in group psychotherapy: Some unique features.” Paper presented at the school of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University, Be'er-Sheva, Israel, October 28, l999.

Kipper, D. A. “Fundamentals of psychodramatic interventions.” A workshop conducted in conjunction with the FIFA project. Istanbul, Turkey, February, 2-27, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. “Psychotherapeutic simulations with stress.” A workshop conducted at the Istanbul Psychodrama Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, February 27-28, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. "Exploring the use of psychodrama in group psychotherapy." Training Institute conducted for the Michigan Group Psychotherapy Association, Grand Rapids, MI, April 29, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. “Contemporary psychodrama: An expansion of the past or a quite revolution.” A lecture delivered at the Department of Psychology, Taiwan National University, Taiwan, Taipei, May 30, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. “Structured Psychodrama.” Training Institute conducted for the Taiwan Group  Psychotherapy Association, Taipei, Taiwan, June 1-3, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. “Principles of psychodrama.” A workshop conducted at the Festival of Life, Lake Geneva, IL, June 24, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. “The changing character of psychodrama: Beyond 2000.” Paper presented at the 14th International Congress of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy. Jerusalem, Israel, August, 23, 2000.

Kipper, D. A. “Group psychotherapy with survivors of natural disasters and wars.”  Chairman of an ongoing event 3-days panel) presented at the 14th International Congress of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy. Jerusalem, Israel, August, 21-24, 2000.

Kipper D. A. “Psychodrama in social work.” Lecture presented at the Center for Humanitarian Sciences and the Management Center at Burgas Free University, Burgas, Bulgaria, January 9, 2001.

Kipper D. A. “Psychodrama on-site examination and workshop.” On-site examination conducted Burgas, Bulgaria, January 9-10, 2001.

Kipper D. A. “Surplus-reality as a curative factor in psychotherapy.” Lecture presented at the Sofia medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria, January 11, 2001.

Kipper D. A. “Psychodrama as an experiential re-integration therapy.” A woorkshop conducted  at the 'Orpheus' Center, Sofia, Bulgaria, January 11-15, 2001.

Kipper, D.A. "Applying psychodramatic procedures in supervision: Transference and Beyond." Workshop conducted at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San-Francisco, CA, August 24, 2001.

Kipper, D. A. "The Experiential Reintegration Model (ERT): Integrating psychodramatic interventions in group treatments." Lecture/workshop presented at the Illinois Group Psychotherapy Society Annual Fall Conference and training institute, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, October 13, 2001.

Kipper, D. A. "The Experiential Reintegration approach to the portrayal of satisfying life events." A workshop conducted at the Istanbul Psychodrama Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, April 20-21, 2002.

Kipper, D. A. "Using psychodrama in diverse group setting." Lecture/workshop presented at the Illinois Group Psychotherapy Society Annual Fall Conference and training institute, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, May 10-11, 2002.

Kipper, D. A. "Applying psychodramatic procedures in supervision: Transference and beyond." Workshop presented at the 110th APA Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL, August 23, 2002.

Kipper, D. A. "The cognitive Double." A workshop conducted at the Istanbul Psychodrama Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, April 20-21, 2002.

Kipper. D. A. "Therapeutic merit of role playing: Surplus-reality." A lecture presented at the 15th International Congress of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy. Istanbul, Turkey, August 25, 2003.

Kipper, D. A. "Psychodrama of positive experiences: An Experiential-Reintegration approach." A workshop presented at the 15th International Congress of the International Association of Group Psychotherapy. Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2003.

Kipper, D. A. "Countertransference in psychodrama." Workshop presented at the annual conference of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York City, NY, February 27, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "The Crisis of hatred." Workshop presented (with A. Agazarian, Y, Gant Susan, & Ormont, L.) at the annual conference of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, New York City, NY, February 28, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "Psychodrama and marital and family therapy." Lecture presented at the Congress of the International Association of Marital and family Therapy, Conrad Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey, March 26, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "Psychodrama of positive experiences: Corrective psychological experience approach." Lecture presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and psychodrama. Brooklyn, New York, NY, April 30, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "The Experiential Reintegration Approach: Structured psychodrama." Lecture presented at the Congress of the International Association of Marital and family Therapy , Conrad Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey, March 26, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "The Experiential Reintegration Approach: Why Psychodrama." Lecture presented at Bulgarian Association of Group Psychotherapy , Orpheus Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria, August 15, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "Advanced Psychodrama Workshop." Workshop presented at the Orphesu Institute, Sofia, Bulgaria. August 15-18, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "The Experiential Reintegration Approach and Surplus-Reality." Lecture presented at the Israel Psychodrama Association, ISIS, Tel-Aviv: Israel, Conrad Hotel, August 22, 2004.

Kipper, D. A. "Leading leaders: Training psychodrama therapists in Russia, Bulgaria, and Turkey." Panel presentation on "The International Application of Group Process: What Works." Presented at the APA Annual Convention, Washington, DC, Convention Center, August 18, 2005.

Kipper, D. A. "The use of the Corrective Experiential Model in group supervision." Presented at the APA Annual Convention, Washington, DC, Convention Center, August 20, 2005.

Kipper, D. A. "Bridging the gape: Incorporating psychodrama procedures in verbal therapies." Workshop conducted at the Annual Meeting of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA, February 23, 2006.