Role-playing has been primarily used in psychodrama and sociodrama, and has therefore been perceived as a technique that only professional facilitators can perform.
Choi Dae-heon, the author of this book, has been using role-playing in universities and counseling education settings for a long time, and Oh Jin-ah has been thinking about the question, "Can't more people, in more settings, and more easily use role-playing?"
This book is the result of such reflection and practice.
Role-playing facilitation is a method of helping a group achieve its goals by encouraging interaction among participants through role-playing.
Chapter 1 of this book explains the theoretical background of role-playing, including Moreno's role theory, life balance, self-determination, and sensory memory.
Chapter 2 introduces the types of dramatic methods that utilize role-playing and explains the principles that a facilitator should have.
Chapter 3 explains the concept, effectiveness, and stages of role-playing facilitation, which uses role-playing to encourage participants in training or workshops.
Chapter 4 explains 30 ways to utilize the three major role-playing techniques, along with techniques used in role-playing facilitation, such as sociometry, brainstorming, mind mapping, and visual thinking.
Lastly, the appendix includes a case study of role-playing facilitation conducted by Social Designer Doing, so that you can refer to how role-playing facilitation is actually conducted in the field.
I hope this book will be used as a guidebook for role-playing facilitation in various educational settings.