Noël 2004, Anne devant son ordinateur, devant le massif du Mont Blanc. (Photo de Jean Philippe Azaïs).

The pre-history of group-psychotherapy(and psychodrama) started just after the war: first links around 1950 by mail, around J.L.Moreno and many French and British, & 1954 International Council for Group Psychotherapy, - and 1973, IAGP founded formally in Switzerland with by-laws - and a stable bank account.

The twelve co-founders of IAGP, together with J. L. Moreno (USA), were Sam Hadden (USA), Annelise Heigl-Evers (Germany), A. Friedemann (Switzerland), Anne Ancelin Schützenberger (France), Raymond Battegay (Switzerland), Raoul Schindler (Austria), S. H. Foulkes (UK), represented by Malcolm Pines (UK), Josuah Bierer (UK), Jay W. Fidler (USA), Zerka Moreno (USA), Grete Leutz (Germany), and Ambros Uchtenhagen (Switzerland).
The list of former IAGP presidents as well as the present executive committee and the IAGP Board members can be found at www.iagp.com.

These names represent the agreed 1st Board of IAGP (there were no elections, but complete agreement)
Moreno did not want to take the presidency in 1973 (Foundation of IAGP as such) and he died a few month later(1974).

The order, if you ask you or someone, is the First Board order : first Moreno (Honorary)-, then president (Hadden) and vice-president (Annelise), -then treasurer (the Swiss A. Friedmann then general secretary (me, Anne - France as Moreno was already using me for many things, free of charge, as an extra daughter could it be said) etc .. there were no elections to the Board, just agreement. Battegay became president of IAGP later - then all the others ...
 

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The International Association of Group Psychotherapy  is a worldwide association of professionals involved in the development of group psychotherapy in the areas of theory, clinical practice, training, research and consultancy. We are exploring the applications of small, median and large group processes in clinical, organizational and political settings. Anne Schützenberger, is Honorary Archivist.

Web site :
International Association of Group-Psychotherapy
Psychodramatica section
Constitution

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Membership committee : [email protected]
Treasurer: Walter Stone (renewals): [email protected]

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