Biography

2024 - enrolled in the interdisciplinary doctoral program in social sciences and humanities at the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad
2023 - sociodrama trainer qualified by Stiftelsen Psykodrama Akademin (Swedish Psychodrama Academy)
2015-2023 - studied sociopsychodrama with Dr. Monica Zuretti and Monica Westberg through international workshops in Italy and Norway and continuous supervision practice with them
2016 - earned a master's degree in clinical and health psychology; thesis title: "Psychological consequences of breast cancer surgery"
2013 - psychodrama supervisor and trainer, educated, registered, and qualified by the BPA (British Psychodrama Association)
2011 - ECP (European Certificate of Psychotherapy)
2008 - National Certificate in Psychotherapy issued by the Union of Psychotherapy Associations of Serbia
2008 - psychodrama psychotherapist with a diploma from the Institute for Psychodrama, Belgrade
2005 - graduated in psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad

Training Programs

Training for sociopsychodrama practitioners
Training for psychodrama psychotherapists
Module in art therapy and sociopsychodrama

Books and Articles

Discovering the Languages of Peace: A Sociopsychodrama Manual; edited by Jana Damjanov and Monica Westberg. University of Zadar, 2023.
Sociopsychodrama: Living Sociometry, Sociodrama and Psychodrama - In Sociodrama: The Art and Science of Social Change (pp. 78-97), L'Harmattan, 2021.
Sociopsychodrama as a Qualitative Research Method - Article co-authored with Vedrana Mirkovic. Routledge International Handbook of Innovative Qualitative Psychological Research. Routledge, 2023.
ResearchGate - List of articles
Diary of a Zigi - A special book about a special pet

Projects and Conferences

Second International Conference "The Future of Psychosocial Work and the Role of Prevention in Creating a More Resilient Society" - keynote speaker, lecture "Roles and Social Immunity: How to Strengthen Community through Moreno's Theory?", Sarajevo 2025.
8th International Sociodrama Conference - symposium on the Erasmus+ project "Discovering the Languages of Peace"; workshop leader, "Identifying and transforming blockages in social matrix", Budapest 2024.
Spring School "Discovering the Languages of Peace" - lead trainer, Zadar 2023.
First International Congress of Psychotherapists in Bosnia and Herzegovina "Psychotherapy in a World of Change" - keynote speaker, lecture "Sociopsychodrama - a place of encounter", Sarajevo 2023.

TV Appearances and Interviews

Living.ba interview ahead of the experiential workshop A New Beginning - Between What I Am and What I Am Becoming
Nova TV on youth mental health
Akademac on identity crisis
TV Kanal 9 on citizens' views of public space in Novi Sad
Simultaneous World Sociopsychodrama Day sociopsychodrama in a park space
TeenTalk 2016 on peer violence
Magico podcast on the individual in a group and social immunity

Memberships

RAIP - Co-founder of the Regional Association for Psychodrama and the Integrative Application of Psychotherapy
EAP - European Association for Psychotherapy
IAGP - International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes
FEPTO - Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organisations - member of the ethics committee and co-founder of FEPTO's Sociodrama Network Group
Center for Sociopsychodrama and Research - Founder and president
Croatian Chamber of Psychotherapy
Croatian Psychological Chamber
Association of Psychologists of Serbia
SDPS - Union of Associations for Psychotherapy of Serbia