VIRTUAL TRAINING!
Facilitator: Mallory Primm PsyD, PAT
Join us and expand your awareness, gain new perspectives through encountering collective roles, and learn new sociodrama skills. During this highly experiential workshop participants will learn and practice the sociodramatic method, its structure, skills and techniques which are applicable to work with communities and groups. This course is designed to offer training in therapeutic sociodrama. This course is designed to offer training in advanced counseling techniques, specifically the use of therapeutic sociodrama, and role playing. Students will be trained in general role playing, serving as a significant other, and doubling. They will participate in sociodrama and other specific related techniques. Previous training in sociodrama is not required. These sessions are for anyone from first time student to master trainer, and are designed to introduce one to the method. All sessions are designed to stand alone so that attendance at all sessions is not required.
Sociodrama has a myriad of applications such as exploring issues of collective trauma, dreams, internal conflict, tension, mental health and rehabilitation. It has been used world-wide in settings such as education, healthcare, residential, personal growth groups, social service organizations and communities. The efficacy of various warm-ups and techniques with different populations are examined. Development of psychodrama, practical applications and history of Jacob L. Moreno are also explored.
Learning Objectives:
Define sociodrama
Name the multiple parts of every sociodrama
Describe sociodrama's philosophical underpinnings
List at least 3 applications of sociodrama
Design a sociodrama warm-up
Limitations and Risks: Participants understand the nature, objectives, limitations, and results from the training are distinctly different from the formal study of the creative arts therapies. There are potential risks when introducing creative arts into your practice without adequate training. The creative arts therapies are an evidenced-based treatment.
Center for Creative Arts Therapy is approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7460. Chicago Center for Psychodrama is approved as a continuing education provider by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation for Illinois Psychologists (#268.000147), Social Workers, and Counselors (#159.001583). Chicago Center for Psychodrama is also approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for U.S. Registered Dietitians (RD/RDN), DTRs, NDTRs and for Public Health professionals (CPH).
Continuing Education (CE) Credits
This training provides 15 CE hours to IL Psychologists, Counselors, and Social Workers, 15 hours for Counselors through NBCC.
Psychodrama Training Hours
In addition, this training offers 15 psychodrama training hours for students who are working toward the American Board of Examiners (ABE) certification in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy. These hours are valid indefinitely.