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Trauma-Informed Principles in Group Therapy and Psychodrama
June 2, 2023 @ 11:30 am - June 4, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Friday June 2nd – Sunday June 4th, 2023
Friday 11:30am – 6:30pm (lunch break around 1pm) (6 CEs)
Saturday 8:30am – 6:30pm (8.5 CEs)
Sunday 8:30am – 4:30pm (6.5 CEs)
Full Weekend Option: 21 CE hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & psychologists | 21 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Cost: $599 | $425 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option: 6 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & psychologists | 6 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.)
Cost: $199 | $125 (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This workshop centers the six trauma-informed principles outlined by SAMHSA as guiding values in psychodrama practice, group work, and leadership (drawing from content in Dr. Scott’s forthcoming book on the topic). These principles will be presented as both clinical guides and ethical imperatives. Participants will be challenged to explore their own relationships to trauma-informed principles and areas for growth in their practice and their workplace. Trauma-informed care considerations will be applied specifically to the practice of group therapy and psychodrama with an emphasis on resisting retraumatization. Multiple sociometric and psychodramatic interventions will be taught as trauma-informed experiential methods. The importance of attending to safety, trust, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and identity will be explored in further detail as they relate to trauma-informed care and the practice of sociometry, psychodrama, and group psychotherapy.
1). Identify the six trauma-informed principles outlined by SAMHSA.
2). Describe the four R’s of trauma-informed care.
3). Compare the difference between “trauma-informed” and “trauma-focused”
4). Identify three sociometric tools to explore group relationships
5). Describe two considerations for trauma-informed sociometry in action
6). Explain the role of group cohesion in effective group therapy practice
7) Explain the importance of ethics in trauma-informed care
8) Explain how to use two sociometry tools as a group-as-a-whole assessment
9) Describe two strategies for resisting retraumatization in psychodrama practice
10) Utilize three creative and engaging group therapy interventions
11) Describe the relationship between trustworthiness and transparency
12) Demonstrate at least one sociometry tool for enhancing group cohesion
13) Utilize doubling to enhance safety, catharsis, and integration
14) Explain the value of the role reversal intervention in promoting change
15) Identify the importance of group pre-screening in trauma-informed psychodrama
16) Define each of the parts of Moreno’s triadic system
17) Explain the utility of psychodrama in providing corrective emotional experiences
18) Articulate three group therapy developmental phases
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21 CE- Full Weekend Registration
6 CE – Friday Option Only
*Please note that this is workshop will include both didactic and experiential learning components. The experiential learning structures include demonstrations of psychodrama and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in psychodrama, the primary purpose of this workshop is training. If you are seeking a workshop for personal growth, or seeking a professional training event that is entirely didactic (lecture/powerpoint), this is probably not the best workshop for you.
For folks traveling from out of town, there is a new beautiful bed and breakfast just 1 block from the Phoenix Center that we recommend. It is within walking distance of downtown Media and plenty of shops/restaurants – https://www.gifford-risleyhouse.com. Mention Phoenix Center for a reduced rate.
No Conflicts of Interest or outside commercial support have been declared by the presenter or others involved in the program.
This workshop is designed primarily for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and therapists but other professionals may also find it helpful. The instruction designed at the intermediate level (though many new and advanced professionals may also find it helpful).
For the workshop schedule or other details or questions about the workshop, please contact us at [email protected].
Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:
- Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy,LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC maintains responsibility for the program
- Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC (Lic. #004115) has been approved as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapist (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
- Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychologists (Lic. # PSY000215) to offer continuing education for psychologists.
- Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7013. Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, LLC maintains responsibility for the program.
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