Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy

Responding to Suicidality with Resilience, Strength, & Self-Care
2021-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Responding to Suicidality with Resilience, Strength, & Self-Care
Dr Scott Giacomucci
The Crime Victims Center of Chester County – Closed In-Service

Strengths-Based Psychodrama: Cultivating Safety in Experiential Trauma Healing
2021-11-12 08:30 - 2021-11-13 17:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Friday Nov 12th & Saturday Nov 13th, 2021 | 8:30am – 5pm (both days) | In-person workshop – Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Cost: $375 | $275 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
*15 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychologists; NBCC Hours | 15 training hours for ISEP and psychodrama certifications
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This workshop presents an overview of strengths-based psychodrama with an emphasis on the importance of strengths-based work in the first phase of trauma therapy. Content will be presented experientially drawing from sociometry, neurobiology, social work’s strength-based tradition, and positive psychology. Morenian philosophy will be introduced through strengths-based and trauma-informed lenses. This workshop is designed to teach practical skills for practitioners new to psychodrama or experienced psychodramatists. Psychodramas will be facilitated in both a group format and individual settings with practice opportunities for participants.
*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.
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.
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/
Learning Objectives:
1). Identify one experiential process for establishing safety and connection
2). Describe the importance of strength-based roles
3). Explain one way that Morenian philosophy is a strengths-based philosophy

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.

Guest Lecture - West Chester University
2021-11-15 09:30 - 10:30 | PA
Closed Guest Lecture for MSW students at West Chester University

Closed In-Service for Pinelands Recovery Center, Medford, NJ
2021-11-19 12:30 - 15:30, 2021-12-10 12:30 - 15:30 | PA

Internal Family Systems Therapy: An Introduction for Curious Professionals
2021-11-20 10:00 - 14:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday, November 20th, 2021| 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
$125 ($75 for students) *If cost is a barrier, please contact us.
In-Person Event at The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy- 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA 19063
Presenters: Rachel Longer, MSS, LSW, CET II & Lauren Sullivan, Med, MS, NCC
*4 CEU credits available for PA social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists & counselors + 4 training hours towards ISEP certification. Attending this training does not count towards IFS certification or IFS continuing education.
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Workshop Description:
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy was developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz and is perhaps the most validating and healing form of psychotherapy that exists today. The IFS model invites us to approach our and others’ internal worlds with curiosity, compassion, connectedness, clarity, courage, calm, confidence, and creativity. IFS asserts that each of us has many parts inside of us who, through trauma or other emotional injury, are catapulted into specific roles in order to keep us safe. IFS allows us to heal our parts, release them from these roles, and cultivate harmonious internal relationships and interactions. This workshop will integrate didactic and experiential components to support professionals in learning the IFS model to use with clients in a professional setting–no previous IFS knowledge is required.
Learning Objectives:

Explain an overview of the IFS model including different parts and Self.
Describe one of the steps (the 6F’s) in IFS when working with a part
Demonstrate awareness of therapist’s parts that get activated in a client session
Integrate basic IFS principles, language and techniques into my work

Please note that the experiential learning structures include demonstrations of IFS therapy and other experiential processes which often include (optional) personal disclosures from participants. While personal growth is often a byproduct of experiential learning in IFS therapy, 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.
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.
If you have any questions, please email either Rachel Longer (rachel@phoenixtraumacenter.com) or Lauren Sullivan (lauren@phoenixtraumacenter.com).

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.

Guest Lecture - Antioch University
2021-11-29 13:30 - 17:00 | PA
Closed psychodrama guest lecture for Drama Therapy graduate students at Antioch University

Closed Training at Manor of Hope
2021-12-03 10:00 - 17:00 | PA
Closed all-day Workshop for staff at Manor of Hope, Phoenixville, PA

Sociodrama as Experiential Education in the Classroom - ASGPP Symposium
2021-12-11 11:00 - 13:00 | PA
Sociodrama as Experiential Education in the Classroom
Dr. Scott Giacomucci
Saturday Dec 11th 11am-1pm
“Sociodrama: Tracing the Pathway from Past to
Future” 2nd ASGPP Virtual Fall Symposium
www.asgpp.org

Addiction Treatment is Trauma Treatment: Psychodrama and Experiential Therapy - TeleDrama Symposium Workshop
2022-01-28 12:30 - 14:30 | PA
Topic: Addiction Treatment is Trauma Treatment: Psychodrama and Experiential Therapy (*CEs, ABE, ITI)
Presenter: Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, FAAETS, TEP (United States)
Friday January 28th, 12:30pm – 2:30pm EST
Description: This workshop presents addiction and trauma as a cyclical process often fueling each other. Most clients in treatment for addictions have significant histories of trauma which must be addressed in the recovery journey. As an experiential approach integrating mind, body, and spirit, psychodrama is uniquely situated to treat addiction and trauma. The presenter will leverage his experience providing psychodrama groups and creating treatment programs across the addiction treatment continuum. This workshop will include experiential and didactic components.
Learning Objectives:
1. Explain one connection between addiction and trauma.
2. Describe one reason why psychodrama is effective as trauma treatment.
Registration/Information – https://symposium.teledrama.org/2201/schedule

The Autonomous Healing Center: Finding the Goodness Within - Keynote Presentation - Ukraine Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy
2022-01-29 09:30 - 11:00 | PA
The Autonomous Healing Center: Finding the Goodness Within
Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
January 29th, 9:30 – 11am EST
XVIII Psychodramatic conference of
Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy of European Association of Psychotherapy
“Simple Magic Things”
More info here – Про секцію (usp.community)
and here – (1) Психодраматична конференція Української спілки психотерапевтів | Facebook

Closed In-Service at Manor of Hope
2022-02-04 10:00 - 17:00 | PA
Closed Workshop for staff at Manor of Hope, Phoenixville, PA

Psychodrama Directing Basics: Individual Psychodrama Sessions
2022-02-25 08:30 - 2022-02-27 17:00 | PA
Friday Feb 25th & Saturday Feb 26th, 2022 8:30am – 5pm; Sunday Feb 27th, 2022 8:30am – 3:30pm
Cost: $499 for professionals | $350 for students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (8 CEs) – Cost: $199 for professionals | $125 for students
In-person workshop at Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, FAAETS, TEP
21 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychologists; NBCC Hours | 21 training hours for ISEP and psychodrama certifications
This workshop is designed for professionals and psychodrama trainees interested in an intensive training focused on learning to direct psychodramas in individual sessions. The weekend will provide all participants with multiple practicum experiences of facilitating 1-1 psychodrama sessions. Didactic content will be presented on the history, theory, and practice of 1-1 psychodrama including its strengths and limitations. Multiple approaches and interventions in 1-1 psychodrama will be offered including use of the empty chair, concretization, doubling, role reversal, the mirror, and future projection.
Learning Objectives:
1). Identify one strength of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama2). Describe the limitations of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama
3). Explain methods for establishing safety in 1-1 psychodrama
Weekend Option-21 CE Hours or 21 ISEP Training Hours Registration below:
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Friday Only Option – 8 CE Hours or 8 ISEP Training Hours Registration below:
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*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.
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.
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/

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.

ASGPP Conference - American Society of Group Psychotherapy & Psychodrama
2022-03-30 - 2022-04-03 | PA
Dr. Scott Giacomucci is presenting or co-presenting multiple workshops throughout the online 2022 ASGPP annual conference and receiving the 2022 David Kipper’s Scholars Award:

SOCIAL WORK, SOCIOMETRY, & PSYCHODRAMA:
EXPERIENTIAL APPROACHES FOR GROUP THERAPISTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND SOCIAL WORKERS
(pre-conference workshop) Wednesday, March 30 at 03:00 pm – 06:00 pm EST(US & Canada)

SOCIAL WORK, SOCIOMETRY & PSYCHODRAMA: EXPERIENTIAL APPROACHES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS, GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPISTS,
AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
(community sampler for social workers) Wednesday, March 30 at 08:30 pm- 10:00 pm EST(US & Canada)
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PANEL
Celebrating David Kipper’s Legacy and Warming-up to New Research in Sociometry, Psychodrama, and Group Psychotherapy
Saturday, April 2 at 10:00am – 12:00pm EST(US & Canada)

PSYCHODRAMA AS ADDICTION & TRAUMA TREATMENT: TOWARDS A SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONER APPROACH
Sunday, April 3 at 11:00 am – 02:00 pm EST(US & Canada)

PAGPS/APNAPA Conference - A Philadelphia Area Group Psychotherapy Society & American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference
2022-04-30 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
Contemporary Group Therapy in a (Hopefully!) Post Pandemic World
A Two Day Conference: April 30 – May 1, 2022
Widener University, Chester, PA
All day Saturday, April 30, 2022 (9:30-12:30 and 2:00-5:00)
A-1: Trauma-Focused Psychodrama: Safe Experiential Processes for Embodied Healing
Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This workshop presents trauma-focused psychodrama which moves the group process beyond
words and into action. The importance of safety and strengths for trauma work will be
highlighted along with a basic introduction to Moreno’s triadic system – Sociometry,
Psychodrama, and Group Psychotherapy. As the field of neuroscience and trauma research
expands, evidence points to trauma’s impact on the body and the importance of holistic
interventions that involve the whole person (body, mind, social, spirit). Participants in this
workshop will experience the power of experiential methods through strengths-based
psychodrama while learning multiple experiential tools that can be incorporated into practice in
diverse settings.
1. Develop practitioners’ skills in leading process groups
This workshop will provide group therapists with additional skills for enhancing process
groups, assessing the sociodynamics of a group, and engaging participants in the group
process.
2. Examine the use of groups for healing trauma
This workshop will focus on psychodrama as an experiential and holistic approach to
trauma healing supported by neuroscience and clinical research. Psychodrama allows
clients to have corrective emotional experiences impossible otherwise while renegotiating
how the body keeps the score.
3. Identify the needs of traumatized professional caregivers and how group process may
promote healing
Though this is a Saturday group led like a therapy group, we will not do a psychodrama
focused on a participant’s individual trauma. Instead, the psychodrama in the afternoon
will focus on strengths, support, professional goals, or vicarious post-traumatic growth
(depending on the group’s choice)
4. Identify methods for reawakening the human-to-human kindness connection
Strength-based processes demonstrated in the workshop certainly will tap into the
human-to-human kindness connection and provide participants with methods for
reawakening it within their own groups/communities.
5. Use experiential modalities to enhance understanding of group process in outpatient and
inpatient groups
This workshop teaches and demonstrates psychodrama, the first experiential therapy
(now over 100 years old). The facilitator will include clinical examples and insight
related to psychodrama practice across the treatment continuum based on his experience
in inpatient, PHP, outpatient, and multi-day workshops.

Trauma-Informed Psychodrama, Group Work, and Leadership
2022-05-07 08:30 - 17:00 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Saturday, May 7th, 2022 – 8:30 am – 5:00 pm | 8 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychologists; NBCC Hours | 8 training hours for ISEP and psychodrama certifications
Cost: $199 | $125 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
In-Person Workshop at Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
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.
Learning Objectives:
1). Identify SAMHSA’s 6 trauma-informed principles2). Describe the ethical importance of trauma-informed practice
3). Explain one trauma-informed psychodramatic intervention
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*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.
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.
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.
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.

Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth for Mental Health Professionals: A Free Peer Support Workshop for Self-Care and Community
2022-06-06 18:30 - 20:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth for Mental Health Professionals: A Free Peer Support Workshop for Self-Care and Community

*This is a peer-support group, not a CEU event.
About our bi-monthly workshop series:
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma are on the rise for mental health professionals. The importance of self-care, peer-support, and community are evident for those working in the field. We must attend to our own needs in order to best support the clients and communities that we work with. This workshops series (every other month) will focus on validating the experience of mental health professionals and cultivating vicarious post-traumatic growth – the phenomenon of professionals growing (personally and professionally) as a result of working with clients who have experienced trauma and adversity. These workshops are open to anyone who is a mental health professional (therapists, social workers, supervisors, caseworkers, support staff, administrators, educators, marketers, etc.). Each session will be facilitated by a Phoenix Center staff member employing various experiential group processes to promote peer support, connection, and restoration.
Next Session:
Date & Time: Monday June 6, 2022, from 6:30-8:30pm
Location: Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy, 524 N. Providence Road Media PA 19063 (in lower floor event space)
All participants must register in advance.
REGISTER HERE
Space is limited to 25 participants per workshop. If you are no longer able to attend a workshop, please email us at support@phoenixtraumacenter.com within 72 hours’ notice so we can notify other participants in our waiting list of availability. Spots are first come, first serve basis.
June’s workshop is led by Brian Gallagher, MSW, LSW

Brian Gallagher, MSW, LSW, is a Phoenix Center trauma therapist who first learned peer-counseling as a high school student at the age of 16. He has practiced this profound process since then, as both a client and a counselor, and understands some key things about how we get hurt and how we heal.
More information on Employing a Peer-Counseling Model workshop:
Professional Healing Partnerships (PHPs) are relationships in which therapeutic professionals exchange listening time with one another to help each other more deeply process the vicarious trauma they experience in their practice. Using a unique, trauma-informed peer-counseling model that understands our innate physiological healing mechanisms, PHPs allow people to deliberately and responsibly engage cathartic and restorative processes to release physical and emotional tension, leaving them with more free, relaxed attention for their work and relationships.
Registration required: Space is limited to 25 participants. Please email us if you are not able to attend so we can provide your spot to someone else. Register here!
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.

Loss, Trauma, Resilience, and New Beginnings: Psychodramatic Approaches
2022-06-10 08:30 - 2022-06-12 15:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Friday, June 10th & Saturday, June 11, 2022, 8:30 am – 5 pm; Sunday, June 12, 2022 – 8:30 am – 3:30 pm | 21 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychologists, and NBCC Hours | 21 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Full weekend Cost (21 CEs): $599 for professionals | $425 for students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option Cost (8 CEs) : $199 for professionals | $125 for students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Full Weekend: 21 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychologists, and NBCC Hours | 21 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Friday option only: 8 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychologists, and NBCC Hours | 8 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This experiential workshop offers action methods for helping clients navigate loss, transitions, and new beginnings. Content will include teaching on the DSM-5-TR’s new prolonged grief disorder, traumatic loss, complicated grief, and ambiguous loss. Sociometry tools will be employed with their unique capacity to promote connection after loss. Psychodrama will be presented with emphasis on its ability to renegotiate grief/loss and promote resolution or closure. Interventions demonstrated will include full psychodramas, sociodramatic empty chair structures, multiple sociometric group processes, and role training for new beginnings.
Learning Objectives:
1). Identify one sociometric process to promote connection
2). Describe the value of psychodrama in renegotiating grief/loss
3). Summarize the tasks of resilience in ambiguous loss (from Pauline Boss)
4) Identify the new DSM-5-TR diagnosis of Prolonged Grief Disorder
5) Compare traumatic loss with ambiguous loss and normal loss
6) Differentiate two different types of grief
7) Describe more than one type of complicated grief
8) Explain the importance of meaning-making in the grief process
9) Define resilience
10) Discuss the value of spectrograms as a group-as-a-whole assessment and intervention tool
11) Compare sociodrama and psychodrama
12)Compare the benefits and risks related to the new Prolonged Grief Disorder
13) Describe two types of ambiguous loss
14) Describe psychodramatic role training
15) Identify the potential risks of countertransference when working with trauma and loss

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Weekend Option-21 CE Hours or 21 ISEP Training Hours Registration below:
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Friday Only Option – 8 CE Hours or 8 ISEP Training Hours Registration below:
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*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.
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.
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).
CE Program Policies and Procedures related to Refunds/Cancellations, Grievances, and Conflicts of Interest can be found here.
For the workshop schedule or other details or questions about the workshop, please contact us at Support@PhoenixTraumaCenter.com.
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.

Social Work, Sociometry, & Psychodrama - Guest Lecture Online - China University of Labor Relations, Beijing China
2022-06-17 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
This is a closed event for faculty and students of the School of Social Work at China University of Labor Relations, Beijing China
Social Work, Sociometry, & Psychodrama: Experiential Approaches for Social Workers
Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This lecture will provide an introduction to the similarities between the field of social work and the practice of psychodrama and sociometry. Parallels in history, theory, philosophy, and practice with individuals, groups, and communities will be outlined. Psychodrama and sociometry offer social workers practical tools that are action-based and can be modified for any setting – individual work, group therapy, education, community organizing, and organizational leadership. Content will include emphasis on the themes of strengths-based approach and trauma-informed philosophy. Social work core values of the importance of relationships, social justice, and honoring the dignity and worth of each person will be highlighted as they relate to psychodrama and sociometry.

(Opening Plenary Panel) NASW Conference - National Association of Social Workers
2022-06-23 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
The Time is Right for Social Work
National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference
Onmi Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC
Opening Plenary Panel – Thursday June 23rd, 8:30 – 10:00am – The Time is Right for Social Work
This opening plenary will include multiple panelists including Dr. Scott Giacomucci among other plenary panelists.
Working Description of Plenary Session:
The plenary session, The Time is Right for Social Work is a topic of immediate importance to social workers and all Americans. Social workers are facing extreme challenges such as COVID-19 pandemic, systemic racism, economic inequality, climate change, and other crises. At present, there are nearly 720,000 social workers in the United States. That number is expected to grow by 12 percent by the end of the decade, making social work one of the fastest growing professions in the nation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Social workers have played an integral role in securing passage of some of the most important issues of our time including the Civil Rights and Women’s Rights movements and pushed for social programs we now take for granted, including the minimum wage, a 40-hour work week, Social Security and Medicare. The objective of The Time is Right for Social Work plenary session is to discuss the implications of these and other issues to America and world and how social work will continue to play a lead role in addressing resolutions.

Closed In Service- Pinelands Recovery Center of Medford NJ
2022-07-08 12:30 - 15:30 | PA
One-to-One Psychodrama Practice
Closed Workshop for Pinelands Recovery Center of Medford NJ

Closed In-Service at Silver Pines Treatment Center, Mahanoy City, PA
2022-07-13 13:30 - 16:30 | PA
Group Work, Group Therapy, Mutual Aid and the 12 steps
Closed event for Silver Pines Treatment Center staff

Closed In-Service at Banyan Treatment Center, Langhorne, PA 19047
2022-07-15 11:00 - 15:00 | PA
Introduction to Experiential Trauma Therapy, Sociometry, and Psychodrama
Closed event for Banyan Treatment Center staff

Trauma-Informed Group Work, Psychodrama, and Leadership - IAGP Congress - Pescara, Italy
2022-07-24 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
Trauma-Informed Group Work, Psychodrama, and Leadership
Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Maria Jose Sotomayor-Giacomucci, MSS, LSW, CTP
Rachel Saccarelli, MSW, CTP, CSTS, EH.M, PRS, LE, LMT
congress workshop presentation Sunday July 24th, 2022
International Association of Group Psychotherapy & Group Processes (IAGP) Congress
Pescara, Italy July 21 – 24th, 2022
This event is offered in-person and online with hybrid options; more info and congress registration here – https://iagp2022.com/

One-to-One Trauma-Focused Psychodrama Directing
2022-08-12 12:30 - 15:30 | PA
One-to-One Trauma-Focused Psychodrama Directing Closed Workshop for Pinelands Recovery Center of Medford NJ

One-to-One Psychodrama in Trauma and Addiction Treatment
2022-08-27 08:30 - 13:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Date & Time: Saturday August 27, 2022, 8:30am – 1:30pm
Cost: $135 for professionals | $85 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
5 CE Hours for PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychologists, and NBCC Hours | 5 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
About the Workshop:
This workshop is designed for professionals and psychodrama trainees interested in training focused on psychodramas in individual sessions to support trauma and addiction recovery. The session will provide all participants with practice experience facilitating 1-1 psychodrama sessions. Didactic content will be presented on the history, theory, and practice of 1-1 psychodrama including its strengths and limitations. Multiple approaches and interventions in 1-1 psychodrama will be offered including use of the empty chair, concretization, doubling, role reversal, the mirror, and soliloquy.
1). Identify one strength of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama2). Describe the limitations of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama
3). Explain methods for establishing safety in 1-1 psychodrama

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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.

Social Group Work, Sociometry, & Psychodrama: Trauma-Informed Experiential Approaches (Closed Guest Lecture)
2022-09-02 10:00 - 13:00 | PA
This is a closed guest lecture for incoming students at the University of Pennsylvania Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW) program.

Psychodrama, Sociometry, & Group Therapy: Attachment, Relationships, and the Social Self
2022-09-16 08:30 - 2022-09-18 15:30 | 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063, 524 N. Providence Road, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Dates: Friday Sept 16 & Saturday Sept 17, 2022- 8:30am – 5pm; Sunday Sept 18, 2022 – 8:30am – 3:30pm
Full Weekend (21 CE Credits) Cost: $599 | $425 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (8 CE Credits) – Cost: $199 | $125
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
Full Weekend: 21 CE Credits for PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychologists, and APA & NBCC Credits | 21 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Friday option only: 8 CE Credits for PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, psychologists, and APA & NBCC Credits | 8 training hours for ABESPGP & ISEP.
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
About the workshop:
In this experiential workshop, we will explore the necessity of attachment, teachings from interpersonal neurobiology, and learn sociometry/psychodramatic tools for exploring relationships and group dynamics. Jacob L. Moreno, the founder of sociometry and psychodrama, was one of the first to challenge the medical model and suggest that mental illness is also a product of relationships, groups, and society. Many of the ideas articulated over 100 years ago in his triadic system are being validated by modern interpersonal neurobiology and attachment research. As humans, we are social animals and our neurobiological wiring promotes attachment, connection, group membership, and community belonging. As mental health professionals, relationships are the vehicle from which we work with our clients – and social factors are often the crux of the client’s concerns. Moreno’s social atom offers practitioners with a dynamic process that can be used as for assessment, intervention, treatment planning, or warm-up to psychodrama. Using experiential methods such as sociometry, sociodrama, and psychodrama we will explore attachment styles, the impact of trauma/addiction on relationships, and the essential nature of relationships and community in recovery. Psychodramatic and sociometric concepts such as spontaneity, the warming-up process, the social atom, role theory, tele, and the sociodynamic effect will be presented while various interventions will be taught, such as doubling, mirroring, role reversal, sculpting, role training, and role playing. The psychodramatic approach will be demonstrated through experiential teaching methods to help familiarize participants with the mechanics of facilitating psychodrama processes and employing its various interventions. Foundational group therapy concepts will also be presented including group development phases, group dynamics, the role of group cohesion, and the efficacy of group psychotherapy as a treatment approach in general.
Learning Objectives:
1). Identify four different attachment styles and their impact on one’s behavior in groups and therapy.
2). Describe three reasons why relationships are important in recovery.
3). Explain the social atom theory
4). Identify three sociometric tools to explore group relationships
5). Describe the process of psychodramatic sculpting using the social atom
6). Explain the role of group cohesion in effective group therapy practice
7) Compare how different attachment styles may influence a therapists’ choices or behaviors
8) Explain how to use the social atom as an assessment
9) Explain one way to modify the social atom for a specific population
10) Utilize the social atom as a treatment planning tool
11) Describe psychodrama’s role theory
12) Demonstrate at least one sociometry tool for enhancing group cohesion
13) Utilize the psychodramatic intervention of doubling to enhance safety, catharsis, and integration
14) Explain the value of the role reversal intervention in enhancing empathy
15) Describe the value of psychodrama and sociometry in deepening one’s understanding of social and relational problems
16) Define each of the parts of Moreno’s triadic system
17) Explain the utility of psychodramatic role training in helping clients develop new social skills
18) Articulate three group therapy developmental phases

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Weekend Option-21 CE Credits or 21 ISEP Training Hours Registration below:
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Friday Only Option – 8 CE Credits or 8 ISEP Training Hours Registration below:
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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.
*Please note that all participants will be required to wear a mask while in the building due to the rising covid-19 cases in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area. Covid policies are subject to change based on changes in covid-19 cases leading up to the date of the event.
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).
CE Program Policies and Procedures related to Refunds/Cancellations, Grievances, and Conflicts of Interest can be found here.
For the workshop schedule or other details or questions about the workshop, please contact us at Support@PhoenixTraumaCenter.com.

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.

Leadership Retreat - Closed Event
2022-09-23 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
This is a Leadership Retreat for the leadership team at Benchmark Federal Credit Union (closed event).

Foundational Psychodrama Theories - Vedadrama Psychodrama Institute in India (Online Closed Group)
2022-10-14 08:00 - 2022-10-16 17:00 | PA
This is a 3-day online closed session for students enrolled in Vedadrama’s 2022 training cohort. More info here – https://vedadrama.com
