Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Practice
2026-11-09 08:30 - 2026-11-13 17:30 (America/New_York) | 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
Dates: Monday-Friday, November 9, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (8:30AM-5:30PM) – 35 CE Hours
Cost: $1150 Professionals | $800 students (this fee guarantees a directing opportunity) – NOTE that prior attendance at a multi-day training with Dr. Scott is required to purchase a directing ticket
$850 (Reduced cost option for those interested in attending without directing practice)
Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
35 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 35 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About the Workshop
This psychodrama directing practice is designed for psychodrama students, practitioners, and trainers-in-training to enhance their directing through a trauma-informed lens. Participants will have the opportunity to facilitate a group psychodrama and receive feedback from their peers and the trainer. Feedback will be provided based on the psychodrama certification competencies outlined by the ABE, as well as trauma-informed psychodrama considerations. Each participant will also have the opportunity to be the protagonist and play auxiliary roles to learn psychodrama from the inside-out.
Psychodrama facilitation competencies emphasized will include a demonstrated understanding of group phases, the warming-up process, spontaneity-creativity theory, role theory, protagonist selection, contracting, scene setting, concretization, doubling, the mirror position, role reversal, soliloquy, directing auxiliaries and the audience, facilitating catharsis safely, facilitating closure/integration, containment, strength-based roles, trauma-informed principles in psychodrama, attending to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychodrama, subroles of the director, and facilitating the sharing phase of a psychodrama session.
Previous Experience
While this is a training workshop, and training will be held as the priority, there will be a multitude of secondary opportunities for personal growth. The workshop tickets with directing practice are designed for intermediate and advanced psychodrama students and would not be the best workshop for someone who has no prior psychodrama training. Participants are expected to have past experiential/psychodrama experience as a prerequisite for purchasing a ticket with directing practice, as well as a foundational understanding of psychodrama’s methodology.
Tickets without directing practice are open to anyone, regardless of past psychodrama experience. This workshop will be attractive for anyone seeking to enhance their psychodrama facilitation skills – and especially for professionals with some psychodrama experience seeking to more fully put their learning into action. Professionals warming-up to complete their CP/TEP onsite exams will also find this workshop helpful as the trainer will provide feedback using the same competencies outlined for the CP/TEP onsite exams.
Learning Objectives:

Explain at least two psychodrama interventions
Identify the three phases of a psychodrama group
Describe at least two trauma-informed considerations for psychodrama directing

By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.
To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
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Step 2: Fill out the registration form using the same email you used for Paypal.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.

Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Addressing Burnout and Building Resilience through Psychodrama: Hybrid
2026-12-11 09:00 - 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
Friday: 12/11/26 (Friday) | 9:00AM-5:00PM
Cost: $250 Professionals | $165 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Location: Hybrid (Zoom or In-Person Option)
In-Person: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
7 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 7 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
You will receive an email with information about the workshop after your registration.

About the Workshop:
This workshop focuses on the use of sociometry and psychodrama techniques to cultivate hope and resilience in the aftermath of burnout. The importance of instilling hope and honoring the resilience of our clients and selves will be discussed while exploring the restorative power of groups and community. The role of resilience in trauma recovery and professional development will be examined while demonstrating the practice of strengths-based psychodrama to promote growth and healing. Multiple action-based group techniques from sociometry and psychodrama will be demonstrated including various sociometry processes, concretization, doubling, and role reversal.

Learning Objectives:

Identify multiple actions to help address burnout
Describe one sociometry process
Define the phenomenon of resilience

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By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.
Important Information

*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer: Identity and Power
2026-12-14 17:30 - 20:30 | On Zoom
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
This Workshop Date: December 14, 2026
Workshop Series: Each workshop can be taken individually, or as a series.
Cost: $145 per workshop, or $400 for all three.
Series Dates: Mondays – July 27, 2026, October 5, 2026, December 14, 2026, from 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
Location: Virtual/Zoom
This workshop series does not provide CE hours.
About the Workshop
These workshops are designed to support psychodramatists in the role transition from practitioner to trainer. Becoming a psychodrama trainer is often an intimidating process as it involves developing curriculums, marketing events, managing registration, and building a training group. Beyond practicing psychodrama in our workshops, we must be able to facilitate the processing phase of a session (warm-up, action, sharing, then processing) to articulate to students the connections between theory and practice that inform our directing choices. These workshops are designed to offer a blend of teaching, peer support, personal growth, and co-creation to support emerging trainers in all the sub-roles of becoming a psychodrama trainer.
To Register for this Workshop
Please complete Steps 1 and 2. Registration is not confirmed until payment is received.
Step 1: Pay for the event by using our Paypal Payment System (you can enter a credit card as a payment option).
01234567891011121314151617181920On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer Full Series400.00 USD0123456789101112131415161718192012/14/26 Single Workshop: On Becoming a Psychodrama Trainer140.00 USDYour eTicket will be emailed after payment to your PayPal email address.
Step 2: Fill out registration form – YOU MUST USE THE SAME EMAIL YOU USE FOR PAYPAL WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE EVENT REGISTRATION FORM.

Step 3: You will hear from us with a confirmation email (same you used for PayPal and registration) indicating your registration and information about the event in a few days. All materials will be directed to the same email address including your certificate.
Workshop Cancelation Policy
For single day workshops: If cancelled more than 30 days before the event, participants will be granted a credit towards a future workshop, minus a $75admin fee, If cancellation occurs within 30 days of the event, we are unable to provide any refund or credit
Credits provided for cancellations can be applied to any workshop in the following 12 months.
For multi-day events: If cancelled more than 8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit for future workshop, minus $75 admin fee if cancelled 4-8 weeks before the event, you will receive a credit equal to 50% of your registration payment for a future workshop, after accounting for a $75 admin fee if cancelled within 30 days of the event, we are unable to offer you any credit or refund.

For a full list of workshop policies, please visit: Training and Workshop Policies – Phoenix Center

Psychodramatic Empty Chair Work: Experiential Treatment for Trauma, Addictions, and Mental Health
2027-01-22 - 2027-01-24 | 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
Dates: January 22-24, 2027 (Friday-Sunday) | 8:30-5:00PM, Sunday 8:30AM-4:00PM) EST
Cost: $675 Professionals | $465 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option: $250 Professionals |$165 Students (8 CE Hours)
Location: 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
21 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 21 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.

You will receive an email with information about the workshop after your registration.

About the Workshop:

This workshop is designed for professionals 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 using the empty chair and concretization. Didactic content will be presented on the history, theory, and practice of 1-1 psychodrama including its strengths and limitations. Trauma-informed principles will be integrated throughout the weekend with a focus on strengths, safety, and post-traumatic growth. 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:

Identify one strength of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama
Describe the limitations of 1-1 psychodrama compared to group psychodrama
Explain methods for establishing safety in 1-1 psychodrama

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By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Trauma-Informed Principles as Ethical Principles
2027-01-29 09:00 - 12:00
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Friday: January 29, 2027 9:00AM-12:00PM EDT (NY Time)
Cost: $135 Professionals, $95 Students (Write to us if cost is your only barrier.)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
*This workshop satisfies the ethics CE requirement for PA license board renewals. Provides 3 CE Hours for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists

About the Workshop
The six trauma-informed principles outlined by SAMHSA offer practitioners and leaders guidelines for best clinical and organizational practice. These same principles can also be approached as ethical imperatives. Trauma-informed principles promote healing, centralize relationships, and prevent retraumatization. This workshop outlines the basics of trauma-informed care and its value as a supplement to our codes of ethics for professional standards. In this context, trauma-informed principles will be presented with their utility in therapy, organizations/systems, supervision, education, and leadership. Experiential methods will be employed to promote critical reflection on participants’ relationships to each of the trauma-informed principles in their own work. Content from the presenter’s book on trauma-informed care will be included.
Learning Objectives:

Identify the four R’s of trauma-informed care
Describe the six trauma-informed principles
Explain how trauma-informed principles can guide ethical decision-making

Ticketing Steps:
1. Please register for the workshop here (or button below) and then return to submit payment. If you do not register for the workshop, you will not receive the workshop link.

2. After registering for the workshop, please purchase your payment below.
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By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.
Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Suicide Prevention and Trauma Therapy
2027-01-29 13:00 - 14:00 | On Zoom
Presented by Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP
Friday: January 29, 2027 1:00PM-2:00PM EDT (NY Time)
Cost: $50 Professionals, $30 Students (Write to us if cost is your only barrier.)
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
*This workshop satisfies the suicide prevention CE requirement for PA license board renewals. Provides 1 CE Hours for NBCC, PA SW, LPC, LMFT, and Psychologists

About the Workshop
This workshop focuses on the importance of thoughtful suicide assessment throughout the process of trauma treatment. Suicide and adversity are closely related. Trauma survivors have much higher rates of suicide attempts than others. Suicide is often an attempt to escape the pain and suffering associated with past adversity and current traumatic stress or grief. The process of engaging clients in trauma therapy while continuously assessing for suicidality is delicate but essential. As we assist clients in addressing the wounds of past adversity, we must be thoughtful in helping to keep them within their window of tolerance. This workshop will explore this balance, draw connections between trauma and suicide, and discuss the basics of suicide assessment.
Learning Objectives:

Differentiate between suicidal thoughts, plans, and intentions
Describe one connection between trauma and suicide
Explain how the process of engaging in trauma therapy could increase or decrease suicidality

Ticketing Steps:
1. Please register for the workshop here (or button below) and then return to submit payment. If you do not register for the workshop, you will not receive the workshop link.

2. After registering for the workshop, please purchase your payment below.
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By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.
Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Intensive
2027-03-03 - 2027-03-07 | 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
Dates: March 3-7, 2027 (Wednesday-Sunday) | 8:30-5:30PM
Cost: $1,150 Professionals | $800 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Non-Directing Option: $850 (reduced cost option for those interested in attending without directing practice)
Location: 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
35 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 35 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
You will receive an email with information about the workshop after your registration.

About the Workshop: This psychodrama directing intensive is designed for psychodrama students, practitioners, and trainers-in-training to enhance their directing through a trauma-informed lens. Participants will have the opportunity to facilitate a group psychodrama and receive feedback from their peers and the trainer. Feedback will be provided based on the psychodrama certification competencies outlined by the ABE, as well as trauma-informed psychodrama considerations. Each participant will also have the opportunity to be the protagonist and play auxiliary roles to learn psychodrama from the inside-out.

Psychodrama facilitation competencies emphasized will include a demonstrated understanding of group phases, the warming-up process, spontaneity-creativity theory, role theory, protagonist selection, contracting, scene setting, concretization, doubling, the mirror position, role reversal, soliloquy, directing auxiliaries and the audience, facilitating catharsis safely, facilitating closure/integration, containment, strength-based roles, trauma-informed principles in psychodrama, attending to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychodrama, subroles of the director, and facilitating the sharing phase of a psychodrama session.
Previous Experience
While this is a training workshop, and training will be held as the priority, there will be a multitude of secondary opportunities for personal growth. The workshop tickets with directing practice are designed for intermediate and advanced psychodrama students and would not be the best workshop for someone who has no prior psychodrama training. Participants are expected to have past experiential/psychodrama experience as a prerequisite for purchasing a ticket with directing practice, as well as a foundational understanding of psychodrama’s methodology. Tickets without directing practice are open to anyone, regardless of past psychodrama experience. This workshop will be attractive for anyone seeking to enhance their psychodrama facilitation skills – and especially for professionals with some psychodrama experience seeking to more fully put their learning into action. Professionals warming-up to complete their CP/TEP onsite exams will also find this workshop helpful as the trainer will provide feedback using the same competencies outlined for the CP/TEP onsite exams.

Learning Objectives:

Explain at least two psychodrama interventions
Identify the three phases of a psychodrama group
Describe at least two trauma-informed considerations for psychodrama directing

Scroll to Bottom to Purchase Ticket
By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Addressing Burnout Through Play, Community, and Psychodrama
2027-04-12 08:30 - 2027-04-14 17:30 | 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
Dates: April 12-14, 2027 (Monday-Wednesday) | 8:30-5:30PM
Cost: $675 Professionals | $465 Students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Location: 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
21 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 21 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
You will receive an email with information about the workshop after your registration.
About the Workshop:
This psychodrama training workshop will introduce sociometry, psychodrama, and group therapy interventions while exploring the wounded healer archetype. We will co-create community together to help address the impacts of countertransference, burnout, and vicarious trauma – which are likely to impact all of us at some point. Most of us choose to become mental health professionals and helpers because of our own experiences of adversity. In this workshop, we will explore the ways we have learned to make meaning from past adversity and find purpose in our careers. Multiple sociometric and psychodramatic interventions will be taught including concretization, empty chair, doubling, role reversal, and future projection. Research on best practices for addressing burnout and vicarious trauma, while promoting vicarious posttraumatic growth will be introduced.

Learning Objectives:

Describe countertransference
Compare vicarious trauma and vicarious post-traumatic growth
Identify two methods to reduce burnout and vicarious trauma

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Important Information
*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).
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.
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Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Attachment-Focused Psychodrama: The Importance of Relationships and Group Cohesion
2027-08-06 08:30 - 2027-08-08 15:30 | 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

Friday, August 6, 2027 – Sunday, August 8, 2027, 8:30AM – 5:30PM (Sunday until 3:30PM) – 21 CE Hours
Cost: $675 Professionals | $465 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (7 CEs) – Cost: $250 Professionals | $165 Students
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
21 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 21 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About the Workshop

In this workshop, we will use action methods to explore attachment theory, teachings from interpersonal neurobiology, and learn sociometry/psychodramatic tools for exploring relationships. The self develops and exists in relationship to others. 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 often the crux of the client’s concerns. 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 a product of relationships, groups, and society. Using Moreno’s sociometric system we will explore attachment styles, social atoms, and sociodynamics while employing psychodrama to promote psychosocial change.

Learning Objectives:

Identify four different attachment styles and their impact on behavior in groups and therapy
Explain the social atom theory
Identify three sociometric tools to explore group relationships

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Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Loss, Trauma, Resilience, and New Beginnings Through Psychodrama
2027-10-08 08:30 - 2027-10-10 15:30 | 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

Friday, October 8, 2027 – Sunday, October 10, 2027, 8:30AM – 5:30PM (Sunday until 3:30PM) – 21 CE Hours
Cost: $675 Professionals | $465 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Friday Only Option (7 CEs) – Cost: $250 Professionals | $165 Students
Location: Phoenix Center – 524 N. Providence Road Media, PA 19063
21 CE Hours for NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 21 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.
About the Workshop

This experiential workshop offers action methods for helping clients navigate loss, transitions, and new beginnings. Content will include teaching on 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:

Identify one sociometric process to promote connection
Describe the value of psychodrama in renegotiating grief/loss
Summarize the tasks of resilience in ambiguous loss (from Pauline Boss)

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By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.

Trauma-Informed Psychodrama Directing Intensive
2027-11-08 08:30 - 2027-11-12 17:30 | 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
Dates: Monday, November 8, 2027 – Friday, November 12, 2027, 8:30AM – 5:30PM
Cost: $1,150 Professionals | $800 students (*write to us if cost is your only barrier)
Non-Directing Option: $850 (reduced cost option for those interested in attending without directing practice)
Location: 524 N Providence Rd. Media, PA 19063
35 CE Hours for APA, NBCC, and PA social workers, counselors, MFTs, & Psychologists | 35 training hours provided towards experiential and psychodrama certifications.

You will receive an email with information about the workshop after your registration.
About the Workshop:
This psychodrama directing intensive is designed for psychodrama students, practitioners, and trainers-in-training to enhance their directing through a trauma-informed lens. Participants will have the opportunity to facilitate a group psychodrama and receive feedback from their peers and the trainer. Feedback will be provided based on the psychodrama certification competencies outlined by the ABE, as well as trauma-informed psychodrama considerations. Each participant will also have the opportunity to be the protagonist and play auxiliary roles to learn psychodrama from the inside-out.

Psychodrama facilitation competencies emphasized will include a demonstrated understanding of group phases, the warming-up process, spontaneity-creativity theory, role theory, protagonist selection, contracting, scene setting, concretization, doubling, the mirror position, role reversal, soliloquy, directing auxiliaries and the audience, facilitating catharsis safely, facilitating closure/integration, containment, strength-based roles, trauma-informed principles in psychodrama, attending to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychodrama, subroles of the director, and facilitating the sharing phase of a psychodrama session.
Previous Experience
While this is a training workshop, and training will be held as the priority, there will be a multitude of secondary opportunities for personal growth. The workshop tickets with directing practice are designed for intermediate and advanced psychodrama students and would not be the best workshop for someone who has no prior psychodrama training. Participants are expected to have past experiential/psychodrama experience as a prerequisite for purchasing a ticket with directing practice, as well as a foundational understanding of psychodrama’s methodology.Tickets without directing practice are open to anyone, regardless of past psychodrama experience. This workshop will be attractive for anyone seeking to enhance their psychodrama facilitation skills – and especially for professionals with some psychodrama experience seeking to more fully put their learning into action. Professionals warming-up to complete their CP/TEP onsite exams will also find this workshop helpful as the trainer will provide feedback using the same competencies outlined for the CP/TEP onsite exams.

Learning Objectives:

Explain at least two psychodrama interventions
Identify the three phases of a psychodrama group
Describe at least two trauma-informed considerations for psychodrama directing

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By purchasing tickets and registering for this event, you confirm that you agree with the Phoenix Center’s Informed Consent for Experiential Training Workshops and our workshop, cancellation, and refund policies.

Important Information
*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).
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:

Continuing Education (CE) Approval Statements relevant to this workshop:

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.
