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UPCOMING EVENTS
PSYCHODRAMA TRAINING WORKSHOP IN
BAKERSFIELD
In this workshop, participants will be trained on the theory and practice of sociometry, psychodrama and group psychotherapy. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these techniques and explore how they can be applied to their current clientele. This group can also serve as a safe, supportive place to pursue personal and professional growth, with opportunities for student directing.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
Motivating clients
Helping clients connect to self and others
Helping clients progress in treatment
Building group cohesion
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
(Ongoing group now forming)
$50 if paid in advance; $65 at the door
Credit card payments accepted
Empty Space Productions
716 Oak Street, Bakersfield, CA 93304
CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR CALIFORNIA MFT/LCSW, CAADAC, LPC, CAS, CET AND PSYCHODRAMA
Psychodrama Institutes
at Onsite
February 24-28, 2012
May 18-22, 2012
Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee
4 1/2 days of training in psychodrama, with focus on work with addiction, trauma and the body.
For more information, or to register, please visit onsiteworkshops.com
Core Psychodrama Groups at Onsite Meeting Twice a Year for Two Years
April 13-17, 2012
October 26-30, 2012
Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee
4 1/2 days of training in psychodrama, with focus on work with addiction, trauma and the body.
This is a closed group for professionals, and requires a twice per year for two year commitment to join.
All attendees will participate in choosing of 2013 dates.
For more information, or to register, please visit onsiteworkshops.com
INTERMEDIATE PSYCHODRAMATIC BODYWORK® WORKSHOP FOR PROFESSIONALS
This workshop combines two forms of psychotherapy: bodywork and psychodrama. The former involves safe touch to help individuals connect with the messages that are held in the body as pain, numbness and/or illness. In the latter, blocked spontaneity from earlier traumas is unblocked and re-integrated through dramatic action methods. Jean works with a skilled team of assistants who perform skits and demonstrations that help illustrate the theory. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun and fosters learning in an easy, natural manner.
The Intermediate Level Workshop focuses on:
• The 3 styles of blocking anger, sadness and fear
• Identifying the meridians in the body that relate to each blocking style
• Relating the blocking styles to various life traumas and the healing process
• Four basic headache patterns and how to work with them
• Introducing basic psychodramatic skills: role-playing, interviewing in roles, role reversal, doubling
Friday- Sunday, July 20-22, 2012
9:30 am - 5:00 pm daily
$485 if registered by June 20; $535 thereafter.
Credit card payment and payment plans available
CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR CALIFORNIA MFT/LCSW, CAADAC, LPC, CAS, CET AND PSYCHODRAMA
PAT INTENSIVE
(Practitioner Applicant for Trainer)
The transition from the role of Practitioner to Trainer is one that requires the development of a whole new set of skills. In this 5-day PAT Intensive, participants will have the opportunity to develop and/or sharpen their Trainer skills, and adding new ones to their training“tool box”. Each participant will have the opportunity to step into the role of trainer, present a training module on one of the 7 core competencies (History, Philosophy, Methodology, Sociometry, Ethics, Research and Related Fields), and then process it with the group to enhance everyone’s learning.
Space is limited to 7 participants, so please reserve your spot early.
September 5th-9th, 2012
15601 Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades, CA
$675 if registration is postmarked by January 9th;
$725 thereafter
Credit card payments and payment plans available
CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR CALIFORNIA MFT/LCSW, CAADAC, LPC, CAS, CET AND PSYCHODRAMA
DETAILS HERE
PSYCHODRAMA DIRECTOR’S WEEKEND
This 3-day psychodrama directing intensive is designed specifically for those who are interested in sharpening their directing skills, and adding new ones to their directing “tool box”. No prior directing experience is required. A safe and supportive environment will be created to offer participants an opportunity to develop their skills in the role of director, including exploration of the following:
Structuring the drama - beginning, middle and end
Using auxiliaries effectively
What do I do when I get stuck?
Containment vs. Expansion
October 12-14, 2012
Mesa, Arizona
$475 if registered one month in advance; $525 thereafter
Credit card payments and payment plans available
CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR CALIFORNIA MFT/LCSW, CAADAC, LPC, CAS, CET AND PSYCHODRAMA
PSYCHODRAMA TRAINING GROUP FOR PROFESSIONALS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA
In this ongoing, monthly training group, participants will be trained on the theory and practice of sociometry, psychodrama and group psychotherapy. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these techniques and explore how they can be applied to their current clientele. This group will also serve as a safe, supportive place to pursue personal and professional growth, with opportunities for student directing.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
• Motivating clients
• Helping clients connect to self and others
• Helping clients progress in treatment
• Building group cohesion
2012 Dates
February 4-5; June 2-3; September 15-16
9:30 am - 5:00 pm each day
$300 per weekend group
Group members must make a 3 weekend commitment (including financially). Since the dates are available in advance, the expectation is that group members will attend. If there is a cause for absence (full or partial weekend), refunds will not be issued.
Credit card payments accepted
1040 West 17th Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR CALIFORNIA MFT/LCSW, CAADAC, LPC, CAS, CET AND PSYCHODRAMA
PSYCHODRAMA TRAINING GROUP
IN SAN DIEGO, CA
In this ongoing, monthly training group, participants will be trained on the theory and practice of sociometry, psychodrama and group psychotherapy. Participants will have the opportunity to practice these techniques and explore how they can be applied to their current clientele. This group will also serve as a safe, supportive place to pursue personal and professional growth, with opportunities for student directing.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
Motivating clients
Helping clients connect to self and others
Helping clients progress in treatment
Building group cohesion
Saturdays once a month from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
2012 Dates
March 3-4; June 23-24;
September 1-2
$300 per weekend group
Group members must make a 3 weekend commitment (including financially). Since the dates are available in advance, the expectation is that group members will attend. If there is a cause for absence (full or partial weekend), refunds will not be issued.
Credit card payments accepted
990 Highland Dr, Suite 312B
Solana Beach, CA 92075
CEU’S AVAILABLE FOR CALIFORNIA MFT/LCSW, CAADAC, LPC, CAS, CET AND PSYCHODRAMA
MONTHLY CP/TEP EXAM PREPARATION CLASSES
These conference call classes are designed for those who want to deepen their understanding of sociometry, psychodrama and group psychotherapy, and can serve as a great addition to your preparation for the CP or TEP exams.
2012 DATES
TEP Exam Preparation
Fridays once a month from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (PT)
March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th, June 15th, July 13th, August 3rd, September 7th,
October 5th, November 9th, December 7th
CP Exam Preparation
February 7th from 3-5 pm PT
Subsequent Meeting Dates TBD by Participants
$80 per class
PSYCHODRAMATIC BODYWORK®
ADVANCED TRAINING GROUP
The Advanced Level Training allows us to practice and integrate the methods and information learned in the two earlier training programs. By using our own personal issues and blocks, we will experientially learn to enhance our clinical work. This level consists of 5 units, each 4 days in duration, spread over two years, or more .
Trusting our intuition is the foundation of the Advanced Level training. Students are encouraged at all times to draw from this source. They develop a heightened awareness of their own intuitive abilities through this process. On going therapy is a requirement at this level of training. Because the training is about entering fully into our bodies, and our bodies are where the traumas are stored, it is necessary to have the container of ongoing therapy to complete and support the deep transformational work that can take place. Personal healing does occur because it is an experiential training, but it is not a personal therapy group. Each participant is responsible for the care of their own "wounded self" during and after the training.
In addition, we find that when students release their bodily pain, it is very common for grounded spirituality to emerge spontaneously. They will often find themselves connecting to the spiritual realm, which is encouraged and supported at this level of training.
Unit III Meeting Dates:
June 7-11, 2012
9:30 am - 5:00 pm schedule all 5 days
Los Angeles, CA (location to be sent to registrants)
FEE: $750 (credit card payments and payment plans available)
Please note that you must have completed both the Introductory and Intermediate levels of Psychodramatic Bodywork® to participate in this training process. This is the second of 5 units that will occur over the next few years, with the group deciding the subsequent dates. A commitment MUST be made to all 5 units, which includes a financial commitment. In other words, once you join the group, you are financially responsible for all 5 units, whether you decide to continue or not.
CEU’s offered at all trainings for California LCSW and MFT, CAADAC, CAS, LPC (through the National Association of Professional Counselors), Certified Experiential Therapists (CET) and Psychodrama.
Please download our Registration form and submit it with payment to:
Action Institute of California
P.O. Box 5055
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
Please review our CANCELLATION POLICY prior to registering for our workshops.
Please note that we request that participants abstain from any mood or mind-altering substances during the course of the day-long or weekend workshop, even if you are not in recovery. This allows participants to stay focused on their emotional and spiritual work.
We also request that all workshops and trainings be scent-free (other than pure essential oils). Many people have allergies to such substances and we appreciate your abstaining from wearing any perfumes or colognes while participating (essential oils are ok).
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P.O. Box 5055
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
Phone: 310-909-9780
E-mail: actioninstitute@mac.com
Website: www.theactioninstitute.com
Using Action to Effect Change