SHORT SUMMARY
Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP, introduces us to what she calls “furry auxiliaries” as brilliant additions to interactive sessions with children, adults and all ages in between. In this online workshop with Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, we show and tell how to use stuffed animals, puppets and dolls as amazing projective tools that support and educate the people we work with for warm ups, go to the heart of the issues in the session or create beautiful closures as a session conclusion.
Presented by
Linda Ciotola, M.Ed, TEP and Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP
DAY OF EVENT: Mar 19, 2021
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP, introduces us to what she calls “furry auxiliaries” as brilliant additions to your interactive sessions with children and adults and all ages in between.
In this online workshop with friend and colleague Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, we show and tell how to use stuffed animals, puppets and dolls as amazing projective tools that support and educate the people we work with for warm ups, go to the heart of the issues in the session or create beautiful closures as a session concludes.
The workshop is scheduled 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, March 19, using the online Zoom platform.
You will learn:
-How dolls, puppets and stuffed animals assist people in deepening people’s understanding their strengths, defenses and vulnerabilities.
-How concretization supports the spontaneity and creativity that is so valued in the psychosomatic method. How objects can demonstrate the containing role of the observing ego, as it is known in the Therapeutic Spiral Model of psychodrama and the teaching of neurobiology.
-How objects can assist in sparking play and fun as well as addressing trauma and pain in a deeply profound way.
-You will be able to take away your learnings for the next day or next week and use them immediately – and learn that what seems like child’s play is actually the touchstone of contemporary neurobiological-based psychotherapy and practice, bringing spontaneity and creativity into your sessions.
Audience
This experiential three-hour program is suitable for mental health professionals, educators, creative arts therapists, life and wellness coaches, play therapists, physical health professionals, nurses, administrators, first responders, alternative practitioners, youth and group leaders, human resources specialists, clergy, addiction professionals and others.
CE credits and psychodrama hours
The program provides three CE credits for social workers, marriage and family therapists, professorial counselors and psychologists, plus psychodrama credits and Act 48 hours.
Presenter Bio
Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP, is a certified trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, group psychotherapy and sociometry, is a certified trainer in the Therapeutic Spiral Model of psychodrama, designed for working with trauma survivors; and a Certified Health Education Specialist with 45-plus years’ experience in education, group facilitation, and lifestyle counseling. Linda is a Certified Usui Reiki Master Teacher and Certified Lightarian Reiki Master Practitioner and Interfaith Minister. Her areas of expertise include nutrition, exercise, stress management, trauma, eating disorders, women’s health, body image and mindbody wellness. In addition, she is the founder of the Eating Disorders Resource Network and co-author of “Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama and Other Action Methods: Beyond the Silence of the Fury” with Karen Carnabucci. She lives in Grasonville, Md.
Add'l Presenter Bio
Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP, is the founder of the Lancaster School of Psychodrama and Experiential Psychotherapies in Lancaster, Pa. She a licensed clinical social worker and board-certified trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy and is a certified facilitator of Family and Systemic Constellations. Through the years, she has worked with people with depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction since 1989 and now devotes much of her time to mentoring with health and healing professionals of all kinds to discover and contribute their authentic gifts to their corner of the world. She is the author of Show and Tell Psychodrama: Skills for Therapists, Coaches, Teachers, Leaders and co-author of Integrating Psychodrama and Systemic Constellation Work: New Directions for Action Methods, Mind-Body Therapies and Energy Healing, with Ronald Anderson and “Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama and Other Action Methods: Beyond the Silence of the Fury” with Linda Ciotola.
EVENT LOCATION
Online Event
COST
$70 if registered by March 16, 2021, $85 after
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Registration due date March 18, 2021 Contact: Karen Carnabucci (717) 466-0788 http://www.realtruekaren.com/contact.html
REGISTER HERE
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/childs-play-how-furry-auxiliaries-can-enliven-therapy-sessions-tickets-139666063957
CEU INFORMATION
The program provides three CE credits for social workers, marriage and family therapists, professorial counselors and psychologists, plus psychodrama credits and Act 48 hours.
