Psychodrama for Recovery Coach Trainers
Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute, April 2024

Psychodrama for Recovery Coach Trainers

Thrilled to have participated in the weekend's "Motivational Interviewing in Action" at Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute and to (finally!) step onto the famed Moreno Stage, twenty years later. All the while earning New York Certification Board continuing education credits (a first!).

As a trainer, I've incorporated experiential methods into my practice for decades - huge thanks to Liz Harper MSc ! - and I'm an enormous fan of Tian Dayton, MA, PhD, TEP sociometry work (https://www.tiandayton.com/). As a sceptic, however, I wondered how the Stages of Change model might be illustrated psychodramatically.

Mega congrats to Jennifer Salimbene and Regina Sewell for their creativity. In one exercise alone, these gifted directors moved embodied "Pre-Contemplation" into "Contemplation" through role training and doubling only. Leveraging an "attraction-not-promotion" interaction with embodied "Maintenance," they arrived at that very change talk that MINTs train us to elict - looking at you, our participating colleague, Sandra Rivers . Pure psychodrama, getting to the dynamic point, not lost in the endless plot.

An invaluable experience, highly recommended!

Jennifer Salimbene

Director of Addictions Track at Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute

10 个月

Thanks Ruth for making this happen! Delighted that these trainings are now available for CEUs! I am very grateful that you value the embodiment of the stages of change using psychodrama/ sociometry and action method techniques to enhance insight and healing. Thanks to Sandy too for participating. What an inspiring collaboration with all who participated!

Kristin Onderdonk

Meditation Facilitator & Mindfulness Expert| Somatic Movement Leader | SUD/OUD Recovery Expert | STOP & FLOW Process? Creator | Speaker | Author | Expert Energy Practitioner

10 个月

LOVE!

Lori Drescher

Founder at Recovery Coach University

10 个月

Thank you for bravely embracing innovative experiential learning and bringing it to the recovery coach training "stage"! Love this.

Pete Doyle

Acupuncturist/Educator

10 个月

I recognize that stage!

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