Bay Area Drama Therapy
Carrie Todd M.F.T. R.D.T. C.C.F.C.
CEU Opportunities
Encountering the Self through Mask and Archetype A personal growth and development workshop series that uses story, mask, archetype and theater. An excellent opportunity to experience the power of the arts and consider its wider application.
An Audience of One: Drama therapy in individual treatment, Act I Explore the use of drama and the creative arts in individual therapy.
An Audience of One: Drama therapy in individual treatment, Act II More drama and the creative arts in individual therapy.
An Audience of One: Drama therapy in individual treatment, Acts I and II An extended workshop covering the material from both classes.
The Director's Chair: Action techniques for group facilitators I Learn to use drama therapy and the arts in group work.
The Director's Chair: Action techniques for group facilitators II Further exploration of drama therapy and active techniques in the facilitation of groups.
Consultation Group An opportunity to receive ongoing support around the integration of creative methods in your clinical work.
If you would like to be notified of new class offerings and upcoming events please fill out this form. Your information will be held strictly confidential.
Email Marketing You Can Trust
Act I
Explore the use of drama and the creative arts in individual therapy.
The use of creativity in therapy has tremendous benefit for client and therapist alike: accessing the right brain can lead to new insight and creative solutions to old problems, role play and embodiment can help a client rehearse new behaviors, encouraging imagery, symbolism, metaphor and movement in therapy can spur clients into action and nudge a therapist out of a rut.
Come learn how a few simple drama therapy techniques can invigorate your work.
Some topics to be covered during this introductory course include:
· Using active techniques to gather client history and set treatment goals
· Revealing the internal critic
· Integrating creativity with your theoretic paradigm
|
The Details |
|
What: a creative class for clinicians looking to revitalize their clinical work. |
|
2 CE Units will be awarded |
(Click here to return to class list.)
An Audience of One: Drama therapy in individual treatment,
Act II
More drama and the creative arts in individual therapy
This class builds on the methods and skills learned in An Audience of One: Act I. Participants will learn more drama therapy techniques to augment and deepen their clinical work. An Audience of One: Act I is a prerequisite to this class.
Come add some more therapeutic tools to your repertoire and spark your own creativity while you're at it!
Some topics to be covered during this second course include:
· Using active techniques to expand and contain emotional expression
· Uncovering your client's internal "cast of characters"
· Working with resistance and creative blocks
|
The Details |
|
What: the second part of An audience of one; a creative class for clinicians looking to revitalize their clinical work. |
|
2 CE Units will be awarded |
(Click here to return to class list.)
The Director’s Chair: Active techniques for group facilitators, I
Learn to use drama therapy and the arts in group work
Facilitating groups can be some of the most rewarding and the most challenging work we do. Whether the group is didactic in nature or is process-oriented, the facilitator must be adept at managing group dynamics and keeping the group engaged. Introducing creative and active techniques can quickly build cohesion, keep a group motivated, and help address interpersonal dynamics.
Come learn how a few simple drama therapy techniques can invigorate your work.
Some topics to be covered during this introductory course include:
· Using active techniques to build trust
· Simple interventions to address group dynamics
· Overcoming group inertia
· Integrating creativity with your theoretic paradigm or with your didactic material
|
The Details What: a creative class for group facilitators looking to revitalize their work. When: Wednesday, TBA 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Where: The office of Carrie Todd, M.F.T., R.D.T., C.C.F.C. Cost: $85, $72 if registered before TBA 2 CE Units will be awarded |
(Click here to return to class list.)
The Director’s Chair: Active techniques for group facilitators, II
More drama therapy and the arts in group work
This class builds on the methods and skills learned in The Director's Chair, I. Participants will learn more drama therapy techniques to augment and deepen their clinical work. The Director's Chair, I is a prerequisite to this class.
Come add more therapeutic tools to your repertoire and spark your own creativity while you're at it!
Some topics to be covered during this course include:
· Simple dramatic structures to work with personal material
· Techniques to expand or contain emotional expression
· Decreasing isolation within the group
|
The Details What: a creative class for group facilitators looking to revitalize their work. When: Wednesday, TBA 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Where: The office of Carrie Todd, M.F.T., R.D.T., C.C.F.C. Cost: $85, $72 if registered before TBA 2 CE Units will be awarded |
