EVENTS
SOCIODRAMA AND STORY IN CHILDREN'S GROUPS AGES 5-11
DATES:
April 16, 2024
TIME:
07:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time (United States)
08:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern Time (United States)
02:00 PM – 05:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
08:00 PM - 11:00 PM Singapore, Taiwan
09:00 PM – 00:00 AM Japan, South Korea DURATION: 3-Hour LANGUAGE: English; Translated Captions Available COST: Professionals & General Public: $100
Students & Retired Professionals: $75
08:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern Time (United States)
02:00 PM – 05:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
08:00 PM - 11:00 PM Singapore, Taiwan
09:00 PM – 00:00 AM Japan, South Korea DURATION: 3-Hour LANGUAGE: English; Translated Captions Available COST: Professionals & General Public: $100
Students & Retired Professionals: $75
In collaboration with Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute
Trainer: Rebecca Walters, MS, LMHC, LCAT, TEP
Sociodrama is a natural, powerful and playful method for helping children develop problem solving skills and try out new behaviors and roles. It helps children learn how to self-regulate and develop impulse control as well as to safely and appropriately express strong feelings. Sociodrama and story can be used to address social issues that may arise in the classroom and on the playground such as fighting, bullying and intolerance. They can also be used to address the sorts of issues that commonly are addressed in counseling and therapy groups, such as dealing with abusive siblings, the death or divorce of parents, etc. It is a useful medium for teaching social skills and problem solving to students with diverse capabilities and challenges in a wide range of settings.This professional training will offer participants the opportunity to learn adaptations of the sociodramatic method that work especially well with groups of children ages five though eleven.Participants will explore, experience and practice sociodramatic structures and variations of sociodramatic action techniques that work with children such as:
Participants will also learn how to:
Continuing Education:
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
New York State Social Workers, LCSW, LMHC, LCAT and
CASAC OASAS (New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services)
Please note:
Trainer: Rebecca Walters, MS, LMHC, LCAT, TEP
Sociodrama is a natural, powerful and playful method for helping children develop problem solving skills and try out new behaviors and roles. It helps children learn how to self-regulate and develop impulse control as well as to safely and appropriately express strong feelings. Sociodrama and story can be used to address social issues that may arise in the classroom and on the playground such as fighting, bullying and intolerance. They can also be used to address the sorts of issues that commonly are addressed in counseling and therapy groups, such as dealing with abusive siblings, the death or divorce of parents, etc. It is a useful medium for teaching social skills and problem solving to students with diverse capabilities and challenges in a wide range of settings.This professional training will offer participants the opportunity to learn adaptations of the sociodramatic method that work especially well with groups of children ages five though eleven.Participants will explore, experience and practice sociodramatic structures and variations of sociodramatic action techniques that work with children such as:
- The Sociodramatic Empty Chair
- Solo Sociodramas
- Sociodramatic Role Reversal
- The Use of the Double
- Sociodramatic Dialogues
- Group Created Stories
- The Use of Newspapers and Current Events
- Rescue Fantasies and Sociodramatic Heroes
- Sociodramatic Scenes for Role Training for New Behavior
- Short Scene Work: Creative Drama and Sociodrama
- Use of Fairytale and Literature (bibliodrama)
Participants will also learn how to:
- Choose the Right Story for the Right Time
- Be an Effective Storyteller
- Design child friendly warm ups to challenging roles and difficult stories
- Devise rules that contribute to the working of the group
- Use action to support pro social behavior
- Address the needs of the quiet child
- Utilize the gifts of the highly verbal child
- Manage the disruptive child
- Set scenes with safety and containment
Continuing Education:
NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
New York State Social Workers, LCSW, LMHC, LCAT and
CASAC OASAS (New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services)
Please note:
- The module is unique to those who attend and WILL NOT BE RECORDED.
- The best way to participate is through your computer; however you may attend via a tablet or cellphone.
- Payment, in case of cancellation, will be credited to future workshops.
- You will receive the zoom invitation via email.
For partial scholarship opportunities contact zoomroom.international@teledrama.org
or submit here
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