PRESENTED BY PRACTITIONERS & TRAINERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELE’DRAMA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
VIRTUAL REAL-TIME EXPERIENTIAL DEMONSTRATIONS
Included in the Full Event Registration are three (3) bonus Process Group sessions. These interactive groups are designed to deepen your understanding and engagement with the event's content, allowing for personal and professional growth in a collaborative environment.

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Session # 01: Friday, February 2, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Pembegül İlter BIO (CTP-3) [Türkiye]; Tina Stanojevic BIO (CTP-3) [Serbia]
Title: SPARK THE SCREEN: WARM-UPS IN VIRTUAL SPACE
Description: Join us for an exploration of virtual and hybrid action applications. In this interactive workshop, we'll dive into innovative warm-up techniques specifically designed for the virtual environment. For mental health professionals, trainers, teachers, those of you who are just curious and ready to embrace a sense of community, connection, and innovation as we travel through this journey. This opening session is the gateway to a dynamic lineup of workshops. Embark on this voyage of discovery, learning, and celebration with us as we collectively "Spark the Screen'' and welcome possibilities at the International Tele’Drama Institute (ITI) merging the physical & virtual!

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Session # 02: Friday, February 2, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Nancy Scherlong BIO, CTP-2 [United States], Svetlana Iloski BIO, CTP-2 [North Macedonia]
Title: EXTENDING TO OURSELVES WHAT WE EASILY GIVE TO OTHERS
Description: Join us for a workshop that flips the script on self-compassion! Engage in a vibrant exploration of kindness, self-discovery, and personal empowerment. Prepare to embrace the art of self-kindness and rewrite your narrative in a session where compassion is the star. We'll turn the spotlight inward to uncover the transformative magic that occurs when we offer ourselves the same generosity we give to others so effortlessly. It's time to cultivate a world where self-love begins from within—be part of the movement!

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Session # 03: Saturday, February 3, 2024 | Hybrid Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Daniela Simmons BIO, PhD, TEP (Tele'Drama Founder) [United States]; Bojana Glusac BIO (CTT) [Serbia]; Mirjana Stanković BIO (CTP-2) [Serbia]
Title: REHEARSING RESOLUTIONS: UTILIZING PSYCHODRAMA IN FAMILY COUNSELING
Description: This hybrid session is designed for professionals seeking to integrate psychodrama techniques into their family therapy practice. Attendees will engage in role-playing scenarios that closely reflect family interactions, offering a safe and supportive environment for clients to openly express and navigate complex emotions. This experiential format allows for the practicing of new, constructive behaviors and fosters a deeper understanding of family dynamics. Participants will leave with practical skills and insights to facilitate healing and encourage positive change within family systems.

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Session # 04: Saturday, February 3, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Marjut Partanen-Hertell BIO, TEP, (CTP-3) [Finland]; Tina Stanojevic BIO (CTP-3) [Serbia]
Title: WE WITH THE OTHER BEINGS AND OBJECTS - THE ECOLOGICAL ATOM
Description: In this workshop, participants will learn the concept of Ecological Atoms and practice creating them. Ecological Atoms illustrate an organism’s relationships and interactions with other beings and objects in their environment. Workshop attendees will discover and engage with their own Ecological Atoms, gaining deeper insight into their connections with other beings, materials, and elements. Recognizing this dynamic reciprocity and connectedness, which has persisted since ancient times, can be a healing experience. We will employ sociometry and psychodrama techniques throughout the workshop.
 
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Session # 05: Sunday, February 4, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Betty Garrison BIO, (CTP-3) [United States]; Darlene Vanchura BIO, CTP-3 [United States]
Title: THE VIRTUAL USE OF THE POWER OF PLAY
Description: We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing”. George Bernard Shaw Play is considered a childhood or purposeless activity however play brings with it a great joy, pleasure, and power. Little is known about the boost that play can give to us, even as adults, and to our clients’ emotional, mental, and even physical wellbeing. Come join us as we embark on a journey to create a space within and without for play in our work and in our lives. 

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Session # 06: Sunday, February 4, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Nancy Scherlong BIO, CTP-2 [United States]; Mirjana Stanković BIO (CTP-2) [Serbia]
Title: POETRY IN MOTION
Description: Did you know that YOU are poetry? Join us for this interactive session where we explore metaphor, poetry and story - all through the embodied method of psychodrama!  We will have a chance to explore the power of symbols and the neurocognitive power of metaphor through the lens of classic as well as contemporary selected literature - meeting some of our favorite authors through surplus reality and above all, crafting imagery and stories that are personally powerful and meaningful to us! No prior experience is required and sharing of writing is always optional. We will change how you think about poetry!

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Session # 07: Monday, February 5, 2024 | Hybrid Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe) 
Presenters: Daniela Tahirova BIO, (CTT); Desislava Klochkova BIO (CTP-3); Elena Petrova BIO (CTP-3); Eva Grigorova BIO (CTP-3); Lili Mireva BIO (CTP-3); Zhaneta Nikolova BIO (CTP-3); Valentina Hristova BIO (CTP-3); Maia-Maria Koleva BIO (CTP-3); Gabriela Kuzeva-Mancheva BIO (CTP-3); Eleonora Encheva BIO (CTP-3) [Tele'Drama Bulgaria Certification Group Level 3]
Title: TIMELESS THREADS: OLD BULGARIAN TRADITIONS IN THE MODERN WORLD
Description: The old Bulgarian traditions encounter the modern world in a unique hybrid psychodrama experience featuring various pre-set scenes. In our demonstration, we will guide you on a journey through different spaces that have been pre-arranged to envelop you in the ambiance of Bulgaria's past. We will showcase a hybrid psychodrama approach, utilizing both pre-created scenes and professional auxiliary egos.

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Session # 08: Monday, February 5, 2024 | Hybrid Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Colleen Baratka BIO, TEP (CTP-2); United States; Monica Munoz, PsyD BIO, (CTP-1); United States
Title: THE LOST SELF: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, TRAUMA & IDENTITY
Description: There is a tsunami of role change after a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)/Trauma which often results in severe identity confusion and relational challenges in all systems: family; employment; legal; medical among them. This workshop will explore the responses of the TBI and Traumatized brain to daily events and use Moreno’s role theory to contextualize individual and systems treatment.
       
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Session # 09: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Cristina Hockl BIO (CTP-1) [Germany], Angeliki Lefa BIO (CTP-1) [Greece], Altinay Donmez BIO (CTP-1) [Türkiye / UK]; Alexandra Doljenko BIO (CTP-1) [Russia]; Gita Paspārne BIO (CTP-1) [Latvia]
Title: HUMAN COSMIC NETWORK: HOW CAN WE MAKE IT HAPPEN? AN ENDEAVOR TO HEAL THE WORLD
Description: In our daily contacts, we create connections, whether conscious or unconscious, close or distant, within small and larger social atoms. These connections contain emotional ties, choices, and values that eventually constitute the meaning of life. J.L. Moreno's dream in action was to provide people with the opportunity to see, feel, and realize these connections through encountering both their own and others' Autonomous Healing Centers. We invite you to embark on an exciting 2-hour interactive co-creation facilitated by Tele'Drama. Our aim is to explore this topic through a vivid implementation of Tele'Drama techniques for hosting workshops online while simultaneously connecting with an international peer group in a meaningful and heartwarming way. Join us in this spontaneous and creative quest for a better here and now, which can nourish our hope and resilience for the future. This workshop is intended for professionals who wish to enrich their online work with effective and creative tools, as well as for individuals seeking an enjoyable and soul-searching experience.

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Session # 10: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Mihaela Marin BIO (CTP-1) [Romania]; Angela Young BIO (CTP-1) [Australia], Müjdegül Karaca BIO, PhD, MD (CTP-1) [Türkiye]; Nadia Naeem BIO, PhDC (CTP-1) [Pakistan], Jeanie Low BIO (CTP-1) [United States]
Title: VIRTUAL QUILTING: SHARING OF CULTURE MESSAGES TO ENHANCE CONNECTION AND UNDERSTANDING
Description: This innovative workshop is designed to foster a deeper understanding of cultural values and their impact on global interactions, through the lens of the "Gladwell Hypothesis." The presenters will utilize virtual space as a medium for sharing cultural narratives and fostering intercultural connections. Participants will engage in interactive activities that simulate scenarios where cultural values, especially power distance, play a critical role. These activities aim to reveal how cultural assumptions influence behavior and communication. Group member will share a unique aspect or message from their cultural background (termed as 'cultural conserve'). The group will collaboratively create a 'virtual quilt' – a mosaic of cultural messages, using digital tools. This workshop is ideal for individuals interested in cultural studies, communication, virtual collaboration, and anyone keen on enhancing their intercultural understanding and connection in a globalized world.

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Session # 11: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Erica Hollander BIO, PhD, TEP (CTP-3) [United States]; Angela Christoph BIO (CTP-2) [Germany]; Mala Bali BIO (CTP-2) [India]
Title: DIVERSE VOICES, SHARED STORIES: NAVIGATING THE PATH TO CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
Description: "Diverse Voices, Shared Stories" is an experiential workshop fostering cross-cultural understanding. Participants will delve into storytelling, listening, and interactive dialogue, uncovering the richness of varied cultural narratives. This session focuses on building empathy, enhancing communication, and developing cultural competence. Through a blend of engaging activities, attendees will emerge with practical skills for bridging cultural divides, facilitating more inclusive and effective interactions in diverse settings. Join us for a transformative experience designed to connect diverse perspectives and create a foundation for mutual respect and understanding.
   
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Session # 12: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Gudrun Koch BIO (CTP-3) (Germany); Pembegül İlter BIO (CTP-3) [Türkiye]; Suneetha Saggurthi BIO (CTR-2) [India]
Title: CHECKING IN WITH YOURSELF: A MINDFUL APPROACH TO SELF-EXPLORATION
Description: The phrase "Checking in with yourself" is a mindfulness practice that encourages individuals to pause and reflect on their current emotional, physical, and mental state. It's a form of self-awareness that allows a person to acknowledge their feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations in the present moment without judgment. This practice can help with stress management, decision making, and can increase one's overall well-being. It's often used in various forms of therapy and personal development strategies. This workshop is an invitation to take some time for yourself. It is a space where you can ask yourself how you’re doing and sort out your emotions and needs. This session offers a safe and playful space to engage with yourself in small virtual scenes.

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Session # 13: Thursday, February 8, 2024 | Hybrid Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Colleen Baratka BIO, TEP (CTP-2) - United States; Alexandr Usov BIO (CTP-2) - Moldova / United States
Title: EXPLORING EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOOD THROUGH M.E.A.L.S. (©TELE’DRAMA, 2023: MEETING EATING AND LEARNING SIMULTANEOUSLY): A NEW ADVENTURE IN A HYBRID JOURNEY
Description: The food atom is a sociogram exploring an individual’s emotional relationship with food. Developed to assist in the treatment of eating disorders, this atom can be tailored to deal with other food-related issues or used as a group warm-up. During this group, participants will practice creating Food Atoms on paper and in action. As this workshop will intersect with mealtime internationally, we encourage participants to bring snacks and/or meals so we can explore how eating together in a group or with individual clients can move the food atom exploration to a whole new level.

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Session # 14: Thursday, February 8, 2024 | Hybrid Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Bojana Glusac BIO (CTT); Tina Stanojevic BIO (CTP-3); Mirjana Stanković BIO (CTP-2); Antonio Aras BIO (CTP-2); Mina Zivkovic BIO (CTP-2); Anna Kononenko BIO (CTP-1); Tamara Jovanovic BIO (CTP-1) - Serbia
Title: SLAVA AND LEGACY: EXPLORING SERBIAN TRANSGENERATIONAL CULTURAL AND FAMILY TRADITIONS
Description: ‘Slava’ (Serbian Cyrillic: 'Glory, Celebration') is a tradition of the ritual of glorification of one's family's patron saint, found mainly among Serbian Orthodox Christians. The family celebrates the Slava annually on the saint's feast day. In 2014 it was inscribed in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists of Serbia. The Slava is a tribute to the family's first ancestor. The tradition is very well preserved among the Serbs worldwide. Despite the tradition being inherently tied to Serbian Orthodox Christianity, it is also practiced amongst Catholic and Muslim ethnicities in the region. In this workshop, practitioners and trainers from Tele’Drama Serbia Regional Institute will welcome participants from around the world to a powerful hybrid experience of learning and celebrating together the interplay of transgenerational cultural and family traditions. Music and dance demonstrations will be included. Welcome to Slava!
  
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Session # 15: Friday, February 9, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Jaye Moyer BIO, LCSW-R, TEP (CTP-1) - United States; Tina Stanojevic BIO (CTP-3) [Serbia]
Title: SPRIGS OF JOY: EVEN NOW! A WORKSHOP ON THE UPLIFTING QUALITIES OF JOY AND APPRECIATION
Description: Did you know that one of the most difficult emotions to feel is joy? On the brink of joy we come face to face with our vulnerability – a very frightening experience. One of the ways we protect ourselves is by muting or even exiling joy. We try to beat vulnerability to the punch. In this workshop we will explore our relationship with joy and appreciation in "so called" ordinary moments

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Session # 16: Friday, February 9, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience  
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Gülşen Büyükşahin BIO (CTP-2) [United States]; Pembegül İlter BIO (CTP-3) [Türkiye]
Title: FINDING SAFE SPACES THROUGH TELE'DRAMA
Description: People need to feel safe when confronting challenging situations, especially when overwhelmed by intense negative emotions. Comfort and freedom stem from this sense of safety, fostering self-belief in one's capacity for strength and courage. We can discover our sanctuaries by acknowledging and working through the emotions rooted in our past. A safe place is not confined to a physical location—it can also be a state of mind or an emotional landscape we construct within 'surplus reality.' In this workshop, we will explore how to find and create our personal safe spaces utilizing Tele'Drama. Participants will be guided to identify and reshape emotions carried from the past within a group setting. They will also learn to harness empowering emotions to establish and maintain a sense of safety in their everyday lives.
   
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Session # 17: Saturday, February 10, 2024 | Hybrid Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Margarida Belchior, PhD BIO (CTP-3) (Portugal); Lyudmila Zlatova, PhD BIO (CTP-2) (Czech Republic)
Title: SITTING AROUND A TABLE: BUILDING CONNECTION WITH THE UNKNOWN
Description: In this workshop, you are invited to a lunch with people from around the world and to share something from your culture that you especially appreciate. We will play "as if we are sitting around a table with people that we don't know well." The aim is to better understand the Other, the "unknown," by sharing what is meaningful for each participant from their origins, akin to a meal where each one brings something to share with others. We will share typical dishes from our cultures and explain why we like them. They can be savory dishes or sweet ones, desserts, or even drinks. And we will keep on sharing: What ingredients are in these dishes? From which country or culture do they originate? In which specific situations are these dishes appropriate? It will be a hybrid workshop with a group of people in Lisbon, in the same physical space, from a community where immigrants from Africa live. We believe that getting to know each other better and being together helps us build connections and fosters compassion towards the different, making us aware of our prejudices.
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Session # 18: Saturday, February 10, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Tanja Lee BIO , Ph.D. (CTP-2) (United States) 
Title: EXPERIENTIAL, EXPRESSIVE, CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES ADAPTED TO TELEHEALTH
Description: This workshop will identify and demonstrate how action and experience therapies can be used as a multi-modal approach for individuals and groups in virtual settings to learn, heal, and transform.
    
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Session # 19: Sunday, February 11, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience
09:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (USA)
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Samuel Yie BIO, BP3, CTP-3 [South Korea]; Monica Munoz, PsyD BIO, (CTP-1); United States; Margarida Belchior, PhD BIO (CTP-3) (Portugal)
Title: INTEGRATING EDUCATION AND THERAPY
Description: Many social / emotional learning programs(Making Constructive Choices, Relationship Skills, Social Empathy, Emotion Management, etc) are offered as electives for children/adolescents these days. But imagine you are the parents or guardian of a child. Would you really prioritize these programs over sports electives, college prep courses, or more academic afterschool electives? Join us as we explore how we can integrate Academic programs such as reading, science, humanities with aspects of Psychological and Social programs using aspects of psychodrama and action methods using texts.

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Session # 20: Sunday, February 11, 2024 | Online Real-Time Experience   
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Central Time (USA)
06:30 PM – 08:30 PM Central Time (Europe)
Presenters: Filipe De Moura BIO, CTT [Portugal]; Bojana Glusac Draslar BIO, CTT [Serbia]
Title: FINDING YOUR VOICE: FROM INSIGHT TO ACTION
Description: Tele'Drama Expressive Experiential Methods (TEEM: ©TELE’DRAMA, 2023) is an innovative program currently in development. It encompasses a variety of experiential methods, including drama, music, dance, poetry, and the arts, all adapted for innovative applications in the virtual space. This workshop will provide a taste of this methodology through interactive activities. Attendees will explore various techniques and learn how to effectively integrate them into their professional practice, thereby enhancing therapeutic outcomes and client engagement in a virtual environment.