Action Methods for Substance Abuse Counselors

[HV Psychodrama]

 Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute   New Paltz, NY  www.hvpi.net  hvpi at hvc.rr.com

Early Registration discount if REGISTRATION AND FEE ARE POSTMARKED BY May 15, 2007!

Discounts also available when two or more people from a single agency or program register. Contact us for information.
ACTION METHODS WITH 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE GROUPS:
 Psychodrama, Sociometry and Sociodrama

Trainer: Bill Coleman, LMSW TEP
 
June 15-16, 2007
Friday and Saturday 9 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Location: Ulster County, NY
overnight accommodations are available


Action Methods for substance abuse groups can be an effective entry point into recovery for mandated clients, can provide useful tools for those clients in early recovery who are clinging to a shaky hold on sobriety, and a method of personal enrichment for those clients in second stage who need to explore deeper issues. This training will offer participants specific action method tools for use in their groups with substance abusers.



WHAT YOU WILL LEARN!

Warmups: Most mandated groups are comprised of highly resistant and defiant members. It is difficult if not impossible to break through this resistance without the use of specifically crafted warmups. Participants will learn and practice a series of warmup exercises specific to the substance abuse group.

Tools: Substance abusers of all categories can benefit from the psychodramatic action of Doubling and Role Reversing. Participants will learn and practice how to introduce these specific tools for use in their groups.

Structures: Substance Abusers generally respond well to fixed therapeutic structures rather than an opened ended process. Participants will learn and practice specific Psychodramatic and Action Structures for use with their groups. 



FEE
$240 IF REGISTRATION AND FEE ARE POSTMARKED BY May 15, 2007, $300 AFTER. 

REFUND POLICY
4 weeks notice: 100% refund
2 weeks notice: 50% credit towards future HVPI trainings

Space is limited...register early to avoid being closed out!



Continuing Education Units provided by this training are accepted by National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), National Board of Certified Counselors and towards recertification requirements for the National Registry of Group Psychotherapists as well as 14 hours towards certification by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama and Group Psychotherapy.

NYS OASES Certified Education and Training Provider





To Register: Please send a check made out to HVPI to the address above. Include a piece of paper with your name, phone number, email address and regular address.

Payment plans may be arranged upon request. It is now possible to pay with a major credit card. 

Contact HVPI for more information.


Trainer Bio 

Bill Coleman, LMSW, TEP, is the co director of LA JORNADA INSTITUTE which offers professional training in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy to mental health and substance abuse counselors in both Tucson and New Mexico. Bill is currently on the staff of Sierra Tucson where he works as a Trauma Therapist. Before moving to the Southwest, Bill was a staff psychodramatist for at Four Winds Psychiatric Hospital, Westchester County, NY where he worked with adolescents and adults, including running groups with the dually diagnosed MICA population. He also developed and ran the psychodrama program at Freedom Institute, an outpatient substance abuse facility in New York City. Bill created and taught the HVPI "Psychodrama with the Chemically Dependent" curriculum for Daytop Village. Bill has been a frequent presenter at the Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama monthly meetings as well as presenting at the yearly meetings of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama and at the national conference of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy. 




Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute
68 DuBois Road  New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 255 7502   hvpi at hvc.rr.com
visit us at our website:  www.hvpi.net
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