Psychodrama on "20/20"

[Karen Carnabucci]

I couldn't find the segment specifically with psychodrama, but here is the link about the general story:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=4150499&page=1

If anyone has the whole tape, it would be great to share at the upcoming conference.

I can't say for sure what psychodramatists are at Renfrew now but Colleen Baratka, who trained with me with Gerry Tremblay and others in Philadelphial, has been working there for a number of years.

Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP
(262) 633-2645
karenc at wi.rr.com<mailto:karenc at wi.rr.com>

Lake House Health & Learning Center
932 Lake Ave.
Racine, WI 53403
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From: list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org [mailto:list-bounces at grouptalkweb.org] On Behalf Of HV Psychodrama
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 3:32 PM
To: Kim Cox; Grouptalk Listserv
Subject: Re: Psychodrama on "20/20"

Thank you Kim. Does anyone know how to get a copy of this as the webcast seems to only be the first segment? Also, does anyone know what psychodramatist is working at Renfrew in Philly?
Rebecca
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From: Kim Cox<mailto:kimbo.cox at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: Psychodrama on "20/20"

Hi all,

Did anyone else see the story on "20/20" last night on ABC about the woman in her 40's suffering from an eating disorder?

They had done a brief mention about it on Good Morning America, where they mentioned that "role-playing" helped her.

In the story, they went into more detail, including treatment she received for 2 months at the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia.

I did a little "cheer" from the sofa as they showed her in a group session with the therapist doing psychodrama! The narrator even used the term "psychodrama" to describe the session. They then showed how she had someone "be" her disorder, and the therapist directed the disorder to put her hands on her shoulders and lean over her so that she could physically feel the burden. The protagonist ended up releasing her feelings and basically told her disorder to shove off, yelling at her to get away from her. Then the therapist directed the other auxiliaries to form a human wall with her to "push through" and move on, out of the scene.

The psychodrama piece was brief, but very cool. And the best thing about it was that it was presented in such a way that it was that particular session that made a difference and helped the protagonist to take some big steps in taking care of herself and heal.

Here's what I found on the Renfrew page about it:

http://renfrewcenter.com/news-events/newsarticle.asp?id=137

:-) Kim






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