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4/13/2022 0 Comments

Wise words from psychodrama's elders (and others too!)

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

Professional conferences offer opportunities to connect with colleagues, learn what’s new in the field and inspire participants to move forward with fresh ideas when returning to our daily schedule and calendars of the work week. During the 80th annual conference of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, which ended Sunday, April 3, all that happened — and more.

I've already blogged about my 10 takeaways from the 80th annual psychodrama conference, gathering the rich and sparkling gems that I found on the adventure of the conference. Even with the online version of the conference -- absent of hugs in hallways, shared meals in present time and the modifications of the tried and true psychodramatic techniques -- we still managed to learn, to teach, have fun and feel connected.  You can read my blog article  about all of that on Medium here. And there's more...


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2/1/2022 0 Comments

Should I become certified? Or not? Thoughts on this professional decision

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

Just the other day, I had a session with a supervisee who wanted to explore if she should get her clinical social work license or pursue certification in a particular bodywork modality that she had started to study. Another supervisee was looking at choices in trauma-informed certification and was seeking feedback about what choice might enhance the credentials she had already earned. A third wondered if she needed to be certified at all.

One of the most frequently asked questions that I get as a supervisor and trainer is about certification, whether relating to psychodrama or other fields and disciplines.

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12/27/2021 0 Comments

Reflecting on COVID' s recent visit and its powerful force in me

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

It was kind of like a cold, with a runny nose and big sneezing.

It was kind of like a bad case of bronchitis, with fits of coughing in morning, noon and at night.

It was kind of like the flu, with a hint of a headache.

After a thorough internet search, I came up with my own diagnosis: bronchitis. But when the coughing persisted, I made an appointment with my doctor’s office at the end of November.
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Pretending not to look too miserable, I confidently announced my diagnosis of choice when the doctor arrived in the examining room.
He seemed pleasant, but tired, and listened patiently.

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12/21/2021 0 Comments

A few Solstice thoughts on the longest night of the longest year

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

Some people say that 2021 has been the longest year. And, as we review the year with its continuing threats and realities of pandemic infection, political turmoil and the great suffering of the earth itself, 2021 certainly has challenged us to hold steady in the face of the unknown and the uncertain.
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However, I can tell you this --  today,  on Tuesday, Dec. 21, is definitely the longest night of the year.


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11/24/2021 0 Comments

Centering in gratitude: A blessing meditation

This is the time of year when talk of gratitude is everywhere. I believe in the power of gratitude to change our lives and support our well-being, and I like to write about gratitude, especially at Thanksgiving. This year, however, I’ve asked my good friend Alan Swanson to permit me to re-publish his lovely essay about gratitude, food and blessings.
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​By Alan Swanson

The importance of gratitude cannot be overstated. It is a fundamental aspect of our true nature. Expressing gratitude for the food before us is an opportunity to experience that nature. Such an expression is transformative – producing a scientifically observable change that takes place within the food we eat and the water we drink. This becomes a way of attuning to the earth environment of which we are a part.

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10/11/2021 0 Comments

​Action methods for healing eating disorders: why experiential methods work

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Today's guest blog article is written by Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP, who is the author of "Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama and Other Action Methods: Beyond the Silence and the Fury" with Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP. They are co-presenting an online training on eating disorders on Oct. 7, 2022.
By Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP
 
To begin with, action methods such as psychodrama provide valuable tools to assess, build and strengthen the therapeutic alliance necessary for effective treatment of eating disorders. As the clinician finds engaging ways to create a supportive therapeutic relationship and safe environment, enactment then puts these struggles into action by externalizing them for treatment.  Now these struggles are no longer hidden, and they have been given voice  to the suffering person's inner conflicts and feelings.

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10/6/2021 3 Comments

Mourning Adam Blatner and remembering his generosity of spirit

By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

Adam Blatner, philosopher, bon vivant, cartoonist, singer, dancer, writer, psychiatrist, physician, promoter of playfulness, "Whizzard of Ah's," romantic, character, teacher, grandpopala, metaphysician, imaginologist, elf, psychodramatist, theoretician, etc.  Died   x    After a remarkably full, rich, eventful, many-faceted life. He succeeded in promoting a number of causes, developing a variety of ideas, including a fair number of original ones, networking up a storm, mentoring a good many folks, healing many others, and bringing out some extra magic in countless numbers by fostering song fests and other activities that celebrate the "child within."

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5/24/2021 0 Comments

What you can do when your therapist goes on vacation

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

Here we are, at the threshold of June. And you know what that means – people will be taking vacations, staycations and other blocks of time away from work.

This means that your psychotherapist will likely be taking some time off as well.
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You may have lots of reactions about his, her or their impending absence, and that’s all right. Even though you intellectually understand that your therapist is fully entitled to time off for rest, relaxation and rejuvenation, you may notice contradictory feelings that don’t match the logic of the situation.

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4/14/2021 0 Comments

Stories to tell, and Playback Theatre tells them in a heart-filled way

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP

When my very elderly mother-in-law died quietly in her sleep nearly six months ago, we searched for a way to honor and acknowledge her life without endangering our friends and family.


We settled on a short and simple service at a local funeral home, politely discouraging most  friends from attending while planning an  program in early January.

We engaged a local Playback Theatre troupe to present an online memorial performance and invited people to tell stories about Erma and her 96 years on this planet.  And then we laughed, we cried, and we laughed and cried some more. With the help of the members of River Crossing Playback Theatre, we saw and heard our stories literally “played back” as we watched and listened to the complexities of one woman’s life.   


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4/12/2021 0 Comments

​10 takeaways from psychodrama’s first online conference

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By Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP
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It’s 2021, and that means we’re climbing out of the worldwide pandemic and reviving our professional conferences. That’s what’s happening with the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, which finished its five-day online conference. I presented during the pre-conference – "Shaking Your Family Tree: Who’s In Your DNA?” – and attended the rest of the conference, which ended Sunday.

Here’s my 10 conference takeaways:​

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