Addressing the Spiritual Experience in Personal Growth and Healing

Professional training with CE credits
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 11, 2020 in Lancaster, Pa.
In this highly material world, many of our clients are called to explore spirituality in their process of personal growth and healing.

For sure, there are many ways to explore the spiritual part of self, along with the larger spiritual realms, and many methods to access and integrate the spiritual experience.

In psychodrama, the method, theories, and techniques developed by Dr. J. L. Moreno, we can see that he built much of his theories from his philosophy about the relationship between God and humans, and frequently encouraged his patients to role reverse with God – as he often did. Moreno wrote regularly about our connection to the divine, which he termed as the Cosmos, and developed a specific kind of drama, known as axiodrama, to dramatize issues of ethics, cosmic relationships and values.

In Family Constellations, family therapist Bert Hellinger, a former Roman Catholic priest, originated the concept of the greater knowing field, which could support us in accessing new information beyond what is available from the rational mind. Family and Constellations sessions frequently explore themes of life, death and the unknown.

In this workshop, instructed by Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, we will explore psychodramatic, action and arts-based routes to explore spiritual themes with individuals and groups.

You will learn:
  • How to introduce the theme of spirituality when our clients may come from diverse religious backgrounds, perspectives, experiences and beliefs.
  • How role reversal and other psychodramatic techniques give us multiple opportunities to travel into the realm of surplus reality and explore our relationship with whatever is greater than ourselves.
  • How to work with people who are resistant to topics related to spirituality, God and Higher Power.
  • How to support people recovering in the Twelve Steps to deepen their understanding of spirituality and Higher Power.
  • The use of photographs, music, poems and scriptural readings may be used as warm ups to generate our connection with awe, sacredness and sources of inspiration.
  • How to gain clarity about your own spiritual beliefs, blind spots and important routes of spiritual growth.

Who will benefit

This training is designed for all mental health professionals and professional helpers who deal with addiction on any level, and particularly addictions counselors, addiction educators, group leaders, recovery coaches, clinical supervisors, administrators, youth leaders and others working in the addiction and recovery field.
 
It also will be useful for educators, life and business coaches, physicians, nurses, clergy and other professionals and paraprofessionals interested in experiential psychotherapy and experiential learning. 
 
Tuition
 
Tuition is $95 for all-day training if registered by Dec. 4, $110 after, and includes program, handouts and healthy snacks.  A limited number of partial scholarships for attendees from non-profit organizations may be available; please contact Karen for further information.
 
CE and psychodrama credits
 
Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, and Companions In Healing are approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors according to Pennsylvania Board Approval #SWPR-004002.
 
These training hours also may be counted towards certification with the American Board of  Examiners In Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. 
 
Training hours may be counted towards certification approved by the International Society of Experiential Professionals.

You may be able to submit this certificate for credits in another helping discipline or in another state. Please contact your respective state board for information.
 
Lunch
 
Please bring your own lunch or expect to go out  for a 45-minute lunch break.
 
What to bring

  • Your lunch unless you are planning to purchase your lunch at a nearby eatery
  • Your notebook and pen, if you wish to take notes
  • Water bottle
  • Coffee, if you must have it!
  • Any special foods that you may need
  • Business cards and brochures for the sharing table
  • Your curiosity and questions.

Other

A selection of Karen’s books, including Show and Tell Psychodrama: Skills for Therapists, Coaches, Teachers, Leaders and Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama and Other Action Methods: Beyond the Silence and the Fury, will be available for sale as well as occasional selected books from Karen’s professional library.

At a glance

What Addressing the Spiritual Experience in Personal Growth and Healing
When 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Friday, Dec. 11, 2020
Where 313 W. Liberty St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Instructor Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP
CE credits Six credits for social workers, marriage and therapists and licensed professional counselors, plus psychodrama credits
Tuition $95 before Dec. 4, $110 after

How to register

Early registration is recommended.
  • Online here with your credit card at Eventbrite.
  • Or send check to Karen Carnabucci at 313 W. Liberty St. Suite 263, Lancaster, PA 17603.
  • Contact Karen for questions.
Liberty Place is located at 313 W. Liberty St, Lancaster, Pa. , with convenient free parking in a large lot across the street. The building is located six blocks from the Lancaster Amtrak station and is accessible from Routes 501, 272, 72, 30, 222 and 283.

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