Addiction & Trauma: A Psychodramatic Approach for Clinicians

Psychodrama has proven to be effective in work with addiction & trauma while supporting safety, healing, and recovery of clients. The course explains in detail how Trauma-Informed & Trauma-Focused psychodrama works on retraumatization prevention and treating trauma and PTSD. Furthermore, it demonstrates in a psychodrama vignette how to introduce a new client to psychodramatic techniques to work on their addiction and trauma using the three stage clinical map.

For those who work with addiction and trauma :

Psychologists, mental health professionals working with substance use disorders and behavioral addictions, therapists, and social workers. The course might be interesting for those who are in recovery or aiming towards recovery. This module is appropriate for those who are new to action methods, as well as experienced practitioners, students in mental health fields, and those who want to develop their skills in action methods. Acting skills are not necessary.

Goal: Describe the effective introduction of action methods to clients. Demonstrate the application of Trauma-Informed psychodrama into practice.

Presenter:

Dr. Scott Giacomucci, DSW, LCSW, BCD, CGP, FAAETS, TEP, is the Director, Founder, & Director of Training/Continuing Education of the Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy. He provides clinical services at the center as well as supervision, consultation, and training.