psychodrama personal growth retreat - November 7-9 - Western Maryland

[CathyNugent at comcast.net]

Dear Psychodrama Friends:

Linda Ciotola, Joe Kenna, and I are offering a weekend psychodrama retreat in a beautiful woodland setting in Western Maryland, November 7-9.   See further information below, and please consider participating.  We would also appreciate your sharing this information with colleagues or students who might be interested.  Thank you, and best wishees to all!

Cathy
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Begin From Within:  A Psychodrama Personal Growth Retreat
 
Led By:  Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., CHES, CP/PAT
Joseph Kenna, Ph.D., LCPC, TEP
Catherine D. Nugent, LCPC, CP/PAT
 
Description
 
As psychodramatists, it is important that we know our personal strengths and vulnerabilities.  This enables us to fully access our resources and to avoid letting personal issues interfere with our directing and/or auxiliary work.  This weekend retreat, designed for psychodrama students and practitioners, is intended to provide a safe and supportive space for exploring personal issues that may interfere with accessing spontaneity in our work as psychodramatists.  Protagonist- and group-centered work throughout the weekend will provide opportunities to experience psychodrama’s healing and personal growth benefits.  Although the primary focus is on personal growth, all sessions will be processed, and there will be brief didactic components over the course of the weekend.  Application of issues explored in sessions to participants’ work as director and auxiliary will be discussed.
 
Setting 
 
The retreat is being held at Blue Mountain Retreat Center, a beautiful woodland setting in Knoxville, Maryland (16 miles west of Frederick, Maryland).  The grounds feature panoramic views, walking trails, an organic garden, and many friendly deer. The retreat center has a hot tub, and optional massage sessions can be scheduled.  There will be an optional yoga session on Saturday morning, and healthy meals, including vegetables from Blue Mountain’s garden, will be served throughout the weekend.   Sleeping rooms are dormitory style with 2-3 to a room.  
 
Schedule
 
Friday, November 7
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.           Arrive, get settled, sociometric activity
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.           Supper
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.           Opening Session
8:30 p.m. -                   Unstructured time/self-care (hot tub, massage, etc.) 
 
Saturday, November 8
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.           Morning Self-Care Activities (massage, yoga, walk on grounds)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.           Breakfast
9:00 – 12:30 Noon       Psychodrama Session (includes processing)
12:30-2:00 p.m.           Lunch and relaxation
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.           Psychodrama Session (includes processing)
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.           Unstructured time/self-care
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.           Dinner
7:00 p.m. -                   Unstructured time/self-care
 
Sunday, November 9
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.           Morning Self-Care Activities
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.           Breakfast
9:30 – 12:30 Noon       Psychodrama Session (includes processing)
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.         Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.           Closing Session
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.           Departure
 
Psychodrama Training Credit:
 
Participants who complete the workshop will receive 14.5 credit hours applicable toward certification with the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy.  
 
Workshop Leaders
 
Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., CHES, CP/PAT is a certified psychodramatist, health educator, and yoga instructor with 40 years of experience in education and group leadership. She is a certified team leader in The Therapeutic Spiral Model™ of psychodrama designed specifically for work with trauma survivors.  Linda is the 2008 recipient of the Zerka Moreno Award and has a small private practice in Columbia, MD.  She works collaboratively with several psychotherapists and co-leads a training group in Action Methods for Mental Health Professionals with Joe Kenna and Cathy Nugent in Baltimore, MD.  She is particularly enjoying her new grandmother role.
 
Joseph Kenna, Ph.D., LCPC, TEP, has a long history of commitment to psychodrama.  He began the psychodrama journey in 1990 while completing a Master’s degree in Pastoral Counseling at Loyola College.  Two years of psychodrama internship at St. Elizabeth Hospital and subsequent training led him to practitioner certification and finally trainer status as a psychodramatist.  His doctoral dissertation in 2000 continued his passion for plumbing the spiritual depths of the human heart by considering the psychology of intimacy.  Joe brings a multifaceted humanism to enrich the therapeutic alliance in both individual and group therapy.    
 
Catherine Nugent, LCPC, CP/PAT is a licensed clinical professional counselor and Board-certified psychodramatist.  Her areas of interest and expertise include:  trauma recovery; prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use disorders; spirituality; and wellness and self-care.  Cathy is a Fellow of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP), a current and past President of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, ASGPP, and a former member of the American Counseling Association’s Task Force on Counselor Wellness.  She maintains a small psychotherapy, psychodrama, and psychodrama training/consulting practice based in Laurel, MD.  For her self-care, Cathy relies on yoga, meditation, walks in nature, novels, movies, the support of family and friends, and the companionship of her current generation of cats, Robinson (“Biggie”) and Emily.  
 
FEES:   
 
Regular rate is $475, which includes lodging, meals, and workshop fee.  
 
Early registration rate is $425.  (See details below.)  
 
Therapeutic massage is available at an additional fee, payable to the practitioner at the time of the massage.
 
to reserve a space
 
To ensure that participants have ample opportunities for personal growth, the workshop will be limited in size.
 
To reserve a space, please send an email to cathynugent at comcast.net  or call Cathy at 410-746-7251 as soon as possible, and no later than September 20.  
 
Following your initial contact, you will be given instructions for mailing a check to hold your space in the amount of $250, which will be due no later than October 7.   The balance of $225 will be due at the time of the workshop.  
 
We are offering an early registration rate of $425 (discount of $50) to those who pay in full by October 7.  
 
There will be no refunds for cancellations after October 7.
 
For further information
 
Contact Cathy at 410-746-7251 or cathynugent at comcast.net 
or Linda at  vegmom at closecall.com
 
 
 
 
 
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