Fw: RE: drama therapy

[Adam Blatner]

Forwarding this to folks in the Northeast USA: 
    Perhaps you may network with this woman. 

--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Rebecca Crook <RCrook at thechicagoschool.edu> wrote:

> From: Rebecca Crook <RCrook at thechicagoschool.edu>
> Subject: RE: drama therapy
> To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>
> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 2:13 PM
> Sure,
> I am a new clinician to the area completing my predoctoral
> internship in Clinical Psychology at The Child Guidance
> Center of Southern Connecticut.  I studied in Chicago,
> where I was introduced to the field of Drama therapy by Ted
> Rubenstein.  I completed my dissertation on the use of
> drama therapy techniques with sexually abused children and
> studied drama therapy at Ted's clinic Institute of Therapy
> Through the Arts.  I am trying to find a place to
> complete my post doctorate hours (starting in sept) where I
> will also be allowed to implement creative arts techniques
> and receive additional training in drama therapy and
> psychodrama.  Since I am new to New York, I do not know
> where to look for training opportunities, workshops,
> etc.  I would love to make connections with clinician,
> researcher, authors, educators, etc. in the field.  I
> am looking forward to developing a community here in the NY
> area as rich as the one I was exposed to in Chicago.
>  
> ~Rebecca  
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: Adam Blatner [mailto:ablatner at verizon.net]
> Sent: Fri 2/12/2010 3:12 PM
> To: Rebecca Crook
> Subject: Re: drama therapy
> 
> 
> 
> there's a lot of psychodrama in New York, and several folks
> who are into both drama
> therapy and psychodrama. If you write an email to introduce
> yourself, I'll forward it to
> some of these folks and maybe they'll tell you more about
> themselves. Warmly, Adam
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rebecca Crook" <RCrook at thechicagoschool.edu>
> To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:59 PM
> Subject: RE: drama therapy
> 
> 
> >I live in Flushing, NY (Queens).  I will look into
> the conference.  Do you know of
> >anything local?
> >
> > Rebecca
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: Adam Blatner [mailto:ablatner at verizon.net]
> > Sent: Thu 2/11/2010 1:33 PM
> > To: Rebecca Crook
> > Subject: Re: drama therapy
> >
> >
> >
> > cleaning up, another thing. Let me know and I'll try
> to help yo be more connected.
> > Consider attending our national psychodrama conference
> in Philadelphia  mid April
> > www.asgpp.org
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rebecca Crook" <RCrook at thechicagoschool.edu>
> > To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:59 PM
> > Subject: RE: drama therapy
> >
> >
> >> Hi Dr. Blatner,
> >>
> >> It have not read your book, I will have to look
> into that.  My aspirations are not as
> >> clear right now as they were maybe a year
> ago.  Since moving to NY and away from all of
> >> my connections, I feel that I am lacking a strong
> mentor or anyone that shares my
> >> passion for drama therapy that can help foster my
> abilities and aspirations.  I am
> >> hoping to find a post doc in the fall or some
> place where I can learn more about
> >> psychodrama and drama therapy while accruing hours
> for licenser.  I understand this is
> >> unlikely, so I hope I will at least find some
> place where I can obtain additional
> >> training in drama therapy that I can attend to in
> addition to completing post doctorate
> >> work.
> >>
> >> My interests are in working with children and
> adolescents that are trauma survivors or
> >> have anxiety disorders.  I would like to
> integrate creative arts techniques into my
> >> practice as a clinical psychologist.  I also
> enjoy research and would like to bring
> >> more
> >> quantitative research to the field of drama
> therapy while bringing a more creative
> >> approach to the field of clinical
> psychology.  I hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Take care,
> >> Rebecca
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Adam Blatner [mailto:ablatner at verizon.net]
> >> Sent: Mon 2/8/2010 10:46 AM
> >> To: Rebecca Crook
> >> Subject: Re: drama therapy
> >>
> >> Hi Rebecca, so what do you plan to do with
> yourself in the next several years? Someone
> >> said you can learn more about a person from her
> aspirations than her accomplishments.
> >> If
> >> I
> >> can get a sense of goals perhaps I can be more
> helpful.
> >>      I'm interested in getting the
> best insights of drama and psychodrama integrated
> >> into
> >> everyday therapy beyond formal drama therapy and
> classical psychodrama. I think many of
> >> its insights have wider applications. Have you
> ever read my Foundations of Psychodrama?
> >>          warmly, Adam
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Rebecca Crook" <RCrook at thechicagoschool.edu>
> >> To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>
> >> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 9:22 PM
> >> Subject: RE: drama therapy
> >>
> >>
> >> I will get my Psy.D, in Clinical Psychology from
> The Chicago school of professional
> >> psychology in June.  I have completed all
> coursework and defended my dissertation.  I
> >> am
> >> just finishing my internship.  I don't have a
> degree in drama therapy.  I have an
> >> undergraduate degree in theater and became
> interested in drama therapy through a
> >> creative
> >> arts therapy class and an independent study in
> drama therapy with Ted.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Adam Blatner [mailto:ablatner at verizon.net]
> >> Sent: Thu 2/4/2010 9:53 PM
> >> To: Rebecca Crook
> >> Subject: Re: drama therapy
> >>
> >> Did you get the degree? Was it granted? Yet? What
> degree? By what department? In what
> >> university?
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Rebecca Crook" <RCrook at thechicagoschool.edu>
> >> To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:51 PM
> >> Subject: RE: drama therapy
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks so much for this feedback.  I will see
> what I can do and get back to you.
> >>
> >> Thank you,
> >>
> >> Rebecca
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Adam Blatner [mailto:ablatner at verizon.net]
> >> Sent: Mon 2/1/2010 11:50 AM
> >> To: Rebecca Crook
> >> Subject: Re: drama therapy
> >>
> >> RE: drama therapyHi Rebecca, there are several
> articles here:
> >>    1. Simply describing more fully the
> techniques you used in the mid-last part of the
> >> dissertation and the info on appendix c (i
> think)... age of people in group, number of
> >> sessions, how long sessions were, how often. how
> you introduced techniques, pitfalls,
> >> ways
> >> they could be misued. People who want to develop
> their repertoire of techniques and
> >> skills
> >> could enjoy this.
> >>    2. The dissertation as it stands is
> far, far too extensive to be published in a
> >> journal. Nor do I think anyone at this point would
> want it to be a book---it's a bit
> >> too
> >> narrow that way. Also, the first half of the
> dissertation is a review of the nature and
> >> psychology and general theories of treatment for
> trauma.
> >>      I appreciate the scholarship
> you've shown, and it puts you into a role that many
> >> drama therapists and psychodramatists haven't
> achieved, which is that you've really
> >> played
> >> the game of research. Did you get the degree? Was
> it granted? Yet? What degree? By what
> >> department? In what university?
> >>
> >>    3. If you cut out most of the first
> part or reduced it to at most 2 pages, emphasize
> >> the middle and last, note the results, can do it
> in about 3000 words (!) maybe 5000 at
> >> most, you could submit it to the Journal of
> Creativity in Mental Health,    the Arts in
> >> Psychotherapy,    perhaps some other
> journals I haven't heard about.   Condense
> and
> >> edit.
> >> Most readers don't need to know all about
> trauma---that's okay for a dissertation, but
> >> ...
> >>
> >>    Do check out Kate Hudgins' recent
> books and articles about working with trauma. A
> >> whole book is in Press right now, an anthology of
> others doing this stuff.
> >>
> >>    Possibly you might also do a chapter
> for some book---that's another possibility. Are
> >> you in touch with Dr. Kate?
> >>            If not,
> give me 40 -70 word introduction (what you'd like me to say)
> and
> >> I'll
> >> email and say, I met Rebecca at a drama therapy
> conference and she shares many
> >> interests
> >> with your work. Please correspond with her. 
>   I think she will, too.
> >>
> >>     Hope this has been
> encouraging. Warmly, Adam
> >>  ----- Original Message -----
> >>  From: Rebecca Crook
> >>  To: Rebecca Crook ; adam at blatner.com
> >>  Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 1:10 PM
> >>  Subject: RE: drama therapy
> >>
> >>
> >>  Hi Dr. Blatner,
> >>  I met you at the Drama therapy conference in
> San Francisco last year.  I was
> >> introduced
> >> to you by Dr. Ted Rubenstein and told you about my
> dissertation on drama therapy and
> >> sexual abuse.  I remember telling you I would
> send you my dissertation when I finished
> >> it
> >> to see if I could turn any of my research into an
> article.  I would greatly appreciate
> >> it
> >> if you would take a look at what I have and let me
> know what you think.   I will likely
> >> have to update some of my research from when I
> wrote this, but wanted you to look at it
> >> first.
> >>
> >>  Sincerely,
> >>
> >>  Rebecca Crook
> >>
> >>
> >>  -----Original Message-----
> >>  From: Rebecca Crook
> >>  Sent: Sun 11/16/2008 9:54 PM
> >>  To: adam at blatner.com
> >>  Subject: drama therapy
> >>
> >>  Dr. Adam Blatner,
> >>
> >>  It was a pleasure meeting you at the Drama
> Therapy Conference in San Francisco.  I am
> >> Dr. Rubenstein's student who was introduced to you
> during dinner.  (Sorry about the
> >> interruption).  I am excited that you seem
> interested in my dissertation on drama
> >> therapy,
> >> childhood sexual abuse, and dissociation.  I
> will certainly be contacting you when I am
> >> finished with it in the spring.  Once again,
> it was a pleasure meeting you and I hope
> >> this
> >> find you well.
> >>
> >>
> >>  Sincerely,
> >>
> >>  Rebecca Crook, M.A.
> >>  The Chicago School of Professional
> Psychology
> >>
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