NYC: Surviving and Thriving in Difficult Systems workshop

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are looking forward to seeing those who have registered for the

Drama Therapy Consortium's January 7th workshop, Surviving and Thriving

in Difficult Systems... and remind interested folks that there is still

time to register! Please see below for registration information, or

e-mail for a flyer.

The workshop will be held in midtown Manhattan at Ripley Grier Studios,

520 8th Avenue between 36th and 37th Streets, 16th floor. The fee for

registration by Dec. 31 is $85. We will also welcome walk-in

registration, for which the fee is $100.

Happy holidays!

Warmly,

Speck and Darby

 

Surviving and Thriving in Difficult Systems 

Sunday, January 7, 10:00-4:00 

 

Workshop Description: 

Many creative professionals work in institutional settings that stifle

creative inspiration. Understanding theory about how and why systems

operate can offer the “aesthetic distance†we need to see the craziness

instead of letting it overwhelm us. This workshop will introduce

multi-disciplinary ideas and concepts, and use drama therapy techniques

to play experientially with the many roles that can be found within

systems. Participants will emerge with increased understanding of and

empowerment in their vital roles as creative professionals within

challenging systems. CEU’s for drama therapists. This workshop is

appropriate for professionals including Creative Arts Therapists,

Social Workers, Counselors, Psychologists, Rehabilitation Specialists,

Educators and others in the helping professions. 

 

Facilitator Bios: 

Darby , LCAT, RDT/BCT, was coordinator of the Drama Therapy

Internship Program at New York University from 1994 to 2001. She has

practiced drama therapy for eighteen years, primarily with adolescents,

in clinical and academic settings. In 2002 and 2003, Darby took drama

therapy to Bosnia, where she trained clinicians and educators in trauma

interventions. Currently, she is a Youth Development Specialist for the

New York City Department of Education, and has a private practice in

drama therapy supervision. She will be joining the Blanton-Peale

Institute's drama therapy program next year as an instructor in drama

therapy and group. 

 

Speck, LCAT, RDT/BCT, has worked in New York City social

services for over fifteen years, helping youth and adults confront

challenges including mental illness, addiction, homelessness, HIV/AIDS,

and court involvement. Currently, she is a Trainer/Consultant with a

nationally-recognized social service housing organization, providing

clinical training to staff and advising on program development and

change. is a former board member of the New York Coalition of

Creative Arts Therapists. She has post-grad training in Family Systems

Therapy from the Family Institute of Westchester, and is a doctoral

student in Organizational Development at Fielding Graduate University.

As a member of Village Playback Theatre, she has performed and

conducted workshops in a variety of settings, including Sing Sing

Correctional Facility. 

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The fee for this workshop is $85, due one week prior to workshop date.

Space is limited! CEU CERTIFICATES WILL BE HANDED OUT AT END OF

WORKSHOPS. 

 

For more information or to register, contact Long @

, or e-mail Speck at elizspeck@.... 

 

Checks can be sent to: Long 80 East 11th St., Ste 301C New

York, NY 10003 

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Surviving and Thriving in Difficult Systems 10 AM-4PM Sunday 1/7/07

 $85.00 

 

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