Twice As Nice: The Art of Doubling and Role Play

Yes, there are rules to role play! And techniques, too! Make your role plays (and other action structures in other settings) rock with the technique of doubling, which is considered a key intervention in supporting developmental change, empathy for self and more.

Doubling, along with other psychodramatic role-playing echniques, promises to enable people to give issues more serious or deeper consideration, particularly in settings where self disclosure and finding one’s voice are challenging.

In this interactive training workshop, Karen will demonstrate the use of doubling that enlivens the therapeutic setting, increases insight, permits and assists self disclosure, and deepens a person’s experience of self and the issue. There will be ample opportunities to practice and ask questions about the use of this role play technique.

You will learn:

• The application of role theory to safe role play.
• The uses of the psychodramatic double.
• Assessing your client for interventions with the psychodramatic double.
• How to explain and warm up your client to the role of the double.
• How to evaluate the client’s story for role play possibilities.
• The judicious use of props to set scenes and make the issue come alive.

Who will benefit

This training is designed for mental health professionals and professional helpers, including social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed counselors, addictions counselors, physicians, nurses, creative arts therapists, massage therapists and bodyworkers, alternative health practitioners, life coaches, educators, clergy, clinical supervisors, administrators, youth leaders, group leaders, graduate students and others interested in experiential psychotherapy and experiential learning.

Tuition

Tuition is $85 for the all-day training if registered by Aug. 13, $105 after. It includes the program, six CE credits and psychodrama hours, handouts and healthy snacks.

As always, there will be options to address personal work and bring case studies forward for feedback and action supervision.

How to register

There are two ways to register:

• Register online with your credit card here.
• Or send check to Karen Carnabucci at 313 W. Liberty St. Suite 251, Lancaster, PA 17603.

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 the Certified Psychodramatist credential as approved by 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. No refrigeration will be available.

What to bring

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