Training the Trainer in Psychodrama & Action Methods
Connie Miller, ACS, M.S., NCC, TEP
Energy Follows Action. This training is designed for professionals in psychotherapy, education, spiritual direction, human resources, and healthcare who want to integrate action methods into their practice. It is also valuable for those working in addiction recovery at all levels.
Psychodrama and sociometry enhance group dynamics, helping participants:
Overcome passivity
Express thoughts and emotions more powerfully
Gain insight into personal perceptions
Increase spontaneity and creativity
Expand therapeutic options
About Psychodrama
Created by Jacob L. Moreno, MD, psychodrama uses guided dramatic action to explore personal and group issues. It promotes insight and personal growth by integrating cognitive, emotional, and behavioral processes.
This experiential therapy is particularly effective in group psychotherapy, addiction recovery, and leadership development.
Training Overview
Ongoing professional training groups are available in Monmouth County, NJ, St. Petersburg Beach, FL,. Participants can earn certification credits in group psychotherapy and psychodrama and continuing education credits for certified group psychotherapists (CGPs).
Training includes:
Experiential & didactic learning
Processing group dynamics
Theory & techniques discussions
Certification Requirements:
Master’s degree in Psychology, Social Work (MSW), Rehabilitation, or related field
780 training hours with a certified trainer
Written & practical exams
Successful candidates earn certification from the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama and the American Board of Examiners.
Consultation & Supervision
On-site consultation is available for staff training, program development, and supervision. Monthly group supervision is also offered—participants do not need to be seeking certification to join.
The Clinical Practitioner (C.P.) certification in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy is approved by the American Board of Examiners.
Supervision in Souldrama – Starting September 25, 2023
To qualify, trainees must have:
250 hours of Souldrama training under supervision
250 hours of psychodrama training
100 hours of personal growth experience
Join our monthly online Zoom sessions (8:00–11:00 AM EST) designed for counselors, mental health professionals, and clinicians. This interactive small-group format fosters connection, skill-building, and professional development.
Monthly Consultation Group
Designed for clinicians at all levels, this group addresses challenges in leading psychotherapy and Souldrama groups in agencies, hospitals, schools, and organizations.
Souldrama® facilitates spiritual transformation through seven doorways, aligning ego and soul while integrating rational, emotional, and spiritual intelligence. Recognized internationally in Great Britain, Europe, South America, and Indonesia, this model offers a new approach to the 12-step recovery process.
Fee: $125 per session 📩 Email: connie@souldrama.com 🔗 More info:LinkedIn
Certification & Supervision Requirements
Upon completing training, 75 hours of supervision are required:
50 hours in the monthly supervision group
25 hours with a co-facilitator presenting a workshop, overseen online
Trainees must have a co-facilitator for Souldrama workshops until certification is complete. After certification, workshops can be offered under the supervision of a trained Souldrama practitioner, with approval required to train with another trainer.
Continuing Education
Certified practitioners must complete 32 hours of continuing education annually.
Supervision sessions begin September 22, 2023, from 8:00–11:00 AM EST. Online supervision rate: $125 per hour.
About Our Training Groups in Souldrama
In life, as well as in the counseling room, many helping professionals are challenged to find ways to combine the practice of psychotherapy with people's spiritual search without supporting specific religious traditions or denominations. Spirituality is expressed individually as each person chooses a power greater than themselves, but we all have the common goal of finding our life's higher purpose. The illumination of knowing our life's purpose and the satisfaction of fully living it brings clarity, meaning, and fulfillment into our lives. When we consciously align with our most in-depth reasons for being, we tap into rich reserves of energy, personal power, and passion. Our lives begin to flow in new and delightful ways, and it brings a peaceful stillness to our souls. As we experience the depths of our hearts, we can love ourselves without judgment and learn to extend it to others.
Applied to religious settings, Souldrama , an outgrowth of psychodrama ,offers spiritual directors, pastors, chaplains, and others seeking fresh ideas to explore the familiar topics of forgiveness, love, divinity, dreams, evil, and joy. Ordinary people struggle with a spiritual path to move forward but have few tools to do so. Souldrama provides us with a therapeutic Action Method to discover a more meaningful and purposeful life! In troubled times, it helps others to access their spiritual intelligence.
While we offer Souldrama retreats and workshops for personal growth, we also provide training in the methods to become a Souldrama Trainer and also a certified psychodramatist. The training is designed to teach how to blend group psychotherapy, psychodrama, and Souldrama to stimulate creativity. This process combines the elements of mind, body, emotions, and spirit to create useful therapeutic energy within a group process. Participants will learn through the use of experiential techniques such as psycho-spiritual psychodrama and Souldrama® how to translate these interactive, creative techniques to propel themselves forward. It is also an excellent opportunity to meet people from other cultures, network, and promote this innovative Action Method.
Why Train in Souldrama®?
Souldrama helps you access your spiritual intelligence and also to understand your true spiritual purpose for your soul's mission in this life. Using the technique of Souldrama and psychodrama within a group situation, we will focus on how this technique can be used to help clients that are stuck to put their intentions into action and move past the resistance that prevents them from achieving their higher purpose.
Supervision and Training
Various psychodramatic elements are taught in training, such as role reversal and doubling. The progression of completing each of the seven stages of Souldrama facilitates the co-creative process of the director (facilitator) and the protagonist (lead participant). Also integrated are group concept presentation, pen, and paper exercises, sociometry. The work is experiential, and an applicant must complete a full interview before being accepted into a regular training group. However, anyone is invited to attend a workshop or training group for personal growth and to experience the process of Souldrama. Trainees will learn and practice using Therapeutic Action Techniques, Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy Techniques in Clinical Practice. They will also have a place to obtain professional support and supervision and explore self-care tactics for professional and personal sustainability.
Direct Supervision occurs at the end of the 550 hours when the trainees have the opportunity to direct and organize their workshop under the supervision of a Souldrama practitioner. These ongoing sessions present sociometry, psychodrama, spontaneity-creativity theory and role theory. Trainees learn the theoretical substructure of psychodrama, sociodrama, and group psychotherapy. They will also practice techniques for use in their field of interest.
Trainees have the opportunity to experience and learn about the roles of a group member, an auxiliary ego, the protagonist, and director.
Training Requirements:
Training to be certified in Souldrama involves: 250 hrs of psychodrama training 250 hrs of Souldrama (workshops) 100 hrs Self Experience/ Therapy ( Can have been provided in the past) 75 hrs direct Supervision in the process of Souldrama, 50 in the final workshop of going through all 7 doorways. Total: 675 hours. The final part of supervision, as a Souldrama trainer, is conducting or participating in a workshop that involves going through all seven doorways. A Masters Degree is not required as many people have rich life experiences they bring to the group, also each countries education process varies.
What is Souldrama and how does it help me as a counselor?
Souldrama®, is a psycho-spiritual approach designed to enhance spiritual development in people regardless of their religious denomination or even lack of a spiritual path. As therapists and trainers, we are responsible for our personal development and spiritual growth. The journey of going through the seven doorways of spiritual growth will help us to remove our blocks, see our repetitive patterns, what roles we play where and when, and access our spiritual intelligence to further our careers and interpersonal relationships.
Where can Souldrama be Used?
There are many practical applications for Action Methods and Souldrama. Use them with:
Children
Couples Counseling
Loss and Grief Counseling
Elderly
Interpersonal Relationships & Communication
Career Development & Coaching
Mental Health Workers & Counselors
Addictions & Codependency Counseling
Sports Counseling
Churches & Clergy
Spiritual Caregivers & Seekers
Corporate Trainers
Nurses & Medical Professionals
And many others **If you join the training program, any one of our retreats can also be considered for training.
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If you would like to sponsor a retreat or workshop or be a Souldrama coordinator in your country or state, please contact us! Hours of certification in psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry as approved by the American Board of Psychological Examiners in Sociometry, Group Psychotherapy, and Psychodrama. Souldrama® is an internationally registered trademark US 903 317 and any unapproved use will result in legal prosecution.
Address: Spring Lake Heights Counseling Center 620 Shore Road Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, 07762. USA Phone 1-732-974-1978 Connie@souldrama.com
Co-creation Starts With Imagination!
The International Institute of Souldrama 620 Shore Rd, Spring Lake Heights,NJ 07762
732-974-1978
Souldrama® is an internationally registered trademark US 903 317 and any unapproved use will result in legal prosecution. www.souldrama.com
