Weaving the threads of interconnectedness through myth, ritual and symbols
An 8-week Drama Therapy Journey for
Mental Health Professionals and Group Facilitators
Facilitated by
Dimitra Stavrou, DT, MSc & Ornela Kapetani, RDT, CCC
In cooperation with the Leaving Arts Center
WHEN:
January 25th – March 15th, 2024
Thursday mornings, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PST
8 Sessions
WHERE:
Live Online via Zoom
FEE:
$800 Full Course Fee
Payment Plans Available!
Course Description
Step into a transformative journey of self-discovery and
connection. You will be guided by the wisdom that emerges from the creation of
rituals. Myths and symbolic processes will be utilized to deepen the
experience. Through this you will discover your healing life metaphor. We will
work with creative tools and transform the images that emerge into
helpful guides.
Through movement, storytelling, psychodrama, role-playing and
symbolic processes, you will discover how the individual and collective
coalesce. You are invited to delve into the tapestry of your individual and
collective stories.
Themes Explored
·
Individual
and collective story: Weave
together the threads of individual and collective history through the
transformative power of ritual and myth.
·
Intergenerational
reconnection: Navigate the kaleidoscopic
process of connecting the threads of your ancestral stories that continue to
evolve.
·
Work
through life’s stages: Experience the interplay between developmental life stages.
·
Symbolic
exploration of Time and Space: Explore the DRI Model* and the “here and now”, and cross the
divide between circular and linear time.
Training for mental health professionals
·
Experience the developmental
impact of working with the Interconnectedness model in Drama Therapy.
·
Design your own sessions that
will enable you to work with different groups and individuals.
·
The facilitators will
demonstrate how practitioners can use the DMRI model which combines indoor and
outdoor symbolic activities.
·
Learn how to work with both
short and long term healing objectives such as trauma recovery, or
personal growth.
·
Empower you to work creatively
with trauma, grief and loss.
·
Experientially redefine the
importance of space and time and bring your discoveries into the ‘here and
now’.
·
Learn the application of
the clinical and societal dialectic in your practice .
Participants will learn
·
Recognize the kaleidoscopic
complexity of their individual micro/macro cosmos, embracing the
intricate and diverse facets of their being.
·
Experience the restoration of
new connections, weaving a tapestry of renewed bonds and a deeper sense
of self awareness.
·
Reaffirm faith in their
cultural identity, fostering an appreciation for their uniqueness and heritage,
empowering both themselves and others.
·
Feel inspired to create their
own healing rituals, becoming the architects of their personal growth and
transformation.
The Method Explained
The Developmental Ritualistic Model of Interconnectedness
This model draws inspiration
from developmental theories, archetypal psychology, and anthropological
research and the wisdom that comes from it. The framework also integrates
symbolic narratives, blending time and space into the fabric of the process to
restore ‘good enough’ connections.
In order to support you in achieving a sense of
interconnectedness, heal and renew your sense of purpose, the facilitators
incorporate a wide range of powerful techniques. These include sensory
stimulation, projective actions, role-playing, myth, storytelling,
symbolization of time and space as well as the creation of mandalas and other
symbolic narratives
This eight week workshop is for anyone interested in exploring
their experience through metaphor, embodiment and myth such as creative arts
therapists, social workers, wellness and life coaches, group facilitators,
actors, theatre workers and activists.
Want to learn more about the process? Read Dimitra Stavrou and
Fofi Trigazi’s article on
Developmental Ritualistic model, With myth as a passport
About the Facilitators
Dimitra Stavrou, MSc.
Is a Licensed Psychologist,
Social Anthropologist (MSc.) and Drama Therapist and author. Dimitra is a
trained practitioner of the Theatre for the Oppressed for social inclusion and
Performance Studies.
She is a Honorary member of the French Association of
Dramatherapists for her support to implement Drama Therapy in France and its
development in the country. She lives in Athens-Greece, she’s an avid
traveller combining work and her passion for Ethnography.
She has a rich clinical experience and has collaborations
with universities in Greece, Europe and U.S.A., big companies with drama
training, prisons, schools, programs for drug-addicted people, artists, diverse
working groups, refugees, hospitals, programs for high-risk teens etc.
She teaches Drama Therapy in the Greek-British College of Athens
and the ‘Theatre of Changes’ in Athens. She has worked with individuals and
groups in her private studio since 1995. In 2012 she co-founder of “Psypoint”,
an Arts-Therapies Center in Athens.
Since 2013, Dimitra has been working with ethnodrama as part of
the Drama Therapy process, or as part of performance art or activism.
Dimitra is the creator of the performance art collectivity “Liminals” directing
ethnodramatic performances in the city of Athens. Alongside her colleague Drama
Therapist Fofi Trigazi, in 2016 they introduced the Drama Therapy model, the
“Developmental ritualistic model of interconnectedness” or in abbreviation
“Interconnected Drama Therapy” . Dimitra co-edited the French book:
Dramatherapie: Applications Cliniques” 2021 Paris: L’ Harmattan, and authored
many professional articles.
Contact:
dimitrastavrou@gmail.com, dimitrastav@yahoo.com
Ornela Kapetani, MA, RDT, CCC
Is a drama therapist and a professional theatre and film actress. She is a registered drama therapist with the North American Drama Therapy Association and with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) in the UK. She’s a Transpersonal Regression Therapist registered with EARTH association.
Since 2009 Ornela has been working as a drama therapist for
the National Health System (NHS,UK), within mental health facilities,
mainstream education settings, NGOs and with individuals, from diverse cultural
backgrounds, who experienced trauma. She has extensive training in Jungian
psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, humanistic and person-centred approaches to
psychotherapy. She has an established private practice and works with people
from all walks of life.
In addition, Ornela has extensive training in various theatrical
disciplines such as the Stanislavsky method, the physical theatre of Jerzy
Grotowski, Jaques Lecoq and the silent theatre of Marcel Marceau. From
2008-2015 Ornela was a performer with the multidisciplinary theatrical group
PartSuspended, an art collective that aimed to bring together artists from
various disciplines to address social issues through performance.
Ornela combines her experience as a clinician and professional
actress, in a way where both the psychological needs and the artistic potential
of the person are intertwined to create a transforming experience.
Contact: +1 (438) 821-3239 | ornelakapetani@gmail.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ornela Kapetani, MA, RDT, CCC
ornelakapetani@gmail.com
1 (438) 821-3239