Tele’Drama International and the Hudson Valley Psychodrama Institute (HVPA) present, in collaboration,

EMBODYING WISDOM FIGURES IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK
3.5-Hour Session

Workshop Description
Wisdom Figures—known in different models as the Wise Mind (DBT), the Self (IFS), or the Autonomous Healing Center (Psychodrama)—are not simply conceptual constructs, but embodied roles that can be accessed, developed, and experienced through action. In spiritual or existential language, they may appear as Higher Power, Buddha-Nature, or the Light Within. In psychodrama, these figures become alive through movement, voice, posture, and relationship.Many individuals struggle to access internal wisdom due to the absence of reliable, nurturing role models or because past experiences have disrupted their sense of inner guidance. This experiential session invites participants to explore how Wisdom Figures can be discovered or co-created through actual relationships, symbolic figures, or imaginative sources.Using deep interviewing and role reversal, participants will actively engage in the process of developing a Wisdom Figure and experiencing its presence in action. Emphasis will be placed on sensing, embodying, and dialoguing with this role, allowing insight and guidance to emerge through lived experience rather than interpretation. Applications for both individual and group work will be demonstrated and practiced.

Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:

• Experience the difference between deep interviewing and interviewing for role through action-based practice
• Use role reversal to support the emergence, embodiment, and strengthening of a personal Wisdom Figure
• Apply experiential psychodramatic techniques to help individuals access internal guidance, grounding, and compassionate truth

 
Continuing Education & Certification Information

This professional workshop offers 3.5 training hours that may be applied toward certification through the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy.
These hours may also be submitted to various licensing boards for continuing education consideration, subject to each board’s approval process.
Many licensing boards are increasingly accepting independently attended professional trainings when participants submit the workshop title, description, and learning objectives, all of which will be provided.

Continuing Education may be applicable for: 

• NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)
• New York State Social Workers

Participants are responsible for confirming acceptance with their specific licensing or credentialing body.

PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop is fully experiential.

• Confidentiality and safety are required.
• All participants must attend with video on and be fully present for the entire process.
• This module is unique to those who attend and will not be recorded.
• The best way to participate is via a computer.
• In the event of cancellation, payment will be credited toward a future Tele'Drama workshop.
• You will receive the Zoom invitation prior to the session at the email address used for registration and payment — this is the only email address we have on file.