Lecture Demo on Psychodrama - 19 December, 2015

Indian Institute of Psychodrama (IIP)

Psychodrama is an action method develop by Jacob Moreno MD 1889-1974. Psychodrama includes elements of theatre, often conducted on a stage where props can be used. By closely recreating real-life situations and acting them out in the present, clients have the opportunity to evaluate situation in their spontaneous dramatization, role playing and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insight into their lives. Psychodrama may be used in a variety of clinical, community based and business settings and is most often utilised in a group scenario.

Magdalene Jeyarathnam is the founder of Indian Institute of Psychodrama, She practices Expressive Arts therapy and she has a 21 year practice with individual, couples and groups. She also runs the East West Center for Counselling and training which is a therapy center based in Chennai. She has worked as a consultant for various governments Tamil Nadu, India, Thailand, Myanmar, and Bhutan. She uses various therapy techniques and tools in her work. She currently runs a diploma course in Expressive Arts therapy along with Women’s Christian College which is the only such course in the country. Magdalene has worked with as a consultant for various international agencies like UNICEF, WHO in her capacity of strengthening counselling services in various countries in South East Asia. Magdalene is a member of International Association of Group Psychotherapy and group processes, which was founded by Jacob Moreo and she is also a member of the Moreo Psychodrama Society.

We welcome you to an orientation to psychodrama.

Who should attend?

Anyone working with individuals or groups, psychotherapists, counsellors, doctors, teachers, corporate trainers, psychologists, life coach or anyone else in the related field of working with groups.

Date : 19.12.2015       

Timing: 3 to 5 PM

Cost: Rs 500/=

Venue : Venue Edufun Life School, 5^th Floor, Shreevallabh Darshan (Next to Lakme Salon Opp Asha Parekh Hospital), Station Road, Santacruz – west

Contact: Rahul 9819040320 to reserve a seat.

CHENNAI COUNSELLORS FOUNDATION - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PSYCHODRAMA

CHENNAI COUNSELLORS FOUNDATION - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PSYCHODRAMA

CHENNAI COUNSELLORS FOUNDATION - INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PSYCHODRAMA

 Mrs. Magdalene Jeyarathnam , Director of East West Counselling Center And Indian Institute of Psychodrama, Was warmly welcomed by the Chennai counsellors foundation, where she gave a brief talk on the Introduction of Psychodrama to the members of the foundation, on 19th September, 2015, 

She organized few group activities to demonstrate the use of psychodrama in therapy and in general aspects of life. She also demonstrated few psychodrama techniques that could be used in a therapy setting, like Mirroring, Doubling Etc., with the help of the eager participants. Students from various city colleges also participated and got an idea on how expressive arts and psychodrama can be used for helping people. 

A few clicks from the meeting is posted.   

Book Reading - Chennai and Bangalore September 2015

                                      Book Reading

CHENNAI - 25th SEPTEMBER - THREE ELEPHANTS BOOK STORE

BANGALORE - 28th SEPTEMBER - SAPNA BOOK HOUSE

  

Indian Institute of Psychodrama presents

A Book Talk --

Everyone is invited!  Free Admission!

Ms Saphira Linden, MA, LCAT (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist) of Boston, USA, would be visiting Chennai, and she would be giving a Talk relating to her recently-published book,

"The Heart and Soul of Psychotherapy: A Transpersonal Approach through Theatre Arts: Drama Therapy, Psychodrama, and Transformational Theatre", Introduced and Edited by Saphira Linden.

CHENNAI:

Day: Friday 25 September 2015.

Time: 5 P.M.

Venue: Three Elephant Bookstore,

Apex Plaza, Basement (where Landmark Bookstore used to be),

No 3, Nungambakkam High Road,

Chennai - 34 

BANGALORE:

Day: Monday 28 September 2015.

Time: 5 P.M

Venue: Sapna Book House,

No.32, Brigade Road Junction, Residency Road, 

Bangalore - 560025,

Next To Hyundai Showroom, Opposite To The Gateway Hotel

This Book Talk might be especially interesting to people  involved in Theatre, Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, Human Resource work, Training, and Teaching.

Through the book, Ms Saphira shares her life's work of applying the Transpersonal Psychology approach to  Transformational Theatre, Psychodrama, and Drama Therapy. 

Transpersonal Psychology and Transformational Theatre enable individuals to integrate with the divine.

The book discusses ways of using Theatre Arts to help heal and uplift individuals, couples, families, and 

communities.

The book contains articles by many of Ms Saphira's students and colleagues.

Ms Saphira speaks about her work at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MusEvmlpb94 .

You are invited to come and meet this Sufi Practitioner, Drama Therapist, and Psychodrama Director.

For Additional Info:

(Chennai) 98847 00135

info@indianinstituteofpsychodrama

http://indianinstituteofpsychodrama.blogspot.in

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Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy 2015-16

The Only Academic training on Expressive Arts therapy in India

Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy 2015 -16

Diploma in Expressive Arts therapy 2015 to 2016

 

Invites Applications Batch 5 - 2015 to 2016 @ Chennai 

 Women's Christian College, Chennai and East West Center for Counselling and Training announces

Batch Five - “Diploma Course in Expressive Arts Therapy”

Training Calendar 2015 to 2016

Module One – Nov 30 to December 11, 2015

Module Two – Feb 15 to 26, 2016

Module Three – April 4 to 15, 2016 

Components we cover in this course are 

Psychodrama
Therapeutic uses of Storytelling
Dance Movement Therapy
Visual Art
Expressive Arts Therapy
Counselling and Ethics


The diploma will be issued only on completion of:

1.             100% Attendance

2.             Trainer's evaluation

3.             Assignments

4.             Final Project

5.             Written Exam (one)

6.             40 hours of personal (individual) therapy sessions

7.             Six Supervision sessions over Skype compulsory from June 2016 to
        November 2016

*****This Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma Program is the only academic based program offered in India****

In addition to the Diploma, students will also receive certificates from the World Storytelling Institute, Dance Movement Psychotherapy Institute and Psychodrama Institute upon completion of this program.

Training Venue - Women's Christian College, Nungambakkam, Chennai

Class timing - 9.30 AM to 3.30 PM

Who should attend this training?

This is an intensive program for those in the helping profession - (open to men and women) Therapists, HR (psychology), Social Workers, Counsellors, Psychologists, Special educators, NGO workers and those who are working with children will benefit from this course.

How is this training delivered?

The training is divided into 3 modules lasting 10 days each and takes place entirely in Chennai. At the completion of each module participants will have to complete projects and assignments of 15 hours. Each participant apart from the class hours will complete 200 hours of project work/ assignments.

Course Fee - Rs 75,000/=
Application Fee - Rs 200/=

For further details:

Application forms are available,  at the East West Center for Counselling's office. Please email us at info@centerforcounselling.org or contact us at 9884700104.

Contact Course Coordinator - 9884700135

Center for Counselling - (044) 42080810/+ 91 9884700135

WCC - (044) - 28275926/28231676/ - ext 323 (Psychology department)

Expressive Arts Therapy - Batch 4 - March 2015 (Dance Movement Therapy and Art Therapy)

East West Center for Counselling and Training, along with Women's Christian College 

is proud to present the annual Expressive Arts Therapy 1-year Diploma Program

The Expressive Arts Therapy program has completed its third and final module in April 2015 (6th to 17th), which encompassed the Dance Movement Therapy and Art Therapy components. 

Dance Movement Therapy was conducted by Preetha Ramasubramanian (Chennai, India) and Art Therapy was conducted by Susan Ainlay Anand (Mississippi, U.S.A.). 

 

From top to bottom: 

Pic 1 (left) - Mural Painting 

Pic 2 (center) - Art Therapy - Students working on the Mural Painting

Pic 3 (right) - Completed Mural Painting

Pic 4 (center) - Clay-work done by the students

Pic 5 (left) - Puppets by made the students

Dance Movement Therapy Workshop by Katia Verrault

An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy Workshop

by Katia Verrault 

East West Center for Counselling & Training concluded a half-day workshop for our employees on the introduction to Dance Movement Therapy. 

We'd like to thank Katia Verrault, a Dance Movement Therapist from Netherlands for conducting this workshop for us. 

2-Day Workshop on the Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy - Bangalore on March 14th and 15th

East West Center for Counselling & Training

has concluded a 2-Day Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy Workshop in Bangalore, at Sparsh Foundation, Cox Town on March 14th and 15th. 

The 2-Day experiential workshop explored the combinations of Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Psychodrama, Storytelling and Dance Movement Therapy.

Expressive arts therapy is a gentle, non-judgmental approach enabling the client to become aware of what is happening in his/her unconscious.

About the Trainer:

Dr. Karen Estrella is the Expressive Arts Therapy Program Coordinator in the Expressive Therapies Division at Lesley University, Boston, U.S.A. As a Music Therapist and Art Therapist, Dr. Estrella’s work has focused on developing an integrated arts approach to counselling and psychotherapy, and she has spent much of the past 15 years focused on developing competencies and integrating theory in Expressive Arts Therapy. In addition, Dr. Estrella is pursuing licensure as a Clinical Psychologist and practicing community based mental health counselling.

Expressive Arts Therapy - Batch 4 - March 2015 (Music Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy)

East West Center for Counselling and Training, along with Women's Christian College 

is proud to present the annual Expressive Arts Therapy 1-year Diploma Program

The Expressive Arts Therapy program has completed its second module in March 2015 (2nd to 13th), which encompassed the Music Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy components. Both components were conducted by Dr. Karen Estrella - Program Coordinator, Expressive Arts Therapy, Lesley University, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 

 

Left: Dr. Veena Easvaradoss, Head of Department - Psychology at Women's Christian College, Chennai, India

Middle: Dr. Karen Estrella, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Expressive Arts Therapy at Lesley University, Massachusetts,  U.S.A.

Right: Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director - East West Center for Counselling & Training, Chennai, India

Drama Workshop to Improve Self Expression of Children with Full or Partial Visual Impairment

Workshop using Drama to Improve Self-Expression

of Children with Full or Partial Visual Impairment at

Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary School

on February 17th and 20th, 2015

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of East West Center for Counselling and Training conducted a workshop on Feb 17th and 20th, 2015 using Drama and Movement; which was specifically designed for a group of students that included 8 students from the Sethu Bhaskara Mat. Higher Sec. School and 8 students from the same school, who had partial or full visual impairment. The focus of the workshop was to have an inclusive group and to encourage students with self-expression. 

Self-Expression is the ability to express one's feelings through storytelling, writing, art, music, dance and drama. Using these various art forms, we are able to motivate young children to express their inner feelings. 

This workshop was organized by Mrs. Prema Seetharam, Vice-President of the National Association for the Blind, Tamil Nadu State Branch and her team.

Special thanks to Mrs. Prema Seetharam, Vice-President of the National Association of the Blind, Tamil Nadu State Branch and her team for organizing this 2-day workshop. 

Thank you teachers, parents and students who helped make this workshop a success.

2-Day Workshop on "Therapeutic Uses of Storytelling/Storytelling in Therapy" in Chennai

World Storytelling Institute and East West Center for Counselling & Training

presents

a 2-Day Workshop on 'Therapeutic Uses of Storytelling/Storytelling in Therapy

In this 2-Day workshop, examples, ideas and techniques for writing healing stories for children/adults will be shared and the therapeutic use of metaphor will be explored. 

 Participants will also be given an opportunity to create their own story, using the story-making framework that will be shared.
This workshop is also a stand-alone module within a larger course on Using the Art(S) for Therapy (Expressive Arts Therapy).

Dates: 21st and 22nd February 2015

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Kilpauk Garden, Chennai

Leaders: Dr. Eric Miller and Magdalene Jeyarathnam

For more details and for registration, please contact Lulua at +91-9884700104 or email her at lulua@centerforcounselling.org

Body Image Workshop for Teenage Girls

Hazel Nayantara, a Post-Graduate student from Madras School of Social Work, an intern at our organization, along with our school counsellor, Diana Rachel conducted a one day Body Image workshop for a group of 40 teenage girls.

These young girls have a misconstrued image of the physical appearances of their body. When these girls were asked 'Who feels beautiful?' in the group, merely two or three girls raised their hands. 
This helps us understand that young girls often deal with body image issues. This is an increasing risk within the teenage girls population as it can impact self-esteem and lead to eating disorders. 

This workshop aimed at helping these young girls understand what body image is, why it is important for us to feel good about our bodies, and also the impact of messages that are received through the media and other sources about body types. Each girl has to feel innately beautiful, in order to truly accept the way they look. 

At the end of the workshop, the girls felt more comfortable in addressing issues and doubts that they had and were more open in accepting themselves the way they are. 

Our intern, Hazel presenting the Body Image workshop to the entire class

International Conference on Contemporary Trends in the Effective Practice of Counselling

The Management, Principal, Faculty and Students 

of the Department of Psychology

at

Dr. MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science for Women

presented a 3-Day International Conference on 

Contemporary Trends in the Effective Practice of Counselling

on February 4th, 5th, 6th, 2015

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of the East West Center for Counselling and Training and Indian Institute of Psychodrama was invited to present a workshop on the Clinical Use of Psychodrama on 6th, February 2015. 

"Psychodrama is an action method, often used a psychotherapy, in which clients use spontaneous dramatization, role playing and dramatic self-presentation to investigate and gain insights into their lives".

One Day International Conference on "Contextualizing Cultural Heritage in Literatures" in Salem, Tamil Nadu

The Post Graduate and Research Department of English 

at the Government Arts College (Salem, Tamil Nadu)

held a One Day International Conference on "Contextualizing Cultural Heritage in Literatures"

(UGC Funded)

on 30th January, 2015

Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of East West Center for Counselling and Training was invited to present a talk on the 'Indian Cultural Contexts Around Therapy, and Around Using the Arts for Therapy'. 

"The purpose of this conference was to discuss the inevitable relevance, significance and impact of Cultural Studies, both on life and literature. The International Conference on "Contextualizing Cultural Heritage in Literatures" was organized for the benefit of the research scholars and faculty members of various institutions nationwide. This interaction on the cultural aesthetics amidst the academics sphere would result in an explosion of intellectual contributions". - Government Arts College, Post Graduate & Research Department of English

5-Day Basic Counselling Skills Training in Chennai (29th December 2014 to 3rd January 2015)

East West Center for Counselling and Training 

recently conducted a 5-Day Basic Counselling Skills Training from December 29th 2014 to January 3rd 2015 in Chennai. 

The training covered the basic theoretical approaches to counselling. It included topics from 'Qualities of an Effective Counselor' to 'Counselling Micro Skills'. 

The training also introduced a few art therapy and psychodrama techniques that can be used in counselling sessions. 

For more information on these trainings, please contact us at info@centerforcounselling.org

Expressive Arts Therapy - Batch 4 - December 2014 (Storytelling and Psychodrama)

East West Center for Counselling and Training, along with Women's Christian College 

is proud to present the annual Expressive Arts Therapy 1-year Diploma Program

The Expressive Arts Therapy program has completed its first module in December 2014 (8th to 19th), which encompassed the Storytelling and Psychodrama components. This module was conducted by Dr. Eric Miller and Dr. Herb Propper respectively.