Pre-Conference
Thursday
NOV 6th

Friday
NOV 7TH

Saturday
NOV 8TH

California State approved CEUs will be available for California LMFTs and LCSWs.

29TH ANNUAL NADT CONFERENCE

November 6-9, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel SFO
1177 Airport Blvd.
Burlingame, CA 94010

CONFERENCE - DAY 3
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9th

W3: Morning Yoga Warm Up  
Sarah Ratliff, MA

As drama therapists, we believe in using the body as a tool. This method of yoga focuses on breathing, listening to the body, accepting where your body is at the moment, letting go of competition, letting go of judgment, letting go of expectation, and staying present in the moment.

M7: RDT Application Presentation, Q/A
Sheila Rubin RDT/BCT, LMFT

In this session, an experienced member of the Registry Committee will explain and answer questions about the requirements and application procedure for becoming a Registered Drama Therapist.
 

C1: Being Fully Alive in Our Bodies
Jean Campbell, MSW, ASW, CET III, TEP

Action methods offer the opportunity to be fully alive in the moment. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to Psychodramatic Bodywork®, a method that helps us to tune in to the stories our bodies hold, so we can better connect to ourselves and each other.

C2: Dramatizing the Healing Power of Diversity in Therapeutic Work
Cary Okano, MA
Maia Huang, MA, MFT, REAT

Open to the aliveness of your own diversity with the kindness and care you give your clients. In the play space, personally held issues of oppression can be creatively explored and therapeutic relationships can be revitalized with heightened awareness as we move towards becoming informed allies and advocates for social change.

C3: Dramatic Reflections: An Exploration of  Mirroring in Relationships
Merry Ross, LMFT
Mary Saudargas, MA, RDT

Relationships as Mirrors:Using Drama Therapy to explore how mirroring affects the vitality of relationships.In relationships we are affected by how we are perceived and how we perceive the other.This workshop will examine how mirroring in relationships can contribute to or impede upon the health of the relationship.

C4:  The C4 workshop was moved to Friday Afternoon it is now A18

C5: Breathing Life into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Using Developmental Transformations
Warren Randy McCommons, LMFT, RDT/BCT
Melanie Bandera- Hess, MA, MFTI

One can not practice as a drama therapist in the contemporary health system without rubbing up against Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This "evidence based" treatment however seems devoid of much liveliness. This workshop will demonstrate how to bring playfulness into CBT using Developmental Transformations.

C6:  DJing Images:  A Hip-Hop Theatre Remix
Evan Hastings, BA

This experiential workshop will focus on the collective healing process through a Hip Hop Theatre dialogue of movement, improv theatre, music and discussion. Workshop participants will learn DJing Images, a Hip Hop Theatre technique, and some of it's healing applications for use with youth and adults in various settings.

Note: This workshop was C10 it has been switched and is now scheduled in this timeslot.

C7: Making Honey in the Heart: Playback Theatre in Service to Community
Liisa Britt, BA
Valentina Torres, BA
Jenelle Mazaris, BA
Melody Macurdy, BA

After researching the efficacy of Playback Theatre in the Chilean community we argue that the communal act of meaning-making has higher stakes for the audience members who need meaning the most. Playback is particularly suited for communities who have suffered a loss and are seeking reintegration.

C8:  Walking Your Walk: Psychodrama with Clients Recovering from Addiction
Silvia Israel, LMFT, RDT/BCT, TEP
John Olesen, MA, PAT

Psychodrama is well suited for working with the trauma and confusion of recovering addicts. Psychodrama meets the clients where they are, providing the experience of both the present and future options. We will teach actions structures that participants can use and discuss the importance of expression vs. containment in working with addicts.

C9: How do you say “Drama Therapy” in Spanish? 
A Panel with Spanish Speaking Drama Therapists
Susana Pendzik, PhD, RDT
F. Antonio Ramírez Hernández, PsyD
Carlos Rodriguez-Perez, MA, RDT/BCT, LCAT

This panel attempts to address some of the particular issues that concern Spanish speaking drama therapists. It will include an open discussion on three main levels: 1) Literal translation of concepts and terms; 2) Cross-Cultural issues; 3) Incorporation of cultural traditions of Spanish speaking populations into the drama therapy practice.

C10: Puppetry and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities,
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Issues
Jason Conover, MA, RDT
Porter Ferebee, BA

The presentation will discuss the formation, implementation, and sustainability of an educational puppet troupe addressing substance abuse, whose members are young adults with cognitive, emotional, and substance use challenges. The presentation covers the processes of script writing, rehearsal, and feedback from providers who have worked with the puppeteers and witnessed performances.

Note: This workshop was C6 it has been switched and is now scheduled in this timeslot.

CM2:  Closing Ceremony
Jess Miller, MA, RDT/BCT
Janna Mitchell, LMFT, RDT
Chris Kammler, MA, RDT