$90 (2 Module Course) - 180 days access

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About the Course: 

The Mini Stage presents an innovative approach to therapeutic work with objects in a miniature stage setting. Clients have a clear view of the stage, the available objects, and the clinician simultaneously. Its compact size makes it ideal for online sessions, ensuring clients have a comprehensive view of the entire stage while collaboratively arranging objects with the clinician's guidance. This facilitates a deeper exploration of clients' inner and outer dialogues, providing therapists with structured insights into their clients' realities.

The Mini Stage serves as a valuable tool for therapists, enabling individuals to externalize and address their issues in a creative and symbolic manner. It establishes a secure environment for the protagonist, offering an additional layer of safety, especially for clients not yet ready for psychodrama participation.

Moreover, the Mini Stage accommodates various therapeutic models, engaging clients with symbolic objects and role-playing to navigate complex emotions and challenges. Throughout this course, the work is conducted in a psychodramatic style, with references to the therapeutic spiral model, relational trauma repair model, and transactional analysis. Mini stage allows working with play, projection, and visual concretization, emphasizing the astonishing effect on clients as they gain new perspectives and creative solutions. While resembling sand tray work, the Mini Stage distinguishes itself by its smaller, yet equally impactful, size.

This 2-module video course is an introduction to using action methods with a Mini Stage online in an individual and group settings, tailored for a diverse range of professionals. Explore a rich array of content, including setting up a Mini Stage, selecting symbols, facilitating warm-up exercises, guiding role reversal and mirror techniques, exploring group dynamics, and anchoring outcomes.

This Course is designed for:

• Therapists

• Social workers

• Psychologists

• Counselors

• Psychodramatists

• Educators

• Coaches

Appropriate for those who are new to action methods, as well as experienced practitioners, students in mental health fields, and those who want to develop their skills in action methods. Acting skills are not necessary.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the core principles and techniques of Mini Stage in individual and group settings.

• Describe how to set up a Mini Stage, choosing appropriate objects or symbols for projection.

• Demonstrate how to direct the Mini Stage session in individual and group sessions. 

Course highlights: 

• Core Techniques: Observe the essential techniques of Mini Stage, including symbol selection, role-play, and mirroring which are critical for impactful sessions.

• Facilitation Skills: Develop the ability to guide Mini Stage sessions, mastering the art of structuring sessions that promote insightful exploration and emotional engagement.

• Mini Stage Mastery: Gain a comprehensive understanding of Mini Stage use, including its application in therapeutic settings and strategies for effective online facilitation.

How and where to use:

• In Clinical and non-clinical setting

• Individual and group setting

• Online and in-person (therapy, counseling, business coaching, classes, group leading)

• For developing social skills, emotional intelligence, conflict management, professional skills training, or promoting self help

• In single sessions (conferences, business training etc.)

Presenter:

Ina Hogenboom holds a registration as a psychologist with the NIP and serves as a trainer in psychodrama at both her own institute and the NBES (TEP). She has a specialization in integrating psychodrama with trauma work, particularly through the Therapeutic Spiral Model. In her practice, Ina skillfully merges psychodrama, sociodrama, and sociometry with techniques from ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Focusing, Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), cognitive behavioral therapy, and incorporates the latest insights from neuroscience.

Module Includes:

Main Content:

• Videos - 137 min

• Test - 30 x 2min 

• Course Survey - 5 x 2 min 

Recommended Content:

• Working with Mini Stage Online. Interview with Ina Hogenboom. Part 1 - 11 min.

• Working with Mini Stage Online. Interview with Ina Hogenboom. Part 2 - 15 min.

• Working with Mini Stage Online. Interview with Ina Hogenboom. Part 3 - 15 min.

• Practicum - 60 min.

Hours for Certificate:

• 3.5 training hours on the Action Explorations Education Certificate. Our courses may be applied toward professional certification/training hours, depending on your board’s policies. Please verify eligibility with your certifying board or primary trainer. We’re happy to connect and answer questions about course content, hours, and documentation. Reach out anytime with your questions.