Training

Arts educators. School therapists and mental health counselors. Youth organization staff. All can benefit from a better understanding of how trauma and unmet needs drive difficult behavior and how the techniques of drama therapy can identify those needs and lead to improved insight and participation.

Training programs are customized to support your organization, guiding your staff on using safe role-play techniques, trauma-informed practices, and theater game intervention to work effectively with any group. We provide problem-solving sessions and ongoing supervision where desired.

Learning the evidence-based ENACT Method can significantly increase the ability of staff to reach your clients and help them achieve their goals.

Specialized Theater Performances are offered, in which your clients develop an original performance to help them find and express their voice, improve self-esteem and address significant issues. Clients and professional actors perform side by side.

Coaching will empower you to develop stronger leadership skills, enhance your performance, and reach new goals.

Workshop Offerings

Examples of workshops that DramaSol offers include:

  • Understanding the Impact of Trauma on Behavior

  • Finding Meaning and Developing Resiliency 

  • Working with Our Hidden Stories: Finding the Meaning

  • Introduction to the ENACT Method

  • Creating Alliances

  • Attachment Theory

“I strongly recommend Dramasol as a model program in helping youth succeed. We hope to continue counting on you to assist us in enhancing the structures needed for preparing lifelong learners.”

W.H., High School Principal, Brooklyn

 

Introduction to ENACT Method Training – Part 1

This 16-hour virtual training can be taken by itself or applied to the ENACT certificate program. It is designed to teach the basics of the ENACT evidence-based method for working with youth who have experienced trauma in schools, hospitals, juvenile justice centers, and other youth-serving programs. You will be introduced to ENACT’s signature role-play interventions and theater games based on attachment theory and developmental trauma.

The ENACT program worked in NYC schools for over 30 years, reaching over 250,000 students, teachers, and parents. ENACT was the recipient of a four-year Ford Foundation research grant.

All sessions are led by Diana Feldman, Psychotherapist, LCAT, drama therapist, author and lecturer.

Inquire about upcoming trainings CEU’s and certification programs.

 “I have known and revered Diana Feldman’s trainings since their early days and they keep getting more powerful and valuable. I cannot recommend any opportunity more highly. Get ready to become a lot more sophisticated, aware, confident and effective.”

– Eric Booth
Author of The Everyday Work of Art: Awakening the Extraordinary in Your Daily Life
International Arts Learning Consultant
Faculty: Julliard, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center