Beyond Talk: Experiential Therapy Techniques to Enhance Your Practice
This presentation will directly teach various experiential therapy techniques to participants. Activities to be demonstrated and taught are Group Juggle, Triangle Tag, Circle of Strengths, and Floor Check. Additional techniques may be included depending on time allowances (e.g. Karpman Triangle). Participants will be able to learn through participating in the activities and then engaging in processing and discussion of appropriate applications in clinical and para-clinical settings. Handouts for all activities will be provided to participants, including activity descriptions and instructions for facilitating activities.
Goal: To demonstrate and teach participants experiential activities to be used therapeutically.
Objectives:
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- Develop new therapeutic skills beyond talk therapy.
- Discuss appropriate applications for each activity.
- Learn and understand ethical appropriateness for each activity.
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Speakers
Eric Webber is the Director of the Legal Professionals Program and Senior Clinician for Specialty Services at Caron Treatment Center. He provides direct care through specialty lectures and counseling sessions focused on relapse, Addiction Interaction Disorders, work/professional related issues, and other targeted needs. He conducts the Legal Professionals group, as well as a general Executive/Professional group. Mr. Webber is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Clinical Supervisor, and holds a Certificate of Competency in Problem Gambling, all through the Pennsylvania Certification Board; he is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and a Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. He holds a Master’s Degree from Alvernia University.