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LPTI Zoom Weekend Workshop: Finding Meaning: Narratives of Transformation in Action Dates: Friday-Monday, 11/13 through 11/16 Viktor Frankl, creator of Logotherapy, is noted for saying, “Everything can be taken from a [hu]man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Overview: This new LPTI workshop, featured at the First International Teledrama Conference, integrates ideas from logotherapy, existential psychotherapy, Jungian and Morenoean concepts. Using the powerful method of psychodrama—along with related experiential methods, we construct embodied stories of transformation. Our world needs these narratives more than ever. Workshop Schedule: Friday, 11/13 – Workshop Day 1 To Register: Saturday, 11/14 – Retreat Day: Email: [email protected] On Your Own Day of Rest & Self-Care Call: 410-746-7251 Sunday, 11/15 – Workshop Day 1 Monday, 11/16 – Workshop Day 3 Investment: $400 for 3 training days = 18 Continuing Education and Psychodrama Training Hours (NBCC, MD Bd SW, ABE). Discounts and a limited number of partial scholarships are available; please inquire. Finding Meaning: Narratives of Transformation in Action Training Objectives: At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to: ❖ Explain the significance of life narratives and narrative identity as a way of making meaning of our experience. ❖ Differentiate between a contamination/victimization narrative versus a narrative of redemption/transformation. ❖ Identify four archetypal narratives that may underlie our personal myth. ❖ Identify at least 2 holistic, integrative and experiential techniques for constructing and exploring a meaningful life narrative. Workshop Team: Catherine D. Nugent Laura Greer Workshop Leader/Director Assistant Director N’Kosi Ayize Thomas Northrup Trained Auxiliary Ego Trained Auxiliary Ego .

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