Souldrama® was developed by Connie Miller, NCC, LPC. TEP. in 1997 and trademarked in 1999 as a therapeutic tool created for use as an adjunct to psychodrama and designed to move clients from co-dependency to co-creativity. Connie is the founder of the International Institute of Souldrama and also the owner of the Spring Lake Heights Counseling Center and Center For Codependency in New Jersey. She was employed for years as a career counselor and worked with families with children with cancer.Connie runs a group for professionals in training in action methods and also trains the staff at Seabrook House in southern New Jersey.She is a Trainer, Educator, Practitioner of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy.
Connie has developed a new model to access our spiritual intelligence that incorporates psychodrama, group psychotherapy, the creative arts, energy work and sociometry that she has called Souldrama®. She has had articles on this approach published in our own International Journal of Action Methods (in 2000), more recently also in the Korean Psychodrama Journal, "Souldrama: a psychotherapeutic technique to access spiritual intelligence", the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, and a chapter in the recently published anthology from Routledge Publishers titled "Psychodrama: Advances in Theory and Practice. Connie has written a book on this approach (it has also been translated into Portugese and published in Brazil), made cd-rom teaching materials, and has been most active in presenting on this method nationally and internationally!
She has built bridges to a number of associated fields by presenting at the conferences of the American Counseling Association, the National Board of Certified Counselors as well as to the field of addictions. In addition, Connie has run trainings in Souldrama for the past ten years in Mexico, Portugal, Greece and in England, Brazil and presently runs her own training group in Souldrama and other action methods. Connie received the 2010 ASGPP Innovators award for Souldrama and also the 2011 Thelma Duffy award for innovation and creativity and cutting edge practice.
More recently she present at the British Psychodrama Association Conference, in Greece, and planning training groups in Israel and Amsterdam and Connie has also been in India and volunteered for the past two years to train pastoral counselors in Indonesia.Connie is also employed by the Department of Defense on the death notification team helping to inform families of losses and injuries from overseas. All workshops and trainings offer CEUs for NCCs as well as training hours for the American Board of Examiners.
She invites any questions you might have and can be contacted atconnie@souldrama.com
Netherlands
Karin Rack-Walcott
Karin Rack Walcott has been studying Souldrama for over three years. Besides being a certified massage therapist, she has generously volunteered her summers teaching Souldrama in Indonesia to pastoral counselors, health care workers and university students and faculty. She inspires creativity with her music and movements including Tai Chi. She can be reached at karinrack@hotmail.com
Indonesia
West Java/Jakarta
Dr. Budi Hartono
Drs.S.S.Budi Hartono,M.Si Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia. My friends just call me Budi. I major in Clinical Psychology and has interests in Positive Psychology and Psychology and Culture. The two intensive trainings in Souldrama in 2010 and 2011 in Bali-Indonesia has convinced me that Souldrama is a very powerful technique in psychotherapy and training. Hobbies: western classical music (especially from the baroque, classic, and romantique periods), classical Javanese and Balinese music, traveling to exotic places( and on my magic carpet)
Dra. Hennie Wattimena M.Th. Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Supervisory program in Honolulu Hawaii. Assistant Coordinator of Souldrama in Indonesia
Address : Theology Faculty, Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW)Jl. Diponegoro 52-60 Salatiga 50711 Indonesia
Phone:62-298-321212 ext373.
Mobile : 081326251967 E mail hennie67@yahoo.com Connie ‘sbook: “Starve the Ego; Feed The Soul! Souldrama : Ignite Your Spiritual Intelligence “ is translating in Indonesia and will be publishedon April 25, 2010.Please order with Hennie..
The second International Souldrama Conference will take place in Italy June 30-July 7, 2012
Berta Esti Ari Prasetya, S.Psi., MA
Berta Esti Ari Prasetya, S.Psi., MA Berta is currently working as lecturer in Faculty of Psychology in Satya Wacana Christian University, in Salatiga, Indonesia, and at present is acting as the Dean of the faculty. She finished her undergraduate in psychology in Gadjah Mada University,and completed her master degree in Ateneo de Manila, The Philippines, majoring in Counseling. She is now also involved as counselor in Satya Wacana Psychological Bureau. Her broad interest leads her to take her second master now in Magister Management in Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga, Indonesia. She has been involved in Souldrama Training, since 2009, and she has joined the first Souldrama Conference in Bali, 2011 as one of souldrama trainee. Apart from the Souldrama training, she was also a certified therapist in OEI (Observed Experiential Integration) under the supervision of SightPsy Org, Vancouver, Canada. She has undergone some other therapy training such as: Hypnotherapy, Ego-State Therapy, Forgiveness Therapy, Brief-Therapy, and Art Therapy.
Apart from being a therapist, she has conducted some researches in psychology, and has presented the result of the researches in some national journals and international conferences. You can find some of her writings at bertapsychologycorner.blogspot.com
Nicholas is a lecturer at the Psychology Study Program, Medical Faculty, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia. He is a graduate pf Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia as an Industrial Organizational Psychology major. He is interested in reading, sport, teaching, research and public service. Joining Souldrama for the first time in 2010 as participant was his reconciliation with past traumatic experiences. Later he joined Souldrama as participant and committee organizer in 2011 where he is more able to engage with Souldrama and with all trainers and also new participants.
Contact: Nicholas Simarmata, S.Psi., M.A.
Mobile phone: +62 81 999 899 370
Email: enlightenment24@yahoo.com
Papua
Joyce Essuruw Coordinator in Papua
Chariman at The Protestant Church Indonesia ofTimikaVPastor & Helper skills in The Protestant Church of Indonesia in Timika VPastor & Helper skills in Counseling center at Kasih Bunda VGuiding for mother and child Contact: jessuruw@yahoo.com
Joyce Essuruw
Trained Souldramatists
After extensive training, I am proud to list our trained Souldramatists. Each trained person must continue to complete 50 hours annually to maintain their certification by attending the International Conference which will be held in vaious worldwide locations.
Manuela Maciel Portugal
Manuela Maciel
Manuela Maciel, www.manuelamaciel.com Past Chair of IAGP Psychodrama Section Chair 2003-2009, Vice-President of Portuguese Psychodrama Association and teacher and supervisor of Sociodrama and Psychodrama at SPP, Founder of International Sociodrama Conference and of Transgenerational Conference. Co-Organizer of International Sociodrama Retreat. Co-Editor of Book "Advance theory and Practice in Psychodrama" by Routledge with 27 authors from all over the world (2007).Author of Psychodrama and Sociodrama articles in journals and books. Facilitator of training Courses and Workshops about Psychodrama and Sociodrama in many counries in the world. Trained by Anne Ancelin Schutzenberger in Transgenerational Psychodrama, by Zerka Moreno as Psychodrama Director and by Connie Miler in Souldrama.
US and International Coordinators
Please contact any of our approved coordinators if you would like to sponsor a workshop in Souldrama!
***Souldrama coordinators are responsible for arranging the workshop to suit your needs. All workshops must have a certified Souldrama Trainer attend.
Florida-USA
Kerri Leslie
Kerri Leslie is a Program Manager for a non-profit social services agency that provides children’s services to low SES families in Central Florida.She has a Bachelors Degree in Social Work from the University of Central Florida and has worked in the field of social services for the past 10 years. She has taken numerous courses in management and social work connected to children's services. Kerri is currently studying to become a certified trainer for Souldrama and enjoys working in groups to develop these skills to evolve spiritually and professionally. She can be reached at kerri@souldrama.com
India
T.T. Srinath
T.T Srinath has spent over 27 years as an entrepreneur and 16 years as a programme facilitator. As a highly qualified sensitivity trainer from India’s most recognized body for applied behavioural science (the ‘Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science, an associate of NTL, USA), his experience spans across a wealth of industries.
Born into a large business family based in South India, T.T Srinath, was exposed to organisational behaviour at an early age. After his post-graduate degree in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations from XLRI (Jamshedpur), T.T Srinath went on to resuscitate several ailing companies before setting up his own manufacturing plant.
During his transition from Manufacturing to Training, he has undergone intensive training in centres across the world. Further, his PhD in ‘Entrepreneurial Development’ has allowed him to refine his own training technique as well as explore new areas within entrepreneurial development. His unique models and interactive psychodrama tools have been tremendously successful.
In addition to organisational training, T.T Srinath is the Managing Director for Pegasus Travels and Tours Ltd, a company that he set up in 1990, whose current gross turnover is INR.700 Million. He is also a member of the governing body of Vidya Mandir School for Secondary Education, in Chennai, India.
As an Executive Committee Member of Madras Players, the oldest English Theatre Group in India, his commitment to theatre continues.
Israel
Doren Lowenstein
Doron, has been working the last 10 years as a psychodramatist and psychotherapist in his own clinic. He specializes in working with emotionally disturbed children, and with their parents. He is also a teacher in two of the leading academic programs in Israel for training students as psychodramatists. He has been also involved for four years in directing the program (in Seminar hakibuzim together with his colleague).He also was part of the management team of The Israeli Association of Psychodrama.
Doron leads psychodrama groups for addicted prisoners living in a hostel and also leads psychodrama group for children in a daycare center, suffering from conduct disorder.
During the last years Doron has been looking for answers to questions considering the meaning of his journey here on earth, and the connection between the individual and the community in the deep sense. As a result doron is volunteering the last two years for therapeutic work with children traumatized by war actions. That is how Doron found Connie who through her workshops, he feels he can find a way to explore those questions.
Doron has his B.A. in psychology, and he also was trained in acting school. He has his M.A. in Expressive Art Therapy from Lesley University. He can be reached at doronlev10@gmail.com
Halmahera, Indonesia
Jerda Djawa
Jerda is a lecturer at Halmahera University.She teaches the Interpreatation of the Old Testament and Theology Feminist. She is married and has 2 daughters, She lives in live in Tobelo. She is also a member of The Synod Board in period 2007-2012, my responsibilities are Church Doctrine and Theology and training pastors and lay people. Her email address is jerda_djawa@yahoo.com
East Java
Pulung Handini
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