ABSTRACT:

In the past, individuals easily identified with a culture when everyone in their community formed a social consensus, and there was equal sympathy among members on most issues. However, globalization has brought people closer together physically, mentally, and technologically. Now, it is more challenging to define one’s culture by geographic location, national borders, or even race. For example, a teenager from Hungary, Nepal, and Indonesia might identify more with the YouTube or TikTok channel they all commonly subscribe to than their national heritage. An expatriate teenager might not feel a sense of belonging to any nationality, perceiving themselves as an international orphan. The multicultural aspect of modern society inevitably forces us to accept complex identities that may not conform to any traditional norms of nationality or demographics.

So, where do I fit? Or do I need to fit in at all?

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the complexity of cultural identity and the dynamics of groups in our society.
• Strengthen their sensitivity towards cultural differences while interacting with individuals and groups.
• Explore their own cultural anchors that either differentiate or associate them with various communities and society.

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ABSTRACT:

The presenter selected this topic to highlight the social roles of individuals living with Alzheimer’s, along with the challenges faced by both formal and informal caregivers, and the broader implications for society. This decision is rooted in the presenter’s expertise and extensive experience in the field. Dr. Daniela Simmons, a sociodramatist, gerontologist, and educator, emphasizes, “Happy Aging means living with dignity, love, and care. Old Age should be as enjoyable as any other season of human life. This is a critical issue that demands attention from caregivers, professionals, and policymakers alike. We must envision how we want to experience our later years and ensure the same quality of life for those currently in old age.” With this perspective, the workshop aims to explore and understand the profound impact of dementia and identify effective ways to support those affected by the condition, their families, and caregivers, as well as society at large. The presentation will incorporate both didactic and experiential elements. Learning Objectives:

Participants will gain insights into the profound effects of dementia on individuals, their families, and caregivers. The workshop will explore the social roles of those living with Alzheimer’s and the challenges they face, emphasizing the importance of dignified, loving, and caring approaches to aging.

Attendees will learn effective ways to support those affected by dementia, focusing on enhancing the quality of life for the elderly in their later years. Strategies will address the needs of both formal and informal caregivers and consider the broader implications for society.

Bibliographic references:
Simmons, D., (2011) Sustainable Living In Long-term Care: For People with Dementia/Alzheimer’s, Educational Gerontology, Publisher Routledge
Simmons, D., (2023) Models for Individuals with dementia: Beyond the Special Care Framework; Long Term Care Models and Culture Change Movement in U.S., Book in Chineese & English

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Families and patients often struggle to see that eating disorders are not about weight or food. This sociodramatic technique was developed to use in large multifamily groups to help educate and give the families the emotional experience of an eating disorder and create a strategy for recovery from within. The sociodrama itself uses some body resistance to concretize the body struggle and we will be practicing together how to recreate a very physicalized sociodrama into a hybrid live/zoom space.

After this workshop participants will explain the importance of familial role reversal with the patient to stop the rescue pattern and help the client heal themselves.
After this workshop participants will be able to apply ‘fat’ and healing circles for working with body image issues.

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ABSTRACT:

Utilizing techniques developed from the HearthMath laboratory, the presenter combines these methods with tools of sociodrama, as a means to engage with collective intelligence and intuition. This approach aims to elicit answers and commitments from individuals and the community. In the first part, the presenter will introduce the main techniques to the participants. Then, in the second part, we will collaboratively formulate a collective question about our initial actions within our community. This process involves creating the question together and then sharing experiences through internal psychodrama to facilitate the third part: the sociodrama. Here, we use our bodies as metaphors and symbols to enact the action responses to our questions, allowing us to define our commitments. Learning Objectives:

Participants will learn three techniques of cardiac coherence from the HearthMath Institute.
We will co-create questions and answers focusing on our collective desires beyond individual needs, aiming to address what the community requires.

Bibliography:
– Childre, D., Rozman, D., Martín, H. and McCraty, R. (2017) The intelligence of the heart. Barcelona, ​​Spain. Publisher: Obelisk
– MORENO, J.L. Psychomusic and Sociodrama. Hormé. Buenos Aires, 1977.

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ABSTRACT:

Throughout human society and human history, J.L. Moreno recognized the presence and the activity of an underlying dynamic, a caste like structure, that is determining and impacting all social reality.
The same dynamic can be found within families, groups and organizations.

This workshop teaches Social Microscopy, an experiential educational practice that makes this underlying dynamic/structure visible within a group.
We can see the whole of society in a group when this dynamic/structure becomes visible. Social microscopy leads us to what Zerka Moreno described as the awakening of the autonomous healing center within the self, and in the group, and this offers hope. Social Microscopy Workshops are offered nationally and internationally.

Learning Objectives:

• Be able to define the underlying structure of social reality.
• Be able to grasp the nature of the autonomous healing center, and the awakening to it.

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