WILL HOPE PREVAIL?
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN DESPAIR & HOPE

PRESENTER: JULIE WELLS

Sociodrama and power
DATE AND TIME: 29th of June, Saturday  14:00-16:30
CONFERENCE TOPIC: Sociodrama and social healing – recovery from collective crises and collective trauma
TYPE: Workshop
ROOM:
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 30
TAGS: Social Healing, June29 Afternoon
ABSTRACT:

Using the power of sociodrama and the resources of the group, we will explore roles that hold limitless and limited hope. Sociodrama allows us to better understand the thoughts and feelings of others and learn new roles and ways of being.

As we move forward in a world of uncertainty and rapid changes, we need tools to help generate and foster hopefulness. Bring your curiosity and desire to decipher the hidden purpose of limiting hope and together we will work to find ways to bridge the divergence between the two roles.

Group sociometry will guide us as the sociodramatic roles negotiate and create ‘here and now’ solutions to help move toward hopefulness and away from despair. This two-hour workshop will start with empty chairs to identify general thoughts and feelings of HOPE and LIMITED HOPE and will evolve into a sociodramatic encounter created by the group. Using trauma-informed methods, we will negotiate through the role differences, overcome fears, and bridge the gap from despair and limited hope to hopefulness. Will hope prevail? You decide.

  1. Identify and describe 2 new healthy messages/affirmations that cultivate and foster HOPE.
  2. Identify two trauma-informed practices to maintain emotional and physical safety in a group setting.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Julie Wells LCSW, TEP is a Trainer, Educator and Practitioner in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy and serves as Vice President of American Board of Examiners. She has over 30 years of experience in Human Services and is director of Suncoast Psychodrama Training; offering training for various Healthcare and Social Services organizations in the Tampa Bay area, Orlando, and internationally. Julie was awarded ASGPP 2022 Fellow in 2022 and is dedicated to the teaching of psychodrama in her community and throughout the World.