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Relational Trauma Repair (RTR): Virtual Training Course

Module 2: Experiential Check-Ins: Locograms and Spectograms

Tian Dayton MA, PhD, TEP
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Describe 2 activities that can be used to “break the ice” and warm the group up to experiential work.

  • Describe 2 processes that can be used to warm group members up to each other.

  • Explain how to facilitate the process of sharing feelings openly.

  • Demonstrate how to offer quick, experiential “check-ins.”

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this module is for clinicians to learn how to conduct step-in-circles, locograms, and spectrograms.

Description

Talk alone does not reach the kinds of inner states wherein trauma is held. Research on neurobiology has revealed the importance of an approach to healing trauma that involves the body and the mind. This can be challenging for treatment centers in training staff and creating safety. Sociometrics is an embodied process that makes bringing experiential work into treatment programming measured, safe, and effective. 

 

Spectrograms and Locograms, drawn from J.L. Moreno’s triadic system of psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy, are powerful experiential processes. They help clients gently warm up to an embodied experience—both within themselves and in the group. These methods invite participants to explore and begin to measure the impact of relational trauma on their lives in a way that feels safe and engaging. In this module, participants will learn how to break the ice and warm group members to the process, foster connection and bonding, guide clients from passive observation into active participation, and support the shift from “thinking” to being fully present in the here-and-now of the group experience.

Presenters

Tian Dayton MA, PhD, TEP
For more than thirty years, Dr. Dayton has been a leading voice in the fields of trauma healing, addiction recovery and experiential, embodied therapy. A clinical psychologist, licensed creative arts therapist, and certified trainer in psychodrama and sociometry, with a master’s in educational psychology she is a Senior Fellow at The Meadows and the author of over fifteen acclaimed books including Growing Up with Addiction, Treating Adult Children of Relational Trauma, The ACoA Trauma Syndrome, Sociometrics, Emotional Sobriety, Forgiving and Moving On, and Trauma and Addiction.

Her pioneering work integrates psychodrama, sociometry, and nervous system-informed approaches into a cohesive model Relational Trauma Repair (RTR) used by therapists and treatment centers across the world. As a Fellow of the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy, she has received their highest honors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Scholar’s Award, President’s Award and Gratitude Award. She also served for eight years as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy. She is on the scientific board of The National Association of Children of Alcoholics, (NACoA). In the addiction’s field, her contributions have been recognized with The Martie Mann Award The Mona Mansell Award and The Ackermann Black Award.

Dr. Dayton’s work is widely respected in both academic and clinical settings, as well as in the public sphere. She has been a guest expert on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, and other national platforms, and is a frequent speaker at leading conferences on trauma, mental health, and recovery.

To learn more about her work, visit www.tiandayton.com.

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  • Relational Trauma Repair (RTR)