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Sociometrics: Experiential Therapy Made Easy

Tian Dayton, PhD, TEP
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Explain how Floor Checks engage, bond, and educate groups.

  • Describe Symptom Floor Checks and their specific applications

  • Discuss the Trauma Timeline and its role in tracing developmental trauma across the life cycle.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to equip participants with practical, experiential Sociometric techniques that enhance client engagement, facilitate emotional expression, and support trauma-informed healing in therapeutic settings.

Description

Sociometrics are psychoeducational, experiential processes that help clients organically transition from states of dysregulation to co-regulation. These methods get clients out of their chairs, on their feet, grounded in the room, and engaged with each other. Created by Dr. Tian Dayton to integrate seamlessly into treatment programs, outpatient settings, clinics, and one-on-one sessions, Sociometrics simplify the use of psychodrama and sociometry in therapy. This workshop will demonstrate the embodied processes of role-play and group engagement that foster connection and bonding among participants. Through structured activities involving choice, sharing, and listening, clients learn to translate hidden emotions into words, bring them to conscious awareness, and express them in a safe environment. Attendees will explore how Floor Checks incorporate research into a psychoeducational process that transforms dry lecture material into dynamic personal sharing. We will also examine how the Trauma Timeline helps trace and address developmental trauma, while the Resilience Timeline supports the consolidation of therapeutic gains. Additionally, we will cover Experiential Letter Writing, including methods for sharing letters one-on-one, in groups, or virtually.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Tian Dayton, PhD, TEP
Dr. Tian Dayton is the director of The New York Psychodrama Training Institute, where she leads training in psychodrama, sociometry, and experiential group therapy. She was Caron Treatment Centers’ director of program development for eight years, held the same role at Breathe for four years, and taught psychodrama at NYU for eight years. A fellow of the American Society of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy (ASGPP), Dr. Dayton sits on the Scientific Advisory Board for the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) and has received ASGPP’s Scholar’s Award and President’s Award. She served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy for 10 years and executive editor for eight. She has also received The Mona Mansell Award and The Ackermann Black Award for her contributions to addiction treatment. A frequent media expert, Dr. Dayton has appeared on NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Montel, Ricki Lake, and Geraldo. She has authored 15 books, including Neuropsychodrama in the Treatment of Relational Trauma, The ACoA Trauma Syndrome, Emotional Sobriety, Trauma and Addiction, and The Magic of Forgiveness. Her writing has been featured in The Huffington Post and Thrive Global. Her films include The Process, a 73-minute award-winning psychodrama docudrama, as well as Adult Children of Alcoholics, Trauma and The Body, and Healing Childhood Abuse through Psychodrama. She is also a certified Montessori teacher.
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Financially Sponsored By

  • Meadows Behavioral Healthcare