In this three-day retreat and professional training with Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP, and Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, we explore and experience the phases of role development within us – and invite participants to step into the gifts of aging with grace and learn to gently bridge the gulf between life and death.

The hours of this three-day retreat-style training are: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2024;  10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 13; and  9 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 14.

We will use the action of psychodrama, the bonds of relationship through sociometry and music and the arts we explore, honor, and celebrate the Wise Elder – and give you a multitude of ideas on how to integrate these concepts into your work with people of all ages.

You will learn how to: Identify where you are now as you relate to the wise elder role using Dr. J.L. Moreno’s role theory of development. Understand basic correspondences of Dr. Moreno’s view with the perspective of Carl Jung, the Swiss psychoanalyst who first identified the archetypes. Explore what aspects of the wise elder you already possess regardless of your current age. Practice stepping into the wise elder role and experience through multiple psychodramatic and creative arts techniques. Explore how your near and far ancestors modeled for you the meaning of aging and how you can hold these meanings in an appropriate way for you in the 21st century.

CE and psychodrama credits for Pennsylvania and Maryland.