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Healing eating disorders with psychodrama and other action methods : beyond the silence and the fury / Karen Carnabucci and Linda Ciotola

By: Carnabucci, Karen [author.].
Contributor(s): Ciotola, Linda [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849059343 (paperback); 1849059349 (paperback).Subject(s): Eating disorders -- TreatmentDDC classification: 616.852606 Summary: Psychodrama and other action methods are especially helpful in the treatment of the classic eating disorders as well as dieting struggles, body dissatisfaction and associated issues of fear, sadness, silence and shame. This book provides clinicians with sound theoretical information, practical treatment guidelines and a wealth of clinically-tested action structures and interventions
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Psychodrama and other action methods are especially helpful in the treatment of the classic eating disorders as well as dieting struggles, body dissatisfaction and associated issues of fear, sadness, silence and shame. This book provides clinicians with sound theoretical information, practical treatment guidelines and a wealth of clinically-tested action structures and interventions.

The authors describe how they have introduced action methods to work with a diverse range of clients, and suggest ways in which psychodrama practitioners, experiential therapists and others may integrate these methods into their practice. Offering fresh ideas for tailoring psychodramatic standards such as The Living Newspaper, Magic Shop and the Social Atom to eating disorder issues, they provide extensive examples of psychodrama interventions - classic and specially adapted for eating disorders - for both the experienced practitioner and those new to experiential therapies. They also explain how psychodrama can be used in combination with other expressive, holistic and complementary approaches, including family constellations, music, art, imagery, ritual, Five Element Acupuncture, yoga, Reiki and other energy work.

This pioneering book is essential reading for practitioners and students of psychodrama, drama therapy, experiential psychotherapy, cognitive and expressive arts therapies and mental health professionals, as well as professionals interested in complementary health modalities.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Psychodrama and other action methods are especially helpful in the treatment of the classic eating disorders as well as dieting struggles, body dissatisfaction and associated issues of fear, sadness, silence and shame. This book provides clinicians with sound theoretical information, practical treatment guidelines and a wealth of clinically-tested action structures and interventions

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. 7)
  • Acknowledgements (p. 9)
  • 1 The Body as a Battleground (p. 11)
  • 2 The New Neuroscience (p. 20)
  • 3 How Action Methods Help Move Beyond the Silence and the Fury (p. 29)
  • 4 Multi-dimensional Illnesses, Multiple Healing Choices (p. 46)
  • 5 Men and Eating Disorders (p. 55)
  • 6 Education in Action (p. 70)
  • 7 History of Diets, Timelines and the Pull of Popular Culture (p. 82)
  • 8 The Three Faces of Eating Disorders (p. 97)
  • 9 The Triple Powers of Doubling (p. 112)
  • 10 Building Body Empathy (p. 119)
  • 11 The Link to Trauma (p. 133)
  • 12 The Age Spectrogram: Children and Older Adults (p. 146)
  • 13 Images of Nourishment (p. 166)
  • 14 Circles of Change and Transformation (p. 175)
  • 15 Nutrition Nuggets, Mindful Movement, Body Metaphors (p. 190)
  • 16 The Ancestor Connection (p. 206)
  • 17 Spirituality and Eating Disorders (p. 221)
  • Appendix 1 Expected Changes in the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) (p. 236)
  • Appendix 2 Signs, Symptoms and Consequences of Eating Disorders (p. 237)
  • Appendix 3 What's in the Psychodrama Room? (p. 240)
  • Appendix 4 Music (p. 242)
  • Appendix 5 Resources (p. 249)
  • Appendix 6 Index of Action Structures and Experiential Activities (p. 251)
  • Glossary (p. 252)
  • Bibliography (p. 256)
  • Index (p. 263)
  • Author Index (p. 271)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, LISW-S, TEP, is a licensed clinical social worker and board-certified trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy. She has worked with people with depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders and body image dissatisfaction since 1989. She is the co-author of Integrating Psychodrama and Systemic Constellation Work, also published by JKP. Her training and psychotherapy practice is based in Racine, Wisconsin. Linda Ciotola, M.Ed., TEP, CET III, is also a board-certified trainer, educator and practitioner of psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy, as well as a certified trainer and team leader in The Therapeutic Spiral Model of Psychodrama and a certified health education specialist. She has worked with people with eating disorders and body image issues since 1990. She is an American Council on Exercise Gold Certified Personal Trainer, an ACE Gold Certified Health Coach, an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor and Yoga Instructor, as well as a certified Reiki Master practitioner. She lives in Grasonville, Maryland.