Core 1 2025-26 Training in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

November 14-16, 2025
December 12-14, 2025
January 30-Feb 1, 2026
February 27-March 1, 2026
March 27-29, 2026
April 24-26, 2026 

with Judy Swallow, MA, LCAT, TEP and
Jennifer Salimbene, LCSW-R, CASAC, TEP
Location: Boughton Place, Highland, NY

All trainings will be conducted in person at Boughton Place.

Core training is an intensive training experience for professionals and students in the fields of mental health, substance abuse and recovery, creative arts therapies, religion, law, human services, personnel management, nursing and medicine, group facilitation and education. This year-long format creates a community of learners committed to personal and professional growth. It provides a safe place in which to develop spontaneity as a director, auxiliary, protagonist and group member.

Each year special topics such as the use of psychodrama in individual therapy, action methods with children and adolescents, working with addictions, anger and fear, spontaneity training, role theory, working with resistance, sociodrama, the use of the body and working with trauma may be offered. There will be many opportunities for student directing.

Pre-requisite: 70 hours of previous psychodrama training, including at least one HVPI intensive and/or permission of faculty. Contact HVPI for an APPLICATION.

Continuing Education

This training offers 130 hours towards national certification by the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy and The International Society for Experiential Professionals (ISEP).

This training does not offer NBCC CE Hours.

Registration and Payment: Tuition: $3275. (upon acceptance of application).

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For payment by wire transfer please contact us: hvpi@hvpi.net