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Subject Matter

The training program 'CO-CREATE’ aligns with professional content areas by focusing on the development of counseling skills and interventions, ethical practice, and the integration of current research into therapy. Emphasizing trauma-informed care, mind-body techniques, and group dynamics, the program directly addresses core competencies in human growth and development, social and cultural foundations, and the counseling relationship. Each module is designed to enhance the practitioner's knowledge and practical skills in line with an emphasis on professional identity and practice issues in the counseling profession.

Program Description

This training program is experiential in nature and provides an introduction and overview of several experiential therapy methodologies, and offers a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical skill development. It is structured to cover a wide range of essential topics for modern therapeutic practices, aligning with professional core content areas.

The program begins with an in-depth exploration of trauma-informed care, adhering to SAMHSA's principles, following the unique CO-CREATE Framework, and focuses on understanding the impact of trauma on mental health. It progresses to cover holistic engagement techniques, emphasizing the integration of cognitive, emotional, physical, and cultural aspects in therapeutic practice.

A significant portion of the program is dedicated to teaching embodied experiential methods, where participants learn to use mind-body techniques to facilitate healing and personal growth. This includes training in neuroscience foundations and their application in therapy to enhance mind-body connection and emotional regulation.

Ethical practice in counseling forms a cornerstone of the program, with an emphasis on navigating scope of competence, maintaining professional integrity, and understanding the ethical implications of various therapeutic interventions.

Creative and expressive therapy techniques are introduced, providing participants with innovative tools to encourage client expression, self-discovery, and coping strategies. The program also includes training in group dynamics and sociometry, equipping participants with skills to effectively manage group therapy settings.

Throughout the program, there is a strong emphasis on integrating current research and evidence-based practices into counseling, ensuring that participants are well-versed in the latest developments in the field.

This program is designed not only to enhance the therapeutic skills of participants but also to foster their professional identity and practice issues as counseling professionals. It combines rigorous academic standards with practical, real-world applications, making it a valuable addition to a counselor's educational journey.

This training is approved for 18.00 CE hours for all four days, as well as experiential certification. Contact Hours for individual days: Thursday, 2.5 CEs; Friday, 6 CEs; Saturday 6 CEs, and Sunday 3.5 CEs.

Learning Objectives by Day

Thursday, Dec. 4, 4 PM - 7 PM

Introduction to Sociometry and Assessment in Action©

• Description: Learn simple, embodied techniques to explore scales and choices. From this, create powerful insight so you can gain more - and more accurate - assessment information. And do it all while building safety and trust.

• Learning Objectives:

  • Understand Trauma-Informed Principles: Participants will learn about trauma-informed care principles according to SAMHSA's guidelines, and learn how to apply principles in various settings. These are further expanded and understood under Hearten House’s CO-CREATE Framework©.

  • Identify Action-oriented and Expressive Therapy Methods: Participants will develop the ability to identify and implement various creative and expressive therapy techniques, enhancing their capacity to foster emotional expression, self-discovery, and personal growth in participants.

  • Understand what Sociometry is and both its theoretical foundations and some practical applications. Understand how applying it to clinical assessments can give more insight, faster.

Friday, December 5, 9 AM - 5 PM

Co-creation, spontaneity, doubling, and role reversal

• Description: Learn these techniques, including the Hearten House CO-CREATE Framework©. You know your clients have the answers inside. These techniques help them access those answers in a new way.

• Learning Objectives:

  • Identify Action-oriented and Expressive Therapy Methods: Participants will develop the ability to identify and implement various creative and expressive therapy techniques, enhancing their capacity to foster emotional expression, self-discovery, and personal growth in participants.

  • Understand the Phases of Experiential Work: Participants will gain an understanding of the various phases involved in experiential therapy, learning to identify and implement each phase effectively in practice. This objective includes an exploration of how these phases align with the phase model for trauma treatment.

  • Familiarity with Experiential Techniques: Participants will acquire practical knowledge in embodied experiential methods, learning to use the participant’s body and tangible objects to enhance therapy outcomes and deepen the mind-body connection.

Saturday, December 6, 9 AM - 5 PM

Theory deep-dive and psychodrama peer directing practice

• Description: Explore and apply J. L. Moreno's theories about human development, creativity, spontaneity, roles, the divinity in all of us, human connection, and more. And practice psychodrama directing - essential for ethical, effective use of these tools.*

• Learning Objectives

  • Familiarity with Experiential Techniques: Participants will acquire practical knowledge in embodied experiential methods, learning to use the participant’s body and tangible objects to enhance therapy outcomes and deepen the mind-body connection.

  • Understand Ethical Practice within Therapy: Participants will enhance their understanding of ethical boundaries in therapy, including navigating the scopes of practice and competence and maintaining professional integrity in practice.

  • Understand Theoretical Foundations in Therapy: Participants will explore the theoretical foundations of experiential therapy, learning, for example, theoretical underpinnings of psychodrama.

  • Understand the Phases of Experiential Work: Participants will gain an understanding of the various phases involved in experiential therapy, learning to identify and implement each phase effectively in practice. This objective includes an exploration of how these phases align with the phase model for trauma treatment.

  • Describe Group Dynamics in Therapeutic Settings: Participants will learn to effectively use group dynamics-based techniques to foster personal growth, self-awareness, and healing, understanding their role in transformative group therapy practices.

Sunday, December 7, 9 AM - 1 PM

Role development: creating the role of therapist

• Description: Re-write your internal scripts about what it means to be a therapist. Because Imposter syndrome and burnout aren’t job requirements.

• Learning Objectives:

  • Understand role theory and how it applies to ourselves and our clients.

  • Understand Ethical Practice within Therapy: Participants will enhance their understanding of ethical boundaries in therapy, including navigating the scopes of practice and competence and maintaining professional integrity in practice.

    About the Presenter: Aimee Hadfield, LCSW, CET3, ACT, AES,  is a recognized leader in the field of experiential, embodied, action, and expressive psychotherapy. Licensed in Utah and New Mexico, Aimee utilizes both trauma-informed and trauma-focused approaches to treatment.

She’s passionate about helping people recognize the roles they play in their lives, and helping them actively create the roles they want (while discarding the ones they don’t). 

Along with a deep understanding of psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy, her unique approach incorporates role theory, narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, parts work, sandtray, Brainspotting, lifestyle medicine, mindfulness, and somatic therapy. Fueled by the belief that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors make perfect sense within the context of one's story and roles, Aimee empowers clients as she co-creates real healing and lasting change with them.

Aimee is the founder of Hearten House in Salt Lake City, a unique therapeutic space achieving the goal of reimagining mental health care. She also runs a successful clinical and consulting practice, facilitating multi-day intensive therapy experiences with clients from all over the world.

Aimee holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science with an emphasis in Family Studies, and over 1000 hours of specialized postgraduate clinical training.

This training qualifies for 19.25 CE hours for Utah Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Substance Use Disorder Counselors. This training also qualifies for 19.25 training hours toward ABE Psychodrama certification and experiential professionals certification.

Visit AimeeHadfield.com and HeartenHouse.com for more information. You can also reach us at team@heartenhouse.com, 314 West Broadway #222 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 or +1 (801) 410-0760.