Advertisers in the new 2010 Guide To Health, Wellness And Creative Living in Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illiniois may pick up bundles of the 2010 Guide for their businesses and referral use; please call (262) 633-2645 to confirm pick-up availability.

Constellation demonstrations & fund raiser

Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP, will present a series of free introductory presentations about Systemic Family Constellation Work, one of the newest healing methods that is now rapidly expanding throughout the world. The method is astounding and resembles very little what we would call traditional psychotherapy and does not follow traditional psychological ideas. The two-hour sessions will include:

• A discussion of the background of Constellation Work and how it was developed.
• The approach of the method and how family rank and love are viewed.
• A demonstration of the process.

Dates include:

6:30 p.m. Aug. 24
6:30 p.m. Aug. 31

A free will offering or donations (please be generous!)  to the Racine County Food Bank are requested, and participants may be able to use their insurance for the session. Interested persons may attend as many sessions as they wish and MUST register by calling Karen Carnabucci at (262) 633-2645. Space is limited.

How To Have A Great Group Experience

Karen Carnabucci will conduct a training for religious education volunteers for the Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church, College Avenue and Seventh Street, at 2:30 p.m. To book a similar training for educators, group leaders, volunteers or others, call (262) 633-2645.

Professional Networking Women of Racine

Lake House Health & Learning Center, 932 Lake Ave., will host a networking meeting for women professionals from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.; note  NEW time. Women of all occupations are welcome to meet and mingle, share business cards, business information and refreshments. No fee; reservations are encouraged with Karen Carnabucci at (262) 633-2645; for directions or more information, go here.

Tarot For Self Discovery

Learn the wisdom and lore of the Tarot cards as a powerful tool for personal growth and self awareness. Contact Karen at (262) 633-2645 to add name to the mailing list. Evening class, but morning class will be offered if there is interest.

Professional Training: Introducing Action In 1-1 Settings For Counselors, Coaches And Others

Psychodrama was originally developed by Dr. J.L. Moreno for groups of people. However, pychotherapy, coaching, spiritual direction and other one-to-one sessions can go very deep with the judicious application of psychodrama, and important shifts in perspective can happen in just one hour, and sometimes in just a few minutes. In this workshop with  Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP, you will learn:

• How to adapt warm-up activities with one person.
• How to evaluate the client’s story for role play possibilities.
• How to use various role play techniques -- such as doubling, mirror, role reversal and soliloquy -- to amplify and deepen the components of the session.
• The judicious use of props to set scenes and make the issue come alive.
• How sand tray items can encourage self disclosure.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED, with seven continuing education and psychodrama hours. Tuition is $100 for program, handouts and healthy snacks. E-mail Karen or call (262) 633-2645 for information or to register. Discount available to $60 when three or more participants register at the same time; in some cases, health insurance may cover the experiential portion of the program.

Professional Training: Addiction Treatment And Recovery In Action

 Experiential methods are the preferred method of addressing substance abuse and addictions of all kinds. This workshop will focus on developing competence in understanding, assessing and treating multiple addictions. There will be a mix of didactic presentations, small group discussions, and experiential techniques. This workshop is designed for clinicians who work with clients struggling with substance abuse, gambling problems, sexual addiction and/or anorexia, workaholism, financial disorders, eating disorders, compulsive shopping, and other compulsive behaviors.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• Structured exercises in working with all levels of people in recovery.
• Why action methods are superior to traditional talk therapy.
• How to address multiple addictions.
• How to address the so-called “soft” addictions.
• Assessing and addressing relapse with interventions.
• Experiential techniques for denial and grief work.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. date TO BE ANNOUNCED with seven continuing education for social workers, addictions counselors and certified counselors, plus psychodrama hours. Tuition is $100 for program, handouts and healthy snacks.