2026 Calendar: Psychodrama Training Intensives

✨ 2026 Psychodrama Training Intensives — Registration Opens This Fall! ✨

Each 3-day intensive offers 25 hours of immersive learning in the method, philosophy, and techniques of psychodrama. Through action, didactic teaching, and group processing, you’ll gain specialized clinical skills and a supportive professional community that fosters true self-care.

🌟 Why join all four?

• Build mastery across the full training cycle

• Experience unique learning opportunities each season

• Gain student-directing practice (for those on the certification track)

• Grow with a consistent community of peers

• 💰 Register for all four and save $200!

🗓️ 2026 Dates:

• Winter: Feb 22–24

• Spring: May 17–19

• Summer: Aug 9–11

• Fall: Nov 8–10

Designed for out-of-town participants, our training intensives make it easy to plan a full year of professional growth! Please see travel and accommodation details for support in planning your trip.

Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate an understanding of psychodramatic structure: warm-up, action, and sharing.

• Verbalize an understanding of psychodramatic theory (i.e. sociometry, role, creativity & spontaneity theory).

• Discuss aspects of psychodrama philosophy i.e. Catharsis of integration, “here & now”, child development, etc.

• Explain and implement a social atom exercise to formulate a clinican hypotheses and treatment plan with clients.

• Discuss and demonstrate directing skills (i.e. determining a therapeutic hypothesis, setting clinical goals, identifying act hungers, open tensions, and central concern).

• Demonstrate an understanding of doubling, mirroring and role reversal techniques.

• Utilize action techniques for assessment, intervention, and evaluation purposes.

• Discuss how sociometry is used to address issues of group dynamics.

• Demonstrate the ability to process a psychodrama sessions using correct terminology (i.e act hunger, open tension system, double, catharsis of abreaction, sociometry, status nescendi, etc.)

• Verbalize the differences between catharsis of abreaction and catharsis of integration

• Identify groups with which psychodrama can be used and adapted to the needs of specific populations.

Presented by Scottie Urmey, LCSW, TEP:

“Scottie”, is founder of Psychodrama New Jersey, a training institute and psychotherapy practice, and has combined 30 years of experience in psychodrama, creative arts therapies, psychology, and social work. She is past President of the American Board of Examiners in Psychodrama, Sociometry, & Group Psychotherapy (2021-2024), and an approved clinical supervisor for social workers in NJ. A passionate educator, she presents workshops, trainings, and seminars nationally on the topics of psychodrama, sociometry, and group psychotherapy. 

Registration Information: Fees, Refunds, Accommodations, Grievances

Registration: You must register in advance to attend. You can register online or by calling the office directly at 732-686-9427. Registration is closed when the event has reached capacity or three days prior to the course start date, whichever occurs first.

Tuition: $750 Includes: CE Certificate, light refreshments, and educational materials. Save $300 when you register for all four 2026 intensives.

Payments: Payments can be made by check, Venmo or Zelle. RSVP and secure your spot for all four 2026 intensives. Complete the RSVP, then pay by Zelle, Venmo, or check. Make checks out to Psychodrama NJ, and mail to Psychodrama NJ, c/o Scottie Urmey, 220 Monmouth Road, Suite 7, Oakhurst, NJ, 07755 as soon as possible.

If we do not receive payment within 10 days of registration we will have to release your space.

Registration & Questions: The registrar is available for questions and to help participants through the registration process when needed. Please contact the registrar, Patricia Hannah at 732-686-9427 or Patricia@PsychodramaNJ.com for assistance. 

Participant Information:  Intensive psychodrama training includes students and professionals with various educational and professional backgrounds ranging from beginner to advanced skill levels. Some advanced participants may be seeking certification hours while intermediate or beginner participants may seek training for professional development or skill building purposes. Those involved in the study or practice of Social Work, Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Pastoral Counseling, Expressive Arts Therapies, Art Therapy, Dance/ Movement Therapy, Drama Therapy, or Music Therapy will benefit from this intensive training.

Accommodations: PNJ hopes to create a safe, supportive, and positive learning environment. Psychodrama training uses an adult learning model, intended to be less hierarchical, so education and learning flows from all available resources. Participants are encouraged to let us know about their different learning needs and goals so that we can best nurture your educational experience. To inquire into accommodations for special needs or disability please contact the registrar, Patricia Hannah, 732-686-9427, Patricia@psychodramanj.com

Grievances: If anyone is left unsatisfied with the program or instruction, they may contact the registrar Patricia Hannah: 732-686-9427, Patricia@psychodramanj.com or Scottie Urmey, 732-221-7306, Scottie@psychodramanj.com

Refunds: Full refunds are given for cancellations made 3 weeks before the start of the event (minus a $20 credit card processing fee if applicable). Cancellations made with less than 3 weeks notice will be refunded minus $100 cancellation fee. Refund requests should be submitted in writing and directed to Patricia Hannah at Patricia@PsychodramaNJ.com. No refunds are offered for cancellations after the event has begun. This intensive training requires a commitment to attend the full 3-day experience. However, if Psychodrama New Jersey cancels this training sessions full refunds will be issued.

Out of town guests: Please look at our recommendations about travel and accommodations and reach out to Information about local overnight the registrar, Patricia Hannah, at 732-686-9427 or Patricia@PsychodramaNJ.com for more information.