Healing Shame in the Inner Teenager and Actual Teenagers
Our inner teenager lives on! Though we may develop adult bodies and think our teen years are long behind us, somewhere inside that frustrated, scared, ornery, embarrassed, desperate-to-fit-in teen is still alive, deeply influencing our thoughts, words and actions.
One of the most important relationships we have is the relationship we develop with our inner teen. Many adults have moments of sudden sensitivity or confusion that “make no sense” and struggle to set boundaries in relationships, stand up for themselves, or ask for what they really need, because they don’t realize how deeply what happened as a teen is still affecting them. Many deny the inner teen part of themselves—or actively dismiss or criticize it. When we ignore, deny or attack our inner teenager, the result is shame—momentary or constant.
In this workshop, we will teach you how to help your clients reestablish a healthy relationship with their inner teen—how to both listen and talk to that sensitive, creative and essential part of us. We will teach about developing identity, boundary setting, relationship dynamics, body image, nourishment, healthy eating and healthy self-care, and understanding the shame and fear that get in the way.
In this workshop you will:
Join and explore the world of the teen. Find out where there was squelching of identity.
Provide an inner champion or protector to provide healthy boundaries and a kind adult influencer/role model.
Re-enact scenes when a teenager was shamed and/or subjected to peer pressure and/or made bad decisions, and repair or replace what they wish they could have said and done.
Explore the psycho-social development of the teen years using Erickson’s stages “Identity vs. Role Confusion” and “Intimacy vs. Isolation.”
Use drama therapy and expressive therapy processes, including role play, enactment and working with symbols and objects, to create a new coherent narrative that transforms the shame and trauma of teen years into new awareness, resilience and creativity.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
Course Level: Beginning
There is no prerequisite for this course. It can be taken by itself or as part of a sequence.
CE credits are available only for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California – CAMFT Approved CE Provider #134393
This workshop is offered in the following formats:
Live, interactive workshop on Zoom in 2-day or 4-day format
Live, in-person, 2-day workshop (Note: Live, in-person workshops are currently suspended due to Covid-19.)
For a basic course agenda, click here. (Those registering will receive a full course agenda prior to the workshop.)
The Center for Healing Shame is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs in California – CAMFT-approved CE provider #134393. Courses meet the qualifications for 13 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
The Center for Healing Shame maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
WORKSHOP CANCELLATION POLICY
We do not offer refunds. The amount paid can be applied toward a future workshop within 12 months. Registrations are not transferable.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED
The Center for Healing Shame welcomes people who have disabilities. Our training location is wheelchair accessible. Please contact us to discuss your specific needs.
GRIEVANCE POLICY
The Center for Healing Shame seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner.
If you have a grievance, please include your name and contact information and submit it in writing to Sheila Rubin (sheila@healingshame.com).
Grievances will receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.
Top photo by Bret Lyon