Emilie Ward MA, RDT, LCAT

Experience

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  ENACT, Inc

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2015

  • Director of Training and Research

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2015

  • Drama Therapist/Teaching Artist

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2015
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  Green Chimneys Childrens Services

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Drama Therapist
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  DramaticSTAGES

  Jan 2015 - now

  Co-founder dramaticSTAGES

  Co-Founder, dramaticSTAGES, New York, NY — 2015-Present DramaticSTAGES workshops offer a creative reset and address a range of topics including: Stress Management, Self-Care, Communication, Team Building, Mindset and Resilience Director of Training & Research, ENACT, Inc., New York, NY. — 2004-2019 Drama Therapist/Teaching Artist — 1997-2019• Trained and supervised 55 Teaching Artists in ENACT Method implementation.• Developed and facilitated staff trainings as well as school-based student, staff and parent workshops.• Conceived and developed a New York standards-based blueprint curriculum, grounded in key social and emotional skills. Co- Founder, Drama Lab: Real People Doing Real Theater New York, NY 2008-2011• Co-creator and facilitator with Cecilia Dintinto, Psy.D., Department of Psychiatry Columbia University Medical Center. • Drama Therapy Workshops serving adults dealing with serious emotional issues and mental health challenges including depression, social anxiety and bipolar disorder • Workshop series culminates in a performance of an original play Drama Therapist, Green Chimneys Children’s Service, The Audre Lorde School New York, NY — 1999-2000 • Developed and facilitated a weekly drama therapy group for gay and transgendered foster care children. 647, Goddard Riverside Community Center New York, NY — 1988-1999• Engaged a homeless and formerly homeless mentally ill population in the ancient art of storytelling through drama therapy techniques. Show less