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2010 |
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June 30 |
SaraKay's Review of Blackbird
Listed in the Best of the Broad Street Review for 2009 |
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April 21 |
SaraKay will present a workshop for the staff of
Lift Philadelphia about the impact of emotional abuse on
the young. |
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April 9 |
SaraKay appeared on the Parent's Tool Talk Radio Show with
Jody Johnson Pawel.
Link here for a podcast of SaraKay's discussion on
overcoming emotional abuse. |
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March 18 |
SaraKay served on a panel for the Women's Alliance of the
Jewish National Fund: Women, Our Amazing Journey |
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Announcement |
SaraKay's paper, "The Codification and
Treatment of Emotional Abuse in Structured Group
Psychotherapy" was published by the International
Journal of Group Psychotherapy, a peer reviewed journal, in
January 2010.
A copy of the
article may
be found here. |
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February 2010 |
SaraKay's will be presenting at the annual meeting of the
American Group Psychotherapy Association in San Diego. The presentation
will be called "Water, Water Everywhere," and will be about
how therapists can replenish themselves and avoid burnout. |
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2009 |
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Announcement |
A case presentation of Glorya and Sid written by SaraKay for
the Therapists Notebook feature will be published in the
November 2009 issue of
Social Work Today. |
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Announcement |
SaraKay's paper, "The Codification and
Treatment of Emotional Abuse in Structured Group
Psychotherapy" has been accepted by the International
Journal of Group Psychotherapy, a peer reviewed journal.
It will be published in January 2010. |
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Announcement |
The Intergenerational Department of Temple University will
publish a chapter on Friendship penned by SaraKay Smullens. |
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Announcement |
SaraKay's papers have been accepted by the Archives of the
University of Pennsylvania and can be visited at the
university by anyone who is interested. |
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Announcement |
SaraKay has been tapped to be the clinical consultant for a
play called Hunter Gatherers
by Pater Sinn Nachtrieb. It will open at
Philadelphia's Exile Theater. |
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"Blackbird,"
an award-winning play by David Harrower |
Commentary from SaraKay:
I have had the honor to
serve as the resident clinical consultant for the award
winning play, "Blackbird," by David Harrower, which has been
offered by Philadelphia's Theatre Exile from February 5 to
March 1. This play focuses on the sexual abuse of a 12 year
old girl by her 40 year old neighbor and the repercussions
of their three month relationship, all examined when they
meet years later. The playwrite describes this relationship
as a "love story about two people who have been through a
life changing event together."
My challenge was to share with the director and founder of
Theatre Exile, Joe Canuso, and the actors, Pearce Bunting,
and Julianna Zinkel, real life events (always protecting the
confidentiality of those I am privileged to work with) that
can lead to this kind of intense union. I have long thought
that psychotherapists should be trained, not by studying
pathology, but instead by studying the arts, all of them,
and in this way learn about human needs and what motivates
humankind.
This professional involvement with Theatre Exile and
"Blackbird" has been a privilege for me. In addition to the
work described earlier, I have participated in two
discussions with the director and artists following
performances, and last evening led a discussion focusing on
the psychodynamics of this play and what could be possible
as the characters introduced moved on to determine paths in
their own lives. Though Harrower, to my knowledge, has never
discussed this play beyond the one sentence shared above,
there are many clues in his writing that we explored last
evening. |
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2008 |
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The Huffington Post |
SaraKay's regular commentary may now be found in the
Huffington Post |
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2006 |
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March 2 - 4 |
National Association of Social Workers
Pennsylvania |
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April 5-6 |
National Association of Social Workers
Massachusetts |
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November 13 |
Sabbath of Domestic Peace
Chestnut Hill United Methodist
Church
8812 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19118
This is a free event but
RSVPs are necessary (by Monday, November 6) to:
Jennifer Drass
(215) 438-9070
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December 17 |
Enchantment Theatre Company
"Beauty and the Beast"
Post-show discussion which SaraKay
will moderate.
This will be after the second
performance at 4 PM.
The show runs approximately 60
minutes followed by a 15-minute Q & A with the actors
and then the symposium.
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