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Bringing Treatment to Life: Experiential Tools for IOP Settings

CE Hours 1

About this live event

Experiential interventions are essential in Intensive Outpatient Programs, where clients often struggle to move from cognitive insight to meaningful emotional engagement. This webinar offers clinicians a practical framework for integrating experiential approaches into IOP settings to enhance safety, engagement, and therapeutic momentum. Participants will examine the role of clinician attunement, intentional pacing, and structured warm-ups in establishing emotional safety and readiness for experiential work. The training will highlight how shared experiential activities strengthen trust and group cohesion while helping clients identify, express, and relate to their emotional experiences. Clinicians will leave with concrete, adaptable experiential interventions for group settings, along with best practices for facilitation and processing to promote integration, connection, and sustained therapeutic progress.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the clinical rationale for experiential interventions and their impact on engagement, emotional regulation, and therapeutic outcomes in Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Intensive Outpatient settings.
  • Identify the role of clinician attunement and facilitation style in creating safety, containment, and effective experiential group processes.
  • Recognize and respect individual client thresholds and pacing, applying strategies that support autonomy while maintaining therapeutic structure.
  • Explain the purpose and clinical value of experiential warm-ups, including practical examples for preparing groups for deeper emotional work.
  • Apply evidence-informed experiential interventions and processing techniques to strengthen insight, integration, and group cohesion in IOP treatment.

Learning Levels

  • Intermediate

Agenda

0:00 – 0:10 | Introduction & Framing - Samantha Osterlof, Director of Marketing 
Welcome and learning objectives
Clarifying scope: experiential ≠ formal psychodrama
Ethical boundaries and scope of practice
Why experiential methods matter for modern group work (IOP, PHP, outpatient)
0:10 – 0:25 | Foundations of Action-Oriented Group Work
Core principles adapted from Moreno, Yalom, and contemporary group theory
Group cohesion and role development through movement, choice, and interaction
Trauma-informed considerations: safety, consent, pacing, and containment
Common misconceptions and clinician hesitations
0:25 – 0:45 | Practical Experiential Techniques for Groups
Warm-up strategies to increase engagement and safety
Action-based role exploration (without enactment or role reversal)
Sociometric-style techniques adapted for modern clinical groups
Facilitating connection without retraumatization or overexposure
Real-world examples for IOP, SUD, and mental health groups
0:45 – 0:55 | Integration & Processing
Helping clients make meaning from experiential activities
Linking action to insight, emotion, and behavior change
Group reflection techniques that support regulation and cohesion
When to slow down or pivot based on group response
0:55 – 1:00 | Key Takeaways & Closing
Ethical use of experiential methods within clinician scope
Practical next steps for implementation
Resources for continued learning
Q&A

Live event Instructor(s)

  • Gabby Morgan, LSW

    Gabby Morgan, MSW, LSW (she/her) is a dedicated clinician who helps individuals reconnect with their core selves and reclaim a more authentic, empowered way of living. With a clinical approach that is clear, honest, and deeply relational, Gabby creates spaces where clients feel seen, supported, and invited to engage with life more fully—both emotionally and practically.

    Gabby believes that healing begins when people are aligned with who they truly are, not who they’ve been conditioned to be. From this place of self-alignment, individuals can move through life’s challenges with greater clarity, purpose, and resilience. Her work is rooted in the understanding that meaningful growth requires both emotional insight and practical integration.

    With a unique background that spans both business leadership and clinical care, Gabby brings a grounded and strategic presence to her therapeutic work. This blend allows her to support clients in developing actionable tools while fostering deeper emotional awareness. She is especially skilled at helping clients translate self-discovery into tangible changes in how they relate, choose, and lead in their lives.

    In both group and individual settings, Gabby’s sessions are designed to be experiential and transformative—offering real-time insight, connection, and skill-building. Her goal is not just to help people understand themselves, but to help them live in a way that reflects that understanding—with intention, spontaneity, and self-trust.

Disclosure

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CE Process Info

Disability Accommodation

We are committed to providing ADA accommodations in compliance with the law. To ensure your needs are met, please inform us of any requirements when you register, ideally at least 30 days before the event. You can do so by emailing support@ce-go.com or calling 888-498-5578.

Technology

1. This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom Webinar, and you may be prompted to download or upgrade your Zoom app if using a mobile device. A strong WiFi connection will be required for best quality.


2. We recommend clicking your "Join Webinar" button early and checking that your speakers are on before the event begins. Please do not worry about being seen or heard! Attendee video feeds and mics are turned off by default when entering a webinar. You will be able to ask questions via the Q&A feature.


3. Please respect that no copying, recording, or distribution of live session content is allowed. CE's are provided for the "live" sessions only. CE's will not be available for the recordings.

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Bringing Treatment to Life: Experiential Tools for IOP Settings
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    Live Interactive Webinar
  • Date
    Fri Apr 17th, 2026
  • Time
    11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

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