Linda
Ciotola, M.Ed., CHES (ret.),TEP
Psychodramatist, Workshop Facilitator,
& Certified Health Education Specialist
-Linda
Ciotola is a Certified TEP: trainer-educator-practitioner of
psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry, and a Certified
Health Education Specialist with 35 years experience
in education,
group facilitation, and lifestyle counseling. She is an American Council
on Exercise Gold Certified Personal Trainer and ACE
Certified Fitness Instructor
with
Specialty Recognitions in Nutrition and additional certifications
in Yoga indoor cycling, and Zumba.
Linda is an ACE Gold Certified Lifestyle and Weight
Management Consultant, as well
as a Certified Post-Rehab Fitness Specialist, and IDEA Master
Trainer. Her areas of expertise include nutrition,
exercise, stress management,
trauma, eating disorders, women’s health, body image, and
mindbody wellness.
She has designed and taught health and fitness classes at the
college level, facilitated eating disorders support groups, and worked
in academic,
hospital, and community settings as well as private practice.
She has presented widely at regional, national and international conferences.
Linda is a member of The American Association of Health
Educators, The American College of Sports Medicine, a master
member of I.D.E.A.,
(The Association of Fitness Professionals), International
Association of Eating
Disorder Professionals, The American Counseling Association,
Academy for Eating Disorders, The National Eating Disorders
Association, The American Society of Group Psychotherapy and
Psychodrama and
The United
States
Association
of Body Psychotherapists. She is a certified trainer-educator-practitioner
of group psychotherapy, sociometry, and psychodrama and is an
accredited Certified Team Leader in the Therapeutic
Spiral Model ™ of psychodrama used specifically for working
with trauma survivors, and is Co-Leader and Developer of
the Therapeutic Spiral Bodyworkshop specifically designed
for healing body-based
trauma issues,
and she is the founder of the Eating Disorders Resource Network.
The Who’s Who of American Women, and the Who’s Who
Registry of Business Leaders have honored Linda’s professional
work and contributions to her field. IDEA acknowledged her as
a Master Trainer,
the highest
level of recognition in the personal training profession.
What
is a “CHES”?
A CHES is a Certified Health Education Specialist,
having passed requirements established by the National Commission
for
Health Education Credentialing, The American Association for Health Education,
and The Society
for Public Health Education. A CHES has demonstrated
competencies in the designated Seven Areas of Responsibility:
1) Assess individual and community needs
for health education
2) Plan health education strategies, interventions,
and programs
3) Implement health education strategies,
interventions, and programs
4) Conduct evaluation and research related
to health education
5) Administer health education strategies,
interventions, and programs
6) Serve as a health education resource person;
and
7) Communicate and advocate for health and
health education
On-going continuing education is required to maintain CHES certification. Linda
Ciotola has been a CHES since 1992.
What is a Body Psychotherapist?
A body psychotherapist sees a person as an essential
embodiment of mental, emotional, social, and spiritual life. Goals
of body psychotherapy include conscious integration
of alienated aspects of the
self, and
psycho-somatic integration.
Body psychotherapists work with psychiatric clients; traumatized
clients; clients with addictions and/or eating
disorders; clients with psycho-somatic symptoms; clients wishing
to enhance life skills, relationships,
communication skills, or psychosomatic functioning. The
goal is to help clients work toward a greater sense
of self-regulation and self-determination.
An atmosphere of safety, mindfulness, mindbodyspirit interactions,
attention to in-the-moment experiencing, and respectful
pacing are fundamental to this work.
What is a T.E.P.?
A TEP is a certified trainer-educator-practioner
of psychodrama, group psychotherapy, and sociometry who has passed
rigorous requirements established by the American Board of Examiners
in Psychodrama, Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy including a
Master’s Degree in a human relations field, plus several hundred
hours of training and supervision in psychodrama, and has passed
a comprehensive written examination as well as an on-site exam in
action.
Linda is the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Zerka Moreno Award,
given for outstanding contributions in the field of Psychodrama, Sociometry,
and Group Psychotherapy by the ASGPP. contributions in the
field of Psychodrama,
Sociometry, and Group Psychotherapy by the ASGPP.
Linda is a Fellow of the ASGPP and the recipient of the Zerka Moreno Award for outstanding endeavor in the field of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama.
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