Joanne Vizzini
Dr. Joanne Vizzini Ph.D., LCPC, NCC
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Puppetry in Education and Therapy:Schools, senior centers, hospitals, churches; explore new places to share your skills and talents
Applied Puppetry: Puppetry in Education and Therapy: schools. Senior centers, hospitals, churches, social service events etc. new places to share skills and expertise Description: Exploring Applied Puppetry; the variety of places and events that teaching artists and therapist can use their skills and expertise. Marketing to social services programs, churches, hospitals, prisons, immigration sites , international programs etc….. Applied puppetry is opening doors to puppeteers who have talent, skills and the desire to find new venues for working with puppets other than pure entertainment. ( Although all puppetry is entertaining!!!!!)
Dr. Joanne Vinzzini has been a puppeteer who uses puppets to reach out regarding pertinent issues for 30 years. During her doctoral studies she was able to create an experiment by which she compared puppet therapy to regular therapy for adults using the Vizzini Puppet Therapy Model – 2001.She felt called to share the unique healing offered through Puppet Therapy. In 2007, She began training other providers to use the Puppet Therapy Model and She found over years of service, that Puppets are powerful.
JOANNE VIZZINI, PHD
Dr. Joanne Vizzini (Maryland) is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Nationally Certified Counselor. She received her Master’s of Science Degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College, Columbia, Maryland in September 1997, and completed the Doctoral Program for Pastoral Counseling at Loyola College, Columbia Maryland, January 2003. She is an adjunct faculty member at Loyola College and has a full-time private practice with offices in Mt. Washington and Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Vizzini is an Approved Clinical Supervisor for the State of Maryland, and currently supervises a group of therapists focusing on integration of spirituality and psychology once a month. Her caseload includes adults, youth and children with general mental health issues.
Dr. Vizzini has used puppets for therapy at many venues that range from group psychotherapy, weekly and monthly programs, to intensive outpatient programs, as well as for her doctoral research at Hazelden. In 2007, she began the Puppet Therapy Institute to train others in using puppet in therapy. Dr. Vizzini’s puppetry workshops have been presented at a multitude of symposiums since 1999, including conference with the American Counseling Association and the American Psychological Association, various churches, and creative sites, such as Yama Therapeutics for yoga teacher training. Dr. Vizzini is an Approved Clinical Supervisor for the State of Maryland, and currently supervises a group of therapists focusing on integration of spirituality and psychology.