Description: This live session presents a staged reading of a biographical play that brings Milton H. Erickson’s life, family, and clinical worldview vividly to life. Through dialogue, storytelling, and historical scenes, participants gain insight into how Erickson’s early experiences with illness, family, learning, and adversity shaped his distinctive therapeutic approach. The play offers a rare, engaging way to understand Erickson not just as a theorist, but as a human being whose personal life and clinical creativity were deeply intertwined.
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Note: This will be a staged reading. It will be accompanied by relevant photographs and title boards.
Rubin Battino, MS, PhD, received his master’s degree in mental health counseling in 1978 from Wright State University. He is licensed (LPCC) in the State of Ohio and is a National Board Certified Counselor (NCC). Battino has been an office of the Milton H. Erickson Society of Dayton for many years and has given many presentations to the members on a variety of subjects.