Embodied Healing for Developmental Trauma
Harnessing Implicit Memory for Long-Lasting Repair
- Speaker:
- Abi Blakeslee, PhD, MFT, CMT, SEP
- Duration:
- 4 Hours 30 Minutes
- Language:
- Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN and FR
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Mar 21, 2024
- Product Code:
- NOS096350
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
It can be easy to focus on the words a client uses, but some of the most important information they reveal is through their physiology, posture, and movement. Our early life is encoded in the elusive dimension of implicit memory. Thus, a primary way to repair developmental trauma is to work directly with the nonconscious memory systems where patterns of relationship to self, other, and environment originate. You can do this by tapping into the “language” of the body. In this highly experiential workshop, hands-on exercises to engage developmental repair with clients suffering from attachment wounds, emotional abuse, and neglect will be explored. You’ll discover:
- Experiential and easy-to-use exercises to foster developmental repair with clients
- Embodied movement techniques to help clients initiate action, foster agency and follow-through, and expand their capacity to receive
- How to help clients more fully embody their emotions and learn to communicate authentically
Credit
Program Information
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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.
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Earn up to 4.5 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by jurisdiction and profession.
PESI, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association to offer continuing education for counsellors and psychotherapists. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. This self-study activity is approved for 4.5 credit hours.
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Course Level: Intermediate Format: Recorded asynchronous distance. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.
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This self-study course offers 4.5 continuing education contact hours in the Counseling Services skill group. Full attendance is required; no partial credit will be awarded for partial attendance.
Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Embodied Healing for Developmental Trauma (5.1 MB) | 81 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Embodied Healing for Developmental Trauma - French (5.1 MB) | 81 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Embodied Healing for Developmental Trauma - Italian (5.1 MB) | 81 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Embodied Healing for Developmental Trauma - German (5.1 MB) | 81 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Embodied Healing for Developmental Trauma - Spanish (5.1 MB) | 81 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Abi Blakeslee, PhD, MFT, CMT, SEP Related seminars and products
Dr. Abi Blakeslee world renowned trainer in trauma recovery and the founder of Implicit Psychotherapy. She is senior faculty at Somatic Experiencing International. Dr. Blakeslee holds a PhD in clinical and somatic psychology and an MA in counseling and depth psychology. Dr. Blakeslee integrates the study of implicit memory and psychophysiology in clinical research, primary and secondary trauma interventions, neuro-consulting, and the psychobiological principles of attachment and shock trauma.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Abi Blakeslee maintains a private practice and is the founder of Implicit Psychotherapy, and the co-founder of Relationship Repair, She has employment relationships with Somatic Experiencing International and Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. Dr. Blakeslee receives a speaking honorarium and product royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Abi Blakeslee is a member of the American Association for Marriage Family Therapists, the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy, the Women in Neuroscience, and the Society for Neuroscience.
Additional Info
Program Information
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Objectives
- Describe the process of modifying the physiology underlying implicit memories from early life through the application of somatic interventions.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of developmental trauma as they relate to survival and attachment theory.
- Demonstrate at least two somatic exercises to increase emotion regulation.
Outline
- What somatic psychotherapy offers the field of developmental trauma
- Defining implicit memory
- How to work with a client’s physiological, including limitations and potential risks
- How interoception and conscious awareness can be used to help clients access implicit memory
- Experiential exercises for using interoception to access implicit memory
- The signs and symptoms of developmental trauma
- Art and movement exercises for working with developmental trauma
- Defining embodied relational repair work
- Somatic exercises for increasing affect regulation
- Risks and limitations of the research
Target Audience
- Psychologist
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Counsellors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Addiction Counsellors
- Social Workers
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