Healing, Trauma, Connection, Brainspotting & The Expressive Arts

Introductory/Beginning Level Three day 21-hour training

Healing, Trauma, Connection Brainspotting, & The Expressive Arts

This 3-day Brainspotting Specialty Workshop provides Brainspotting professionals with an in-depth opportunity to explore the integration of Expressive Arts within the Neuroexperiential Model of Brainspotting. Through didactic discussions, live demonstrations, and experiential practicums, participants will cultivate a deeper understanding of how to bring into their therapeutic practice the Expressive Arts while integrating and developing further the healing principles of Brainspotting.

The workshop emphasizes the following: Defining and integrating the Uncertainty Principle and The Neuroexperiential Model of Brainspotting with the Expressive Arts, focusing on mindfully receiving, shaping, and holding the frame with clients. Utilizing the Dual Attunement Frame and following the Tail of the Comet to attune to what is arising and emerging in the client's process, supporting organic and sustainable healing. Eligibility: Completion of Brainspotting Phase 1 is required; Phase 2 is strongly recommended.

Introducing the Expressive Arts to create new resources or insights in alignment with the client’s system to facilitate the release of the way that trauma is expressed through their nervous system Participants will explore the long history steeped in old traditions of the Expressive Arts and the role and research associated with Expressive Arts in healing. In addition participants will:

• Develop ways for self regulation through the Expressive Arts.
• Evaluate where the client is at and determine which Expressive Arts process may support them best.
• Be able to compose their own creative Expressive Arts to bring to their clients with Brainspotting
  
  

Learning Objectives

Through lecture, live demonstration and small group practice participants will learn to do the following:

• Examine the many ways that trauma manifests in a client and how working with the Expressive Arts supports clients to explore their wounds without the need to talk.
• Define and integrate the uncertainty principle and The Neuroexperiential Model of Brainspotting into Expressive Arts methods, mindfully receiving, shaping, and holding the frame with the client through the Dual Attunement Frame and following in the Tail of the Comet, supporting the client's system in processing organically.
• Apply the ability to attune to what is arising and emerging in the client’s process, mindfully introducing new resources or insights in alignment with the client’s system to support their healing.
• Modify therapist’s approach during a session without interfering with a clients process.
• Apply the Experiential Arts to cultivate their positive neurocircuitry and to work with both sides of the brain.

SCHEDULE:

Registration begins at 8:30 CST am on the first day.

Training runs from 9am - 5:30pm CST each day.

For cancellation policy see menu.

Evaluations and attendance certificates will be emailed within a week of training completion.

There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Classes are open to all licensed professional counselors, licensed social workers, psychologists, psychoanalysts, MFTs, Substance Abuse Counselors, and students who are curious and seek to expand their knowledge.