Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, MFTs, LPCs, graduate-level Counselors, any other mental health professionals/providers.
100 % online with 1 year access: Develop your skills from the comfort of your home office.
Original Air Date: May 10th, 2024
Course Description
This course is for clinicians who wish to integrate somatic interventions within their clinical work with clients. It is suitable for therapists who have formal training in somatic interventions, as well as for those who do not.
The focus of this course will be on the application of somatic interventions as it relates to attachment, trauma, and neurobiology.
The body is a rich source of both clinical challenges and resources. The body can continue to hold the felt sense of trauma even when the client is able to cognitively recognize the danger is over. Furthermore, the body holds memories of positive experiences that are powerful resources when they can be accessed.
While talk therapy is incredibly useful, it meets its limits when the somatic experience of the client cannot be shifted with words alone, creating a rift between cognitive knowing and somatic knowing. We will explore how to bridge that rift with foundational somatic keys to healing in clients who have attachment and other types of chronic trauma. Participants will learn about the connections between emotions, the body, and trauma. While neurobiology generally focuses on what happens in the brain, we will focus on what happens in the body when neurobiological processes are activated.
The therapist’s body is also a rich source of communication – and sometimes struggles – so we will also examine our own somatic process and how to help ourselves engage more fully in being present with our bodily experience and shift it when needed. Participants will learn how to weave basic somatic tracking and interventions with their usual therapeutic approaches.
Finally, we will explore how to work with non-verbal and preverbal trauma that is primarily expressed in somatic form.
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Describe the connection between emotions and somatic experience.
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Describe at least two (2) effective ways to integrate somatic approaches with more traditional therapeutic approaches.
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Use at least five (5) interventions that can effectively change the persistent somatic experience of highly traumatized clients.
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Demonstrate personal somatic awareness during sessions to increase the ability to utilize it effectively in treatment.
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Apply at least four (4) interventions to effectively work with non-verbal or pre-verbal trauma that is somatically expressed.
The Envision Difference
100 % online: Develop your skills from the comfort of your home or office.
Live Q & A: Have questions for the presenter related to the program content? Send us an email and we'll pass your question on to the presenter.
1 Year access: Your registration comes with 1 year of access to the recorded program and any materials the presenter has made available. Once you finish the program's requirements, you can receive a certificate with CEs for home study learning. *Exception applies, see CE section below
Course Schedule
90 minutes
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Introduction to Somatic Approaches
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What comes first: cognition, emotion, or somatic experience?
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What is the felt sense and how do we get to it?
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Exploring the intersubjective space and felt sense in relationship
30 minutes
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Somatic correlates of cognition, emotion, and relational exchanges
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Phobia avoidance of somatic experience and the body
60 minutes
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The relationship between neuroception and somatic experience
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Using somatic resourcing
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Developing a safe somatic sense of the other
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The somatic experience of mental representations of others (Internal working models)
60 minutes
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Dissociation and somatic experience
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Tracking narratives through somatic experience, and somatic experience through narratives
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Working with non-verbal and pre-verbal trauma
About Kathy Steele, MN, CS, APRN
Kathy Steele has been in private practice since 1985, and with Metropolitan Psychotherapy Associates in Atlanta, Georgia since 1988. She was Clinical Director of Metropolitan Counseling Services, a non- profit psychotherapy and training center until 2016. She is a Past President and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), and has also served two terms on the Board of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS). Kathy served on the International Task Force that developed treatment guidelines for Dissociative Disorders, and on the Joint International Task Force that has developed treatment guidelines for Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. She has received a number of awards for her work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from ISSTD, an Emory University Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Cornelia B. Wilbur Award for Outstanding Clinical Contributions from ISSTD. Kathy has (co) authored numerous book chapters, peer reviewed journal articles, and three books with her colleagues.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits:
4 CE credits/contact hours awarded
See our FAQ section below for more information
New Approval: Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
Envision Counselling and Consulting, Inc., #1895, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 01/19/2024 – 01/19/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 4 clinical continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors
Envision Counselling and Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7241. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Envision Counselling and Consulting is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
CCPA has reviewed and approved the content of this workshop for 4 CEC.
Please ensure to check with your individual state boards/regulatory body to verify Continuing Education Credit Hours requirements and if the workshop you are planning to take qualifies. Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about a specific course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
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FAQ
What are the requirements for obtaining CEs?
Participants must have paid the tuition fee, watched the entire recorded program, and passed a quiz with a score of 75% or higher before they will have access to CE credits. *For ASWB CE Credits, in addition to the above, a mandatory evaluation will need to be completed prior to a certificate being issued.
Do I have to pay extra for CE credits?
No. The cost of CE credits is included with your course registration fee.
How do I access the on-demand version?
After registration, you will be emailed with instructions on how you can access Envision's online learning platform. Sign in to your online account: Locate the email and click on your personal sign-in link to set your password. You cannot locate the email we sent? Login directly through the platform. Copy and paste the link below into your web browser: https://on-demand.envisionworkshops.com/pages/home-page To login, use the email address you provided when you registered for the course. To create your password, click on "Forgot Password" and set up a password for your account. If you already have an account and password, use those credentials to login.
How long do I have to review the recording?
You will have 1 year (from the day of registration) to review the recording of this on-demand course.
What is the refund policy?
There are no refunds available for the purchase of on-demand programs. Please email registration@envisionservices.ca for any questions or concerns.
If I have special needs or require accommodations, what do I do?
Email registration@envisionservices.ca at least five (5) business days prior to the live workshop to request accommodations or discuss your needs. Envision cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
If I have a complaint or grievance, who do I contact?
Please email registration@envisionservices.ca. All grievances must be in writing and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.
Is there commercial support or a conflict of interest for this presentation?
Kathy Steele receives a speaking honorarium from Envision. There are no known conflicts of interests for this program. Envision does not receive any financial support for this presentation. Literature may be referred to during the presentation. Envision will not receive any book royalties and was not offered any financial incentives for the mention of those books. Please note that authors of these books will get a royalty from any sale made of their books as per their agreement with the publishing company. For more information on any potential conflict of interest or financial support, attendees may email Envision at registration@envisionservices.ca.
What are the course interaction and system requirements?
This course is a recorded version of a live webinar. This course is self-paced/non-interactive. Attendees may email Envision if they have questions for the presenter. Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher Internet browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible. Media viewing requirements: Adobe Reader, Flash Player.
