Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Learning the Language of the Nervous System
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The Crestview Country Club
Agawam, MA
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
6 CE Contact Hours
Deb Dana, LCSW
The autonomic nervous system is at the heart of our experiences of safety. Trauma interrupts the development of autonomic regulation replacing pathways of connection with patterns of protection. Polyvagal Theory has revolutionized our understanding of how this system works. We now have a guide to the neurophysiological processes of mobilization, collapse, and social engagement and can reliably help our clients re-shape their systems and change the stories that are carried in their autonomic pathways.
Learning Objectives - at the end of this workshops, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the basic principles of Polyvagal Theory.
2. Describe the autonomic hierarchy and associated response patterns.
3. Assess client responses through autonomic state and state shifts.
4. Track client and clinician states of regulation and dysregulation.
5. Identify ways to use co-regulating pathways in clinical sessions.
Schedule and Course Outline
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The Crestview Country Club, Agawam, Massachusetts
The Crestview Country Club
Agawam, MA
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
6 CE Contact Hours
Deb Dana, LCSW
What Spring 2018 participants in this same conference wrote about their experience:
This was a great workshop! I loved the topic. Deb Dana was articulate, smart, had a sense of humor, and beautifully modeled the transparency and self-regulation necessary to do this work well with clients.
Deb Dana was one of the very best speakers I have ever heard at a conference. She was extremely prepared, creative, warm, and she provided a very safe and supportive learning environment. From beginning to end, interesting and enjoyable and useful.
Deb Dana was extremely clear, organized, responsive to questions, and very interactive with the participants.
One of the best workshops I have attended!
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Course DescriptionThis was a great workshop! I loved the topic. Deb Dana was articulate, smart, had a sense of humor, and beautifully modeled the transparency and self-regulation necessary to do this work well with clients.
Deb Dana was one of the very best speakers I have ever heard at a conference. She was extremely prepared, creative, warm, and she provided a very safe and supportive learning environment. From beginning to end, interesting and enjoyable and useful.
Deb Dana was extremely clear, organized, responsive to questions, and very interactive with the participants.
One of the best workshops I have attended!
Click here to Register
The autonomic nervous system is at the heart of our experiences of safety. Trauma interrupts the development of autonomic regulation replacing pathways of connection with patterns of protection. Polyvagal Theory has revolutionized our understanding of how this system works. We now have a guide to the neurophysiological processes of mobilization, collapse, and social engagement and can reliably help our clients re-shape their systems and change the stories that are carried in their autonomic pathways.
Learning Objectives - at the end of this workshops, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the basic principles of Polyvagal Theory.
2. Describe the autonomic hierarchy and associated response patterns.
3. Assess client responses through autonomic state and state shifts.
4. Track client and clinician states of regulation and dysregulation.
5. Identify ways to use co-regulating pathways in clinical sessions.
Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, and Coordinator of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. She is author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, and co-editor with Stephen Porges of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies.
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Schedule and Course Outline
Thursday, October 4, 2018
The Crestview Country Club, Agawam, Massachusetts
| 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Origins of Polyvagal Theory Implications for the Treatment of Trauma Evolution and Architecture of the Autonomic Nervous System The Organizing Principles of Polyvagal Theory |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Break & Refreshments |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Mapping the Autonomic Nervous System Using Autonomic Maps to Inform Clinical Choices |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch at the Crestview, included with your registration |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Cranial Nerves and the Social Engagement System Experimenting with Autonomic Cues of Safety and Danger Tracking State Shifts |
| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Break and Refreshments |
| 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM | Toning the Autonomic Nervous System Resourcing through the Ventral Vagus Rupture, Repair, and Co-regulation |
| 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Questions and Answers |
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