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Trauma and the Body: The Theory and Practice of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute founded by Pat Ogden, Ph.D. November 13th, 2010 Fredericksburg, VA with Kekuni Minton, Ph.D. This workshop is designed for psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and allied professionals who want to learn about somatic approaches to trauma treatment, and serves as an introduction to the Level One Training for the Treatment of Trauma. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy integrates cognitive and somatic interventions in the treatment of trauma, emphasizing body awareness, practicing new actions and building somatic resources. Key components of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy will be illustrated using videotaped excerpts of sessions with traumatized individuals and brief experiential exercises: uncoupling trauma- based emotions from body sensations; promoting collaboration between client and therapist; teaching mindfulness; building somatic resources; and developing a somatic sense of self. Since clients with complex trauma can be easily triggered by interventions that access the body too quickly, attention will be given to pacing, boundaries, and safe, gradual re-connection with the body. The videotapes show how to help clients discover and describe how past traumatic experiences are affecting their current bodily experience--which in turn contributes to difficult emotions and beliefs--and also show how to integrate cognitive and somatic interventions to change the meaning of traumatic event(s) and regulate both emotions and arousal. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is conducted within a phase-oriented treatment approach and this presentation will address interventions for all three phases: stabilization and symptom reduction, work with traumatic memory, and re-integration. Details and Registration Date: November 13th, 2010; Registration Deadline: October 18th, 2010 15% discount if registered by October 1st, 2010; 15% Discount for groups of 3 or more $100 off a Level One Training for attendance of this event. Times: 9:00am-4:30pm Location: FREDERICKSBURG HOSPITALITY HOUSE 2801 Plank Rd Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Local Contact: Alisa Breetz; [email protected] Cost: $150 USD REGISTER ONLINE AT: www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org or contact the training coordinator at [email protected] SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY INSTITUTE P.O. Box 19438, Boulder CO 80308 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 303-447-3290 Fax: 303-402-0862 Kekuni Minton, Ph.D., is a founding trainer of SPI, co-author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy with Dr. Pat Ogden, and a faculty member at Naropa University. His doctoral thesis in clinical psychology focused on somatic relational therapy and he has special interests in meditation and cultural trauma. Dr. Minton was the resident psychotherapist at the Boulder County AIDS Project, and trains internationally for SPI.

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Page 1: Trauma Workshop

Trauma and the Body: The Theory and Practice of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute founded by Pat Ogden, Ph.D.

November 13th, 2010 Fredericksburg, VA with Kekuni Minton, Ph.D.

This workshop is designed for psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and allied professionals who want to learn about somatic approaches to trauma treatment, and serves as an introduction to the Level One Training for the Treatment of Trauma.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy integrates cognitive and somatic interventions in the treatment of trauma, emphasizing body awareness, practicing new actions and building somatic resources.

Key components of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy will be illustrated using videotaped excerpts of sessions with traumatized individuals and brief experiential exercises: uncoupling trauma-based emotions from body sensations; promoting collaboration between client and therapist; teaching mindfulness; building somatic resources; and developing a somatic sense of self. Since clients with complex trauma can be easily triggered by interventions that access the body too quickly, attention will be given to pacing, boundaries, and safe, gradual re-connection with the body.

The videotapes show how to help clients discover and describe how past traumatic experiences are affecting their current bodily experience--which in turn contributes to difficult emotions and beliefs--and also show how to integrate cognitive and somatic interventions to change the meaning of traumatic event(s) and regulate both emotions and arousal.

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is conducted within a phase-oriented treatment approach and this presentation will address interventions for all three phases: stabilization and symptom reduction, work with traumatic memory, and re-integration.

Details and Registration Date: November 13th, 2010; Registration Deadline: October 18th, 2010

15% discount if registered by October 1st, 2010; 15% Discount for groups of 3 or more $100 off a Level One Training for attendance of this event.

Times: 9:00am-4:30pm Location: FREDERICKSBURG HOSPITALITY HOUSE

2801 Plank Rd Fredericksburg, VA 22401

Local Contact: Alisa Breetz; [email protected] Cost: $150 USD

REGISTER ONLINE AT: www.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org or contact the training coordinator at [email protected]

SENSORIMOTOR PSYCHOTHERAPY INSTITUTE

P.O. Box 19438, Boulder CO 80308 E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 303-447-3290 Fax: 303-402-0862

Kekuni Minton, Ph.D., is a founding trainer of SPI, co-author of Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy with Dr. Pat Ogden, and a faculty member at Naropa University. His doctoral thesis in clinical psychology focused on somatic relational therapy and he has special interests in meditation and cultural trauma. Dr. Minton was the resident psychotherapist at the Boulder County AIDS Project, and trains internationally for SPI.