Robert Schwarz – Energy Psychology: A Bodymind Approach for Rapidly Transforming Stress and Trauma

Description

Energy psychology (EP) (e.g. Tapping) is an evidenced based approach (over 125 published studies) to treat trauma, anxiety, stress and other important clinical problems.
Robert Schwarz – Energy Psychology: A Bodymind Approach for Rapidly Transforming Stress and Trauma
This presentation will show you can use Emotional Freedom Techniques and other EP approaches to rapidly down regulate the body so that your clients can better process and respond to stressful and traumatic events. Learn how these approaches can be used within a trauma informed framework and integrated with other clinical skills. Discover how you can use these approaches both as an empowering tool for self care for both clients and therapists as well as a rich and flexible clinical tool that allows for deep healing of traumatic events without abreaction and re-traumatization.

Handouts
Manual – Energy Psychology (3.3 MB) 27 Pages Available after Purchase PESI Virtual Summit: Lessons Learned (911.9 KB) 12 Pages Available after Purchase

Outline
Science and Research of energy psychology

Brief Review of the outcome research supporting the effectiveness of Energy psychology
Description of energy psychology used to treat trauma after genocide
Discussion of body-based mechanisms that may underlie the effectiveness of EP

Description of the basic patterns of energy psychology tools

Discussion how to use EP tools within a stage oriented, bottom-up trauma informed approach
Brief review of some of the major EP schools of treatment
Description of the basic protocols of emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and how they are used to process trauma while staying within the window of tolerance.
Description of a simple EP protocol to help support healthy boundaries

Integrating EP in clinical practice

How to use EP as a self-regulation tool including video resources for clients
Differences between self-help versions and clinical versions of EP
Simple techniques to invite clients to use deeper clinical techniques
How to integrate one EP technique into treatment planning
Ethical Guidelines and guidelines how clinicians can get appropriate training