Full Course Description
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Treatment Approach for Anxiety, Trauma & More
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Target Audience
Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals.
Outline
Origin and Research
- The origin of EFT
- The different nomenclature of EFT:
- Energy Psychology
- Thought Field Therapy
- Tapping Solution
- Meridian Therapies
- Highlight significant cortisol reduction in peer-reviewed published research
- The EFT steps of activating acupoints in conjunction with descriptions of upsets
- The profound relaxation response from EFT
- EFT includes cognitive interventions
- Going beyond talk therapy: relaxation of activating meridian
EFT to Eliminate Phobias
- Two categories of phobias – instinct driven or driven from a past negative event
- Demonstration of finding and treating with EFT the “first or the worst” time
- Live example from the audience, case studies
- The “borrowing benefits” for all to participate
Using EFT for Stress, Generalized Anxiety and Panic
- Personal peace procedure
- Checking work and the value of persistence
- Considerations for treating issues thoroughly -- in the past, present and future
- Quieting the physiological arousal of panic
EFT treatment for Compulsions and Unwanted Habits
- Finding a baseline
- Treat the “urge” or “desire” to perform the unwanted behavior
- Greatly diminish hand washing, checking, biting nails or thumb sucking
- Check your work via the SUDS intensity measure
- Future performance enhancement protocol to reinforce gains for the future
EFT with Social Anxiety and Building a Social Skill Set
- Social Anxiety –fear of being scrutinized by others (and yourself)
- EFT on social situations; past, present and future
- Establish layers of communication including ice breaker/small talk
EFT with Acute and Long-Standing Trauma
- EFT movie on Veterans 4 Vignettes of War
- Mind-body sweep - Gentle EFT approach via the associated physical discomfort
Objectives
- Analyze the origin and efficacy of the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) including peer reviewed, published research.
- Utilize exposure techniques and tapping to reduce client distress.
- Demonstrate 3 ways to release pain using Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).
- Utilize a two-prong approach to treating social anxiety: EFT and social skill building.
- Modify treatment plans to deliver EFT to a range of disorders.
- Describe modifications to EFT for various client populations.
Copyright :
08/10/2017
Using Energy Psychology to Treat Overwhelming Affect: A Rapid Transformative Approach
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Objectives
- Demonstrate how to use EP with PTSD and anxiety-based issues
- Determine how to integrate acupoint tapping or energy-focused therapy with your current methods to regulate escalating patterns of reactivity
- Discover methods to increase your ability to stay fully present and grounded, even when working with intense trauma or affect
- Employ specific EP tools to use to rapidly facilitate the processing of negative events
- Demonstrate how Energy Psychology methods can help regulate client as well as therapist emotions during the administration of Energy Psychology tools and techniques.
Outline
Energy Psychology Exercises
Mind-Body Connection
- Multiple Level Patterns
- Two Way Communication
- Function of the Mind
- Role of Information & Energy
The Eco-Systemic Model of PTSD
- Contributing Factors to Positive or Negative Resolution
- Affective Regulation vs. Dysregulation
Phase-Oriented Trauma Treatment
- Developing Safety
- Reconstruction of Memories
- Reintegration of Social Connections
Defining Energy Psychology
Trauma Based Problem Development
- Deconstructing Trauma Cycle
Energy Flow
- Collagen
- Meridian Treatment
- Acupuncture
Basics of EFT
- Problem Focus
- Set-Up Statement
- Tapping Points
- Constricted Breathing Technique
- The Personal Peace Procedure
- Psychoenergetic Reversal
- Nine Gamut Procedure
- Chasing the Pain
- Unzipping
- Tell the Story Technique
Role of Meridians
- Support from Acupuncture
- Use with Anger, Guilt & Shame
- Use with Temper Tantrums
Major Psychological Reversal
Neuroscience Mechanisms of Energy Psychology
Memory Reconsolidation
- Reactivate
- Mismatch
- Revise
Evidence-Based Support for EFTTarget Audience
- Psychologists
- Physicians
- Addiction Counselors
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Marriage & Family Therapists
- Nurses
- Other Behavioral Health Professionals
Copyright :
03/22/2017
Module 8 – Potential Neuroscience Mechanisms of Energy Psychology for Trauma and Anxiety
Copyright :
03/23/2017
Energy Psychology Enters the Mainstream: A Power Tool for Your Practice
Program Information
Target Audience
Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and other Behavioral Health Professionals
Objectives
- Create a basic tapping routine you can use with clients and apply in your own life
- Adapt EFT interventions to presenting symptoms of PTSD, anxiety issues and relationship conflict
- Integrate EFT with your current methods to regulate emotional over-arousal and escalating patterns of reactivity while creating greater personal empowerment
- Analyze varied models of “energy psychology” and understand the common aspects of the approach
- Administer physical interventions used in energy psychology protocols
- Practice tapping procedures in to facilitate implementation in clinical practice and for personal use
- Appraise current EFT research and contrast with the efficacy of standard trauma approaches
Outline
Origins of Energy Psychology and Initial Research
Stages of Reality Construction and Development of Personal Mythology
- Identification, counter-myth, dialectic, synthesis and translation
- Varied efficacy of interventions across stages
Case Example - Tapping Therapy and Systematic Desensitization
Case Examples – Emotional Field Technique Demonstrations
- War veterans and EFT resolution of PTSD symptoms
Neurology Underlying Emotional Memories and Triggers
- Effect of tapping on brain structures associated with threat and arousal
Memory Reconsolidation – Steps to Change Through Conflicting Cognitive Inputs
Resistance to Acceptance of EFT into Existing Trauma Treatment Systems
Application to Couples Work – Take Home Skills
Integration of EFT Interventions into Larger Treatment Frameworks
- Methods of enhancing efficacy and addressing multiple symptoms
- Limits of efficacy and contraindications – research findings and limitations
Evolution of Cultural Mythology in South Africa
Case Demonstration – Phobia, Factors Related to Treatment Outcome
- Movie technique, use of ongoing SUDS assessment, modulation of intensity
- Physical discharge of negative energy and distress
- Energy Testing assessment procedure – use of pressure points
- Adjusting procedures for children, clients with self-esteem or underlying issues
Use of Stress Release Points in Group Work – “Borrowing Benefits”
Solidifying Gains with The Positive Projection Procedure – Moving into The Future
Commonalities Shared by Varied Energy Psychology Approaches
Sequential Structure of Intervention Procedure
- Energy Balancing
- Selection of reminder phrase
- Setup and tapping
- Sandwich and rerate the problem
- Acceptance statement paired with statement of the problem
- Integration sequence and repeat tapping procedure
Addressing Psychological Reversals – Assessment and Intervention
Overview of Research Findings
- Carolyn Sakai and single session orphanage intervention
- Adult interventions administered by lay individuals in Rwanda
- PTSD veterans work – TFT positively compared to CBT
Copyright :
03/19/2016