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Stephen Porges, PhD

Kinsey Institute, Indiana University and Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill


Stephen W. Porges, PhD, is a distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium within the Kinsey Institute. He holds the position of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland, and is a founder of the Polyvagal Institute. Dr. Porges served as president of both the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published approximately 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers across several disciplines including anesthesiology, biomedical engineering, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, psychometrics, space medicine, and substance abuse. His research has been cited in more than 50,000 peer-review publications. In 1994, Dr. Porges proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders.

He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton, 2017), Polyvagal Safety (Norton, 2021), co-author with Seth Porges of Our Body Polyvagal World (Norton, 2023), and co-editor with Deb Dana of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). Dr. Porges is also the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™, which currently is used by approximately 3,000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Stephen Porges has employment relationships with Indiana University Bloomington and the University of North Carolina. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Porges receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He receives royalties from Integrated Learning Systems/Unyte. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Stephen Porges is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Psychophysiological Research. He holds a patent on Televagal equipment. Dr. Porges is co-owner of Polyvagal Music, LLC launching in 2024.

Applying the Polyvagal Theory to Improve Client Outcomes


Credit available - Click Here for more information

Speakers:
Deborah Dana, LCSW, LICSW |  Dafna Lender, LCSW |  Jon Baylin, Ph.D |  Kate Cohen-Posey, MS, LMHC, LMFT |  Janina Fisher, PhD |  Richard Simon, Ph.D. |  Stephen W Porges, PhD
Duration:
15 Hours 29 Minutes
Copyright:
Sep 18, 2018
Product Code:
NRS001280
Media Type:
Online Course
Price:
$229.99 - Online Course Discount Normal Price: Standard - $559.95

The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory


Author:
Stephen Porges, PhD
Copyright:
2017
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 2017
Product Code:
SAM084950
Media Type:
Book
Price:
$29.95 - Standard

Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory

The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies

Author:
Stephen Porges, PhD |  Deborah Dana, LCSW, LICSW
Copyright:
2018
Publication Date:
Jul 03, 2018
Product Code:
SAM085360
Media Type:
Book
Price:
$39.95 - Standard

The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy

Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation

Author:
Stephen Porges, PhD |  Deborah Dana, LCSW, LICSW
Copyright:
2018
Publication Date:
Jul 06, 2018
Product Code:
SAM085755
Media Type:
Book
Price:
$29.95 - Standard

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