0605 - Resourcing the Body: Somatic Practices for Cultivating Safety and Stability
Course Description
Hours: 12
A comprehensive understanding of somatic therapy requires more than cognitive knowledge; it necessitates embodied awareness and an openness to both being and doing. This offering is designed for those who have attended Working with Trauma and the Body: Fundamentals of Somatic Therapy and wish to deepen their understanding of the somatic techniques introduced in that foundational session.
This two-day professional development course is designed to support participants with translating core somatic concepts into embodied experience. It will explore practices designed to support safety, stabilization, and resilience: essential tools for creating a secure container for both clients and practitioners. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to use somatic practices to resource their clients and foster a grounded therapeutic relationship.
Through a combination of experiential exercises, demonstrations and group discussions, participants will:
- Hone skills to titrate and modulate activating experiences in clients.
- Explore containment strategies that foster groundedness and a sense of safety.
- Learn to attune to systemic coherence.
- Increase awareness of merging and develop strategies for managing it effectively.
This course will be entirely experiential. Participants must be willing to engage in activities that foster embodied awareness.
Please note this course serves as an introduction to practicing various somatic techniques. Becoming a somatic therapist requires extensive training through an official program such as Somatic Experiencing®. This course is independent of Somatic Experiencing International (SEI), and continuing education hours earned do not count toward official SEI training programs.
Notes
Time Zone: All listed class times are held in ET (Ontario, Canada)
For more information contact the Faculty of Social Work Professional Development office:
Email: fswprofessionaldevelopment@wlu.ca
Phone: 548-889-5128
Cancellations and Transfers
Be sure to carefully review our cancellation and transfer information before registering.
Website: wlu.ca/fswpd
Prerequisites
Course 0204 - Working with Trauma and the Body: The Fundamentals of Somatic Therapy must be taken first. It is also strongly recommended that you complete this course before completing 0606 - Deepening Embodied Resilience: Somatic Practices for Enhancing Interoceptive Awareness so that you have an opportunity to build your own resources before deepening your practice.Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Trauma Certificate : Trauma Certificate