Beginner – First Year
Development of essential knowledge and skills for trauma processing in the SE biophysiological model.
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The physiology of traumatic stress and its impact on the autonomic nervous system.
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Practicing one of the basic principles of the SE methodology, tracking body sensations, to access the responses of the autonomic nervous system.
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Learning titration and building continuity through felt sense.
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Aspects of the neurophysiology of the readiness response: defensive orientation/ fight/ flight/ freeze, deactivation and completion, and exploratory orientation.
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We develop skills for working with body sensation tracking in the SE methodology to support the completion and full run of the threat response cycle and incomplete survival responses.
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We learn to titrate the SE trauma renegotiation process to ensure healthy integration of the experience.
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Through Porges' polyvagal theory, we begin to understand and integrate the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
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Understanding the SE model of SIBAM (Sensation, Image, Behaviour, Affect, Meaning) and its significance in trauma.
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Understanding coupling dynamics: over- and under-coupling of SIBAM elements and elements of physiological response in traumatically stressful situations.
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Self-regulation - being able to identify, normalize, and stabilize traumatic reactions.
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Acquire skills to avoid the trap of re-traumatization.
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Supporting clients in restoring and maintaining healthy boundaries.
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Mastering effective intervention tools that offer long-term solutions for acute and chronic trauma symptoms.
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How to integrate SE into our existing professional practice.
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Proper use of touch in SE context.
Intermediate – Second Year
We learn about various trauma categories discussed in the SE model. We master the basic characteristics and criteria of these categories, and learn special approaches and interventions for effective work with them. This knowledge can be applied to work with many other traumatic or high-stress events.
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Global (whole-body) High Activation: prenatal and perinatal trauma, early trauma, anaesthesia, choking, suffocation, drowning.
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High Impact / Physical Defence Failure: falls, high-impact accidents, head injuries, motorcycle accidents and other high-impact accidents.
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Inescapable Attack: assault/attack, animal attack, abuse, sexual assault, thwarted escape.
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Physical Injuries: surgery, anaesthesia, burns, poisoning, injuries resulting from accidents or attacks.
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Natural and Man-made Disasters: earthquake, fire, tornado, landslide, war, terrorism.
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Horror, atrocities: witnessing accident, violence, or abuse.
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Torture and Ritual Abuse: war torture, concentration camp.
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Emotional Trauma: severe neglect, abandonment and loss, ongoing abuse.
Advanced – Third Year
Further deepening and integration of understanding SE theory and practice while developing our attunement to the client. We learn to work with complex trauma and syndromes (IBS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue). We continue to familiarize ourselves with the use of touch in SE methodology.
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We learn about the importance of stabilization when working with complex trauma.
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We get to know the concept of continuity used in SE when working with complex trauma.
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We refine the skill of touch to support containment and continuity.
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We learn about the interactions between autonomic nervous system dysregulation and SE model syndromes (non-reciprocal relationship between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems).
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We further deepen our understanding of polyvagal theory in working with syndromes.
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We refine the necessary SE skills – titration and pendulation – for working with hypersensitive and symptomatic clients.
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We learn about the SE model for working with eyes.
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We learn SE touch-based techniques for working with different categories of trauma.
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We learn how SE uses joints, body segments, and viscera to access autonomic nervous system responses and to support the completion of incomplete survival reactions.
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We explore the issues and possibilities of integrating SE and SE touch into existing practice.