Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Themes—Online
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Themes—Online
Target audience: Psychologists and other mental health professionals as appropriate.
Instructional level of this activity: Introductory
Course consists of 93 contact hours of APA credit, plus additional individual sessions
Statement of need: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy provides mental health practitioners with the skills to notice and process the residues of traumatic experience that are held in clients’ bodies. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy helps mental health practitioners to expand their practice to work with implicit somatic patterns related to traumatic experiences to help insure lasting change in the ability to regulate the autonomic nervous system.
Presented by: Faan Yeen Sidor, Psy.D. of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
Contact: SPI Admissions, 3034473290, admissions@sensorimotor.org.
Event web site: https://account.sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/s107900022/detail
To view Introductory Session with Faan Yeen Sidor, and Prospective Students: https://sensorimotor-org.zoom.us/rec/share/HaAekXtdimJ5kYaUXmFqaHb3ERGNpHowUQohkLYb0oGFFinzNg4ENnvc-dSKFide.fshuJWdsf8U_uK6e
Location: Online
Dates: Thursday, April 28, 2022, through Thursday, October 27, 2022
Session times: initial session time 6:00-8:30 pm and subsequent sessions as posted in course itinerary
Time zone: Central Time Zone
Cost: $3,100.00
Financial aid is available for qualifying candidates: https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/admissions/#financialaid
Course description:
Now you can learn Sensorimotor Psychotherapy from your own home or office, or even from your phone, on the go! This blended online learning course is designed to make the most of your time with course facilitators and colleagues and provide you the flexibility to work through the conceptual course materials at your own pace.
Learn skills to notice and process the residues of traumatic experience that are held in your clients’ bodies. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy helps you to work with your clients beyond words, with the often implicit somatic patterns related to traumatic experience to help inspire lasting change from the inside, out.
In this six-module course, you will learn the basics of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for working with traumatic experience, practice the basic skills that you will be able to apply immediately with your clients who are distressed or traumatized and touch on adaptations of SP skills for more complex clinical situations.
Format:
This course consists of 93 contact hours of APA credit divided into:
- Three self-paced online learning modules (20 hours each, self-paced during a 7-9 week period)
- Three 2-day live-online modules (Two 6-hour days, hosted by course facilitators in real-time)
- A live-online Orientation (2.5 hours, hosted by course facilitators in real-time, required, but no CEs)
- A live-online Closing (2.5 hours, hosted by course facilitators in real-time, required, but no CEs)
Additional Course Requirements:
Alongside the course*, you will also need to complete the following:
*6 hours of Individual or Group Consultation with a Trainer or SP Approved Consultant (two of which must be individual) (at your own expense) to help integrate the theory and skills
*3 hours of individual SP Sessions with a Certified SP Practitioner (including Trainers) (at your own expense) to experience the method for yourself
Fees for required consultation and session hours are paid independently outside of course tuition.
System Requirements:
This course is held in Open LMS (a platform for online courses) using Collaborate (a web-based video meeting tool), and is accessible from a laptop, desktop computer, tablet, or phone (note: not all course items are available via phone app).
NOTE: This course includes elements that are live and interactive. To participate, you must have a computer with internet connection, a microphone, and a webcam. Portions of the training will be recorded. Meeting live-online requires a strong and reliable internet connection.
Training Dates:
- April 28, 2022 (Orientation 6:00 – 8:30 pm)
- April 28-June 24, 2022
- June 24-25, 2022 (9:00 am – 4:30 pm)
- June 25-August 26, 2022
- August 26-27, 2022 (9:00 am – 4:30 pm)
- August 27-October 21, 2022
- October 21-22, 2022 (9:00 am – 4:30 pm)
- October 27, 2022 (Closing 6:00 – 8:30 pm)
Times: Exact times listed after training dates
Tuition: 3,100 USD. 5% Prior SPI Workshop/Webinar discount. A non-refundable registration fee of $25.00. A deposit of $500.00 is due to provisionally secure a place in the training – deposit is not due at time of application.
