Supportive Touch
1/13/24, 10AM-1:00PM Saturday or
1/17/24, 7PM-10PM Wednesday
It is the same content on both days.
One of the single most important interventions a therapist can make is physical contact. Many of us have been taught to fear making contact with clients. And yes, there are some therapists who have crossed the boundary. But that is not who you are.
You are someone who wants to learn how to effectively make contact that is healing and creates space for the client to get the touch they need from the people in their life. What we are talking about is as simple as a supportive hand, a hug, a shoulder to cry on. This is an open dialogue about somatic touch and interventions. Boundary, support, psyhco-education, Modeling and Interventions.
In this class we will expand upon the Window of Tolerance model and present material on:
Resilience and Thriving models which are based on Antonovsky’s Salutogenesis
Learn what expands your window and contracts it and provide structures to keep yourself well regulated
Develop Coping ahead strategies - a DBT idea that has you take actions ahead of potential stressful events
How to present this model to your clients as part of their psycho-eduction
How polyvagal theory applies to this model and how to think about it practically
What it looks like in daily practice in your life
The importance of structure
What and How to manage Time and it’s role in stress
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