This USABP Speakers Series Forum will discuss with the editors the findings presented in their book, "Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives."
With Special Embodiment Experiential facilitated by Donnalea Van Vleet Goelz
Benefits of attending and this book:
• Discover the diversity of somatic practices and their common threads.
• Learn how various somatic modalities are transforming trauma treatment, fostering embodiment, and addressing existential distress.
• Explore somatic self-care practices that help prevent practitioner burnout.
• Delve into effective methodologies for conducting research in this field.
• Access valuable research insights for tracking, defining, measuring, and exploring somatic care.
Audience participation is included.
See more details below.
Masters of Ceremonies
Donnalea Van Vleet Goelz
Liam Blume
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International Body Psychotherapy Journal - Current edition
Somatic Psychotherapy Today - Read the Book review
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The European Association for Body Psychotherapy
The 38 Contributing Authors To This Book - Listed Below
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Event Description
This USABP Roundtable panel, led by Herbert Grassmann, Maurizio Stupiggia, and Stephen W. Porges, will delve into the findings presented in their book Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives.
The book, featuring contributions from 42 authors, represents a significant consolidation of innovative research and clinical approaches. It highlights how various somatic modalities are transforming trauma treatment, fostering embodiment, and addressing existential distress.
Masters of Ceremonies DonnaLea and Liam Blume will join the panelists to explore various topics and facilitate a lively Q&A session with the audience.
Discussion Points
- The Importance of Embodiment
- Examining the Diverse Approaches to Somatic-Oriented Therapies
- Articulating Findings on Common Threads of Somatic Theory
- Exploring the Neurophysiological Underpinnings of Trauma and the Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Healing
- Discussing the Integration of Somatic Practices into Trauma Treatment, such as Mindfulness, Sound, Movement, and Touch
- Addressing the Importance of Self-Care and Somatic Awareness for Therapists Working with Trauma
- Examining the Scientific Rationale for Addressing Embodiment in Quantitative and Qualitative Research Paradigms
About the Panelists
Herbert Grassmann, PhD, is professor of Psychosocial Studies at the Parkmore Institute/South Africa and former Chair of the EABP Research Committee. He lives in Nuremberg, Germany.
Visit his website at https://www.dr-grassmann.de
Photo by @MiaVillaflor
Maurizio Stupiggia, PhD, is professor in the department of clinical sciences, University of Milano. He resides in Pianoro, Italy.
Visit his Institute, www.biosistemica.net
Photo by Marina Nava
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, originator of Polyvagal Theory, is a Distinguished University Scientist and founding director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University, and a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
Photo Courtesy of RTI International
http://stephenporges.com
https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/
Donnalea Van Vleet Goelz has a Ph.D. in Somatic Clinical Psychology and is executive director of Continuum Movement®, founded by Emilie Conrad- Da’oud. Find out more,
https://continuummovement.com/
Bibliography
Blanke O. et al., (2004), “Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin”. In Brain, 127, 2, pp. 243-258
Grassmann H., Porges S., Stupiggia M., eds, Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma and Polyvagal perspectives, 2024, W. W. Norton, New York
Porges S., (2009), “The polyvagal theory:new insights into adaptative reactions of the autonomic nervous system”, In Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 76, 2, pp. 86-90
Stupiggia, M. (2019). Traumatic Dis-Embodiment: Effects of trauma on body perception and
Body image, in The Routledge International Handbook of Embodied Perspectives in Psychotherapy
(pp. 389-396). Oxfordshire, U.K.: Routledge
Van der Hart O., et al., (2006), “The Haunted Self, Structural Dissociation and the Treatment of Chronic Traumatization”, 2006, W.W.Norton and Company, New York
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