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Experiential workshops for parent-infant
mental health practitioners
In order to help attendees understand the physical, social,
and emotional needs of infants and their care providers,
the course will be oriented around two goals. (1) Translating
theory and research on infancy directly into practice
intended to impact parents and infants at risk and for
parent-infant education programs, and (2) Doing practical
exercises that will help students better understand the
baby’s world and the role of the care provider.
There will be a series of simple exercises to heighten
awareness of the world from the infant’s perspective.
Exercises  such
as the following may be done: learning how to move like
a baby (rolling over, crawling), establishing and breaking
eye contact (developed at 3 months), asking for guidance
or help from another person (developed at 9 months), use
of words to describe internal states of awareness (developed
at 15 months), and recognition of self in a mirror (developed
at 18 months). Exercises will be discussed and theory
and application will be covered to help providers translate
the experience into practice. Very Important: Students
are requested to wear loose comfortable clothing and to
bring a small blanket, towel, or exercise mat. Accommodation
will be made for student’s physical limitations.
Through these exercises, adult students are able to re-experience
infant-like states of curiosity and openness, states that
both deepen their own experience as adults and help them
develop an appreciation for psychological world of infants.
Audio Tutorial
Sample
syllabus for a day-long workshop
Sample
exercises from a day-long workshop
Alan Fogel Training
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Experiential workshops on case
documentation for somatics practitioners
This day-long workshop is a how-to working session designed
to assist somatic awareness practitioners to document
their cases in a way that allows a reader to reconstruct
the flow of events – for practitioner and client
-- in all or part of their sessions with clients. The
method of documentation presented assumes that the practitioner
is the most informed observer of a session (a participant
observer) and that the practitioner  can
train their perceptions and writing skills to communicate
the process of engagement, communication, and change over
time within and across sessions with the same client.
Qualitative, participant observer research methods have
strong overlaps with the principles of somatic awareness
treatment and educational methods. The domains of overlap
are: self-awareness, attunement to the body and its experiences,
non-judgment, and distinguishing the roles of self and
client to enhance the client’s self-awareness. Cases
are documented in a way that shows the aliveness, mutual
co-regulation, and client-specific process of the treatment
approach. Effective, articulate case notes can serve as
the basis of research on the process of change for both
clients and practitioners using somatic awareness methods.
They can also help trained practitioners refine their
awareness of themselves and their clients through the
process of documentation. Finally, case notes can be published
in professional journals as paradigm examples of the process
of change in a particular practice.
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Rosen Method Bodywork afternoon
and full-day workshops
A workshop to introduce you to the Rosen Method, a way
of deepening self-awareness that will have an immediate
impact on your life. This workshop is also useful for
those already familiar with the Rosen Method who welcome
continued practice and deeper knowledge. The workshop
will include:
An overview / introduction
to the general principles of Rosen Method
A movement class
A demonstration of the bodywork and touch involved
What is included in a Rosen Movement Class? Rosen
Method Movement classes are fun and easy! Set to music,
these unhurried movements are designed to improve alignment
and flexibility. They also increase range of motion, ease
of breathing, and deepen awareness of the body. These
movements are done individually or with partners and can
be adapted to physical limitations.
What
is Rosen Method Bodywork? Rosen Method Bodywork is
distinguished by its gentle, direct touch. Using hands
that listen rather than manipulate, the practitioner responds
with touch and words which allow the client to begin to
recognize what has been held down by unconscious muscle
tension. As this process unfolds, habitual tension and
old patterns may be released, freeing the client to experience
more aliveness, less pain, new choices in life, and a
greater sense of well-being.
What will the
Rosen Method do for me? The results of Rosen Method
bodywork and movement frequently include a lessening of
pain and tension, an increase in aliveness, and a new
sense of clarity about life direction and goals.
Deepens
physical and emotional awareness and lessens pain and
tension
Invites personal growth
Complements other therapeutic modes and psycho-spiritual
disciplines
Rosen Method
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