Brainspotting
Two-Day Phase 1 Training
February 26 & 27, 2010 in Mesa, Arizona
14 CEU's for Counselors, Social Workers and Psychologists
Presented by: Robert Weisz, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
Director, Brainspotting and Hypnotherapy Clinic of New Mexico
Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing, and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional and physical pain, trauma, dissociation, and a variety of other challenging conditions. Brainspotting is a simultaneous form of diagnosis and treatment, enhanced with Biolateral sound, which is deep, direct, and powerful, yet focused and containing.
Brainspotting gives us a tool, within the clinical healing relationship, to neurobiologically locate, focus, process, and release experiences and symptoms which are typically out of reach of the conscious mind and its cognitive and language capacity.
A “Brainspot” is the eye position which is linked to the energetic/emotional activation of a traumatic or emotionally charged issue within the brain.
Located by eye position, paired with externally observed and internally experienced reflexive responses, a Brainspot is actually a physiological subsystem holding emotional experience in memory form.
“Brainspotting is based on the profound attunement of the therapist with the patient, finding a somatic cue and extinguishing it by down-regulating the amygdala. It isn’t just parasympathetic nervous system activation that is facilitated, it is homeostasis.” -Robert Scaer, MD, The Trauma Spectrum .
Developed by David Grand, Ph.D., Brainspotting provides a neurobiological tool for accessing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of somatic and emotionally-based conditions.
Training Seminar Objectives:
Through lecture, clinical demonstrations, small group practice and experiential learning, participants will be able to learn and work with the following:
--A practical and theoretical understanding of the elements and functions of Brainspotting.
--The application of “Outside Window” and “Inside Window” Brainspotting techniques.
--The utilization of Brainspotting with trauma, somatic conditions, emotional, behavioral and performance problems, and other health/wellness issues.
--Integration of Brainspotting into clinical practice.
--Applications of Brainspotting for resource enhancement and self-maintenance
Robert Weisz, Ph.D. is a psychologist, consultant, and life coach in private practice in Santa Fe. Robert is Director of the Brainspotting and Hypnotherapy Clinic, and Director of the Milton Erickson Institute of New Mexico. He has served on the clinical faculty of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and in the faculties of Webster University, the University of Wyoming, and Southwestern College. Dr. Weisz has been in international trainer in Ericksonian Hypnosis since 1982. He is the author of numerous scientific articles in the field of sleep and dream research, two chapters in books about mental health in boom towns, and an audiotape series of hypnotic healing journeys.
Dr. Weisz has trained extensively with Dr. David Grand, the developer of Brainspotting and an internationally known authority on the treatment of trauma and in performance enhancement.
Robert has a special interest in the nature of consciousness, shamanism, and the healing process. He has been in practice as a psychologist, consultant, trainer, and educator for 40 years.
Location and Accommodations
The training will be held at the Arizona Golf Resort and Conference Center, 425 South Power Road, Mesa, Arizona. Hours are 9 AM to 5 PM, registration begins at 8:30 AM on February 26.
A block of 15 rooms is being held at group discounted rate for attendees who register with the Resort by Friday January 29.
To make room reservations at the special discounted rate, please call the Resort at 480-832-3202 or online at Brainspotting Workshop Registration Link.
Registration Information
This training seminar is restricted to licensed health care practitioners with a minimum of two years’ experience in clinical practice, and to advanced graduate students in accredited programs.
--Early registration, postmarked before 26 January 2009 is $ 375
--Standard registration, postmarked after January 26 is $ 425
--Advanced Graduate Students before January 26 fee is $325
After January 26, grad. student fee is $350
--Registration at the door is $ 525
--Administrative cost for CEU credits through R Cassidy Seminars is $30
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Strengthening and Deepening the Healing Connection
Through Attunement
Brainspotting, Mindfulness, and Neurobiology
Presented by Robert Weisz, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Brainspotting Trainer www.robertweiszphd.com
Brainspotting is based on the profound attunement of the therapist with the patient, finding a somatic cue and extinguishing it by down-regulating the amygdala. It isn’t just PNS activation that is facilitated, it is homeostasis. Robert Scaer, M.D., The Trauma Spectrum
This Training will focus on the process of attunement as an essential ingredient in the practice of Brainspotting and other mindfulness and energy- based therapeutic tools.
We will draw from the teachings of mindfulness meditation, the new and exciting developments in the field of neuroscience, and the practice of Brainspotting to develop ways of strengthening the healing field between therapist and client.
- The neurobiology of trauma, attachment, attention, and emotional regulation.
- The process, the elements, and the practice of mindful attention in Brainspotting and other therapeutic modalities.
- The process, the elements, and the practice of attunement between therapist and client.
- Essential elements of Brainspotting.
- Using Brainspotting to develop and strengthen the therapist’s and the client’s capacity for internal and interpersonal attunement.
The training will incorporate presentations, demonstrations, and supervised practice to support the development of skills that enhance the attunement between therapist and client. Participants will also learn internal practices for developing a high level of attunement.
This training is available as a one-day and also as a two-day event.
The two-day version incorporates four hours of training and supervised practice with innovative Brainspotting techniques.
Fee: $175 for one day, $ 350 for two-day version
Contact: Robert Weisz, Ph.D., Director of the Brainspotting and Hypnotherapy Clinic Of New Mexico and the Milton Erickson Institute of NM, at robert.weisz1@gmail.com , 505-983-9456