Aim:

This training module aims to the reduction of acute, destabilizing emotions and symptoms; and to increase client’s general capacity to regulate emotional states and self-integration.

 

Objectives: 

1. To understand the neurobiological perspective of trauma and its impact.

2. Basic understanding on the Polyvagal Theory and its implications on the mind body & clinical practice.

3. Learning Wholebody Focusing and the felt sense.

4. Learning the Integrative Neuro-Somatic Wholebody Focusing Oriented Approach & skills to enhance stabilization, emotional regulation and mind body integration.

 

Content Outline:

1. Nature and types of trauma and its impact on the brain-body and well-being.

2. The understanding of trauma from neurobiological perspective and polyvagal theory and its implications on trauma treatment.

3. The learning of concepts, attitudes and six Steps of Wholebody Focusing (WBF)Therapy.                                                       

4. Learning to integrate Neuro-Somatic and Wholebody Focusing Oriented skills to meet with Life Stoppages/Trauma causing activation, defensiveness, avoidance, anxiety, or any other unprocessed emotions and stored tensions in the body.

5. Learning the general process of integrative Neuro-Somatic Wholebody Focusing Oriented experiential approach on trauma healing, aiming at releasing the stored tension, enhancing  resilience and transformational change.               

6. Self-care and building the authentic and coherence self as a therapist.

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Course Structure & Requirement:

• 4 lecture and practice days

• Participants shall practice around 2 month of WBF in pairs, once a week for half an hour each as Focuser and Listener (in pair practice, online or in person).

 

Suitable Participants:

This training is suitable for participants who provide clinical work to individuals, couples and parents.

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Requirement for Proficiency in Focusing Partnership (PFP) Award:

To be awarded as PFP from International Focusing Institute, participants must have to complete Module I,Module II & III as well as the practicum requirement on Wholebody Focusing (WBF) pair up practice.  Recommendation for PFP is based on skills assessment by the Trainer.

Please click this link for details of Module II.

Please click this link for details of Module III.

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About The international Focusing Institute

 

Remarks:

Participants are highly recommended to complete all the 3 modules within a year; moreover, participants who have taken any modules before can enroll the remaining modules in different years in order to complete the certification requirement
 

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導師︰

Dr. Paulina C.Y. Kwok 郭志英博士, RSW

Certified Wholebody Focusing Oriented Therapy Trainer & Therapist (TIFI)
Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP®, Trauma Institute) 
Certified Ego-State Therapist (ESTI)
Certified Integral Somatic Psychology Practitioner (ISP)
Supervisor Candidate, Fellow (AAMFT)
Fellow,  Approved Counselling Supervisor, Certified Counsellor (HKPCA)
Certified  Clinical Supervisor & Family Therapist (HKMFTA)
Fellow, Consultant Supervisor & Certified Social Work Specialist (HKSWA)
Crisis Intervention Practitiener (Individual, Group, Strategic planning, (ICISF)
Certified Transformation/Performance Coach (PCTC, ICF)

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Comment of Participants:​

• 課程提升了對别人的盛載力，在工作上能有另一角度理解服務使用者。

• 課程為我帶來自我療癒和對己對人有更多覺察。

• 整個學習過程中，學習到如何聆聽身體信息，接納自己，達到與身體整合；同時，用在案主身上時除了更快了解案主的狀態，還可幫助案主更整合自身經驗，經歷治癒。

• 課後的練習，彼此探索及分享的主題，變得更深入，互相支持度很高。

• 我是很着重體驗學習的人，課程令我明白wholebody focusing的原理和威力，令我更有動力於課堂以外與其他學員練習及多用於日常輔導工作中。

• 課程助我放慢下來，減低了我在面對案主時的緊張。另外，多次的練習成為我面對壓力的及時幫助。已約定學員以後都保持這種練習，互相支援守望相助。

• 整體來說，我現在可以信任和等待身體的帶領，去處理自己和個案一些在認知上似乎束手無策的情況。

• 完成三個單元後，感到喜出望外，因課程能助己助人，在輔導案主時更顯著有用。

• 喜歡單元三的設計和活動練習，用全身生命自覺結合表達藝術、動態舞動身體等均是很好的體驗，喚起埋藏已久的身體記憶、和思想更明辨，感到釋放與自由。

• 學習能幫助案主的內在智慧出來安慰、鼓勵和指示，不用花很多時間就得到療效。