Polyvagal Theory & Application to Clinical Practice: Interventions via the Autonomic Nervous System to Promote Safety, Healing, and Connection.

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Ari Badaines, PhD Related seminars and products

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Dr. Ari Badaines trained as a clinical psychologist in the USA and received a post-doctoral National Institute of Mental Health fellowship in Washington, DC. Ari has been a consultant to numerous organisations including Relate in the UK, Richmond Fellowship and Youth-in-Search in Australia. He has taught at various universities in the USA, UK, and Australia including ACU and ACAP in Sydney and has also led workshops in over twenty countries.

Ari has been in private practice for over 45 years. The main theoretical orientation of his training was psychodynamic psychotherapy, and he had many years of supervised, clinical practice, including a one-year predoctoral internship at a psycho-analytic training institute in New York. As the demands for therapy grew, the ‘payer’ (governments, insurance companies, clients) demanded more parsimonious approaches, Ari undertook trainings to develop the skills for TLDP. He currently maintains a private practice in Sydney, consults to treatment organisations and supervises over therapists; he is a popular presenter for PESI and runs trainings in the UK and Europe twice a year.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Ari Badaines maintains a private practice. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Ari Badaines is a member of the Australian Psychological Society.

Objectives

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the background amd purpose of  Polyvagal Theory and it's relevance in clinical application.
2. Account for the important role of the vagal nerve and the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).
3. Outline the three major principals of Polyvagal Theory: The ANS, Neuroception and Co-regulation.
4. Explain how using polyvagal theory enables a sense of safety and reconnection in your clients.
5. Recognise the skill of ANS mapping in session and to teach the skill to clients. 
6. Sumarise the principals of 'Anchors', 'Triggers' and 'Glimmers' and how to apply them in client work. 
7. Manage connection through mirroring.
8. Apply Polyvagal prinicpals to rupture and repair
9. Implement practical application of this theory with specific techniques to help our clients feel safer, self-regulate, and reconnect to themselves and you, the therapist, and then others.
10. Experience these interventions yourself before applying them to your clinical practice

"By participating in this workshop – you will be able to offer something purposeful and potent to clients stuck in ‘unsafety’ and fear. And, I will endeavor to make it a maximum learning experience in a fun and safe context.”   Dr Ari Badaines

How will you benefit from attending this training?

• Understanding the latest research on the impacts of trauma on the nervous system.
• Use knowledge about how the human nervous system works to regulate arousal.
• Respond effectively when emotions arise in the course of your work.

Outline

• Presentation of the Polyvagal System and its influence on safety, danger, reconnection.
• Applications to your clients - both inside and outside the therapy setting. Experiential exercises.

• Introduction and demonstration of specific techniques followed by participants’ practicing them.
• Questions and discussion after each practice session.

Evaluation and quiz - your payment includes a quiz which when completed with a minimum of 80% correct answers, will enable you to download your Attendance Certificate.
To complete the quiz, please log into your account at pdp-catalogue.com.au and click the orange "Certificate" button under the program's title. 

Target Audience

This seminar has been designed to extend the clinical knowledge and applied skill of Psychologists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Coaches, Social Workers and Psychiatrists