An Introduction to Brainspotting

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David Grand, PhD, is a psychotherapist, writer, lecturer, performance coach, and humanitarian famous for the discovery and development of the internationally acclaimed Brainspotting method, which brings about life-changing breakthroughs at "Warp Speed." Dr. Grand is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a PhD from International University, and is renowned for his groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in the arenas of healing trauma and enhancing performance and creativity. His Brainspotting method and BioLateral Sound are now used by thousands of therapist on every continent seeking to break through the limitations of talk therapy. Dr. Grand is the author of Brainspotting: The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. David Grand maintains a private practice and is a developer for BioLateral Sound Recordings. He is the developer of the Brainspotting method and receives compensation as a national lecturer and receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Grand receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. David Grand has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Illustrate specific eye movements, including wobbles and microsaccades, as well as other facial cues and reflexes that reveal specific “spots” in the brain associated with the activation of trauma
2. Instruct traumatized clients how to attend to their inner experience as they move through dissociative blocks and maximize a process of self-healing
3. Explore skills that allow you to pay attention to your interactions with clients while also staying attuned to the internal brain changes reflected in their eye movements
4. Implement Brainspotting to address a number of issues including anxiety and panic

Outline

• Brainspotting as an Integrated & Relational Model
• Brainspotting & Eye Positions

• Newton-Sandy Hook Community Foundation, Inc. Survey 
• Study of the Efficacy of Brainspotting
• Brainspotting: A Neurobiological Hypothesis
• Training

• Background Summary of Brainspotting
• Trauma & Dissociation
• Identifying Brainspotting
  • Outside Window
  • Inside Window
  • Gaze=spotting
• What is a Brainspot?
• What is Interpersonal Neurobiology?

• Assessment History
• The Dual Attunement Frame
• 2 Models of Brainspotting
  • Activation Model
  • Resource Model
• Moving Client’s From Dysregulation to Regulation 
  • Regulation Brain Structures & Treatment Sequence

• The Uncertainty Principle
• Treatment Sequence 
• Client Psychoeducation
• Q& A
  • Work with Veterans
  • EMDR vs. Brainspotting
  • EFT vs. Brainspotting

• Beginning
• Activation 
• Suds
• Location of Body Activation/Somatic Awareness
• Eye position
• Focused mindfulness
• Return to Beginning/Re-evaluating Suds

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Addiction Counselors
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Nurses
• Other Behavioral Health Professionals

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