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Brainspotting with David Grand, Ph.D.: The Brain-Body Based Therapy for Treating Trauma


Average Rating:
   10
Faculty:
David Grand, PhD
Duration:
6 Hours 11 Minutes
Copyright:
Oct 02, 2015
Publisher:
PESI, Inc.
Product Code:
RNV048790


Description

Here’s a typical scenario: at the end of the session, your client either responded well or not at all to treatment. And even those that responded well to treatment have often regressed by their next session. They’re angry – and you thought you had made a therapeutic gain.

If you’re like most therapists, you rely on talk therapy or a technical modality. What you are missing is the brain-body relation.

There is a new brain-based relational treatment approach developed by David Grand, PhD. that will give you more effectiveness as a therapist and avoid poor client responses.

Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of challenging symptoms.

Trauma overwhelms the brain’s processing, leaving pieces of unprocessed experiences frozen in time. Brainspotting will provide you with powerful tools enabling your clients to quickly and effectively focus and process through the deep brain sources of many emotional, somatic and performance problems.

Where we look reveals critical information about what is going on in our brain. By carefully observing how and where clients look and focusing on the particular spot, this helps the client process disturbing material more gently and deeply.

Why is it better than many approaches?

  • Flexible
  • Bridges the gap between talk and technical modalities
  • No protocols to master (like EMDR)
  • Open and relational
  • Responsive to the needs of the client
  • Includes brain-body tools
  • Can be adapted into any clinical approach and therapeutic style

Credit

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South Carolina Counselors

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California Social Workers

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Florida Social Workers

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Montana Social Workers

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction.


New York Social Workers

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Ohio Social Workers

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 6.25 clock hours of general continuing education. Tracking number: 20-TBD


Pennsylvania Social Workers

The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Marriage & Family Therapists

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California Marriage & Family Therapists

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs.  A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


Florida Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 6.25 continuing education credits.


Illinois Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the State of Illinois, Department of Professional Regulation. Provider #:168-000156. Full attendance at this self-study activity qualifies for 6.0 credits.


Montana Marriage & Family Therapists

The Montana Board of Behavioral Health no longer pre-approves any courses or sponsors. Each licensee is responsible for taking courses which contribute to their competence and directly relate to their scope of practice as defined in board statute (MAR 24-219-32). Licensees must keep CE documentation for three years in case of an audit. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of instruction.


New York Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists. #MFT-0024. This self-study activity will qualify for 6.25 contact hours. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance


Ohio Marriage & Family Therapists

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board. Provider approval #:RCST071001. Full attendance at this course meets the qualifications for 6.25 clock hours of general continuing education. Tracking number: 20-TBD


Pennsylvania Marriage & Family Therapists

The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors accepts many national association CE approvals, several of which PESI offers. For a full list, please see your State Board regulations at https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/. This intermediate level self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction.


South Carolina Marriage & Family Therapists

This self-study program has been approved for 6.0 continuing education hours by the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psycho-Educational Specialists. Provider #4540.


Texas Marriage & Family Therapists

This self-study activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists no longer approves programs or providers. PESI activities meet the continuing education requirements as listed in Title 22 of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 801, Subchapter K, Section 801.264 Types of Acceptable Continuing Education. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.


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Florida Nurses

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Faculty

David Grand, PhD's Profile

David Grand, PhD Related seminars and products


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. 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 relationship to disclose.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Target Audience

Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, and other Mental Health Professionals

Outline

What is Brainspotting?

  • Brain-body based relational therapy
  • Deeper, more powerful processing of trauma
  • Brainspot – activity in the brain in response to focus and eye position

The Three Types of Brainspots

  • Outside Window: Client unaware of therapist tracking reflex brainspots
  • Inside Window: Client and therapist work together to find brainspots
  • Gazespotting: Client has a fixed gaze while thinking or speaking

Reflexive Responses in Clients

  • Eye wobbles
  • Eye freezes
  • Blinks
  • Facial tics
  • Brow furrowing
  • Sniffs
  • Swallows
  • Head nods
  • Body shifting

The Dual Attunement Frame

  • Interpersonal Neurobiology
  • Goal of brainspotting is accessing self-healing capacities
  • Activate, locate and process the sources of trauma and distress in the body
  • Unfreeze and release where the trauma is being held
  • Gain direct access to midbrain processes for bottom up brain-body change

Process

  1. Activation
  2. SUDS Level (10-0)
  3. Location of activation in the body
  4. Location of eye position of greatest activity
  5. Focused Mindfulness (processing)

Objectives

  • Access the clients visual field and somatic awareness to gain neurobiological attunement while enhancing relational attunement.
  • Demonstrate three methods of attuning to clients visual field including Outside Window, Inside Window and Gazespotting.
  • Use less intervention by accessing and trusting the clients innate brain-body healing capacity.
  • Explain psychoeducation regarding the neocortex and subcortex with clients.
  • Develop increased awareness of the counter-transferential activation of the flight, fight freeze response and how to adapt to it.
  • Describe how to effectively use Brainspotting with clients with Dissociative and Attachment disorders.

Reviews

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Overall:      4.5

Total Reviews: 10

Comments

Roxanna M - VERO BEACH, Florida

"The best video seminar I have ever experienced. The clairty and attunement to the audience was also felt by me as an observer of a workshop. Dr Grand was present with his audience at all times. During the two demonstrations Dr. Grand was present and attuned to each participant first and foremost. The demonstrations were exceedingly helpful. "

Ashley O - SALIDA, Colorado

"This training even from the online platform was amazing. I am excited to see how this impacts care for my clients!"

Brenna C - Topsham, Maine

"Excellent "

Lynn B - Bourbonnais, Illinois

"Excellent! I loved this workshop, just what I was in need of for help with stuck clients."

Elizabeth P - Waterford, Wisconsin

"this was very helpful to my work with clients who are working through trauma "

Jodi S - Walnut Creek, California

"Very informative class. The presenter did an excellent job of explaining trauma through his theoretical lense. "

Drew B - INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana

"Dr. Grand was an excellent presenter. I'm enlightened. "

Donna S - FRANKLIN, Tennessee

"David Grand is outstanding in training us to use brainspotting & was in my EMDR training also. He's great."

Mollie L - Santa Clarita, California

"Very excited to learn about this!"

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