EFT for Emotional Regulation & Trauma Processing

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Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP Related seminars and products

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Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP,  has over 35 years of experience as a licensed psychologist specializing in an approach that is holistic combining the best aspects of traditional approaches with complementary approaches to treatment including energy psychology, hypnosis, imagery, mindfulness, and nutrition.

He is the former executive director of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology and the author or co-author of 3 professional books: We’re No Fun Anymore: Helping Couples Create Joyful Marriages Through the Power of Play, Tools for Transforming Trauma, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Clinician’s Guide.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Robert Schwarz maintains a private practice. He is a published author and receives royalties. Dr. Schwarz receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Robert Schwarz has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Implement the steps of EFT to increase self-regulation, reduce negative affect and aversive symptoms.
2. Describe the steps of the personal peace procedure and how it can be used for treatment planning.
3. Summarize the potential neurobiological mechanism of EFT’s effectiveness.

Outline

The Mind Body Frame for working with trauma 

• Energy Psychology for working with trauma 
• Comparing Energy psychology with other mind body approaches 
• Definition and characteristics of EFT 
• Introduction to the “Two Modes” of EFT 

Theory and Research on EFT and Energy Psychology 

• Summary of the research 
• The clinical and neuroscience mechanisms of EFT  

Diving Deeper into the Self-Regulation Mode 

• Integrating EFT into Phase 1 of trauma treatment 
• Symptoms that can be treated via self regulation 

Learning the basic EFT Protocol 

• The tapping points 
• The set up statement 
• The stance of the therapist 
• Experiential practice of the self regulation mode 

Diving Deeper into the Root Cause Mode – Working with Specific traumatic events 

• Video demonstration: Tell the story technique 
• How to manage emotional intensity while working with trauma

Clinical Acumen, presence and the fine print 

• How to go beyond technique and be present with clients 
• Ethical and clinical issues  
• Risks and limitations. 

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Art Therapists
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Social Workers
• Physicians 
• Psychologists
• Addiction Counselors
• Nurses

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