Brainspotting Phase 1 Training
Introductory Level
Hosted by Nancy Tung, RN, Brainspotting Trainer and Consultant
International Live Online Zoom Webinar - English
International Live Online Zoom Webinar - English
What are the benefits of Brainspotting?
Based on neurobiological findings that the brain can heal itself, with Brainspotting, many people experience relief from traumatic experience such as accidents, early attachment difficulties, childhood abuse, loss of loved ones, bullying, unexpected life changes, etc. Brainspotting is also highly effective for anxiety, flashbacks, chronic pain, chronic illnesses, hopelessness, depression, mood swings, and dissociation.
Brainspotting can not only heal the past, but also enhance performance, creativity, and spirituaity!
Brainspotting provides practitioners age old yet revolutionary perspectives on healing. A modality that will help your clients heal at warp speed and help your practice flourish.
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is a brain-based therapy based on the hypothesis that specific eye positions designated as “brainspots” activate and access specific areas of the midbrain that allow for the reprocessing and releasing of core neurophysiological reactions to trauma-related and other psychological experiences.
In addition, brainspotting is built on a model that emphasizes therapist-client presence and attunement in the healing process. As an open and integrative model, brainspotting is adaptable to many different areas of specialization and can be integrated with other treatment models.
In this introductory Brainspotting: Phase 1 training, participants will learn four basic brainspotting techniques. In addition, participants will receive an overview of the:
Based on neurobiological findings that the brain can heal itself, with Brainspotting, many people experience relief from traumatic experience such as accidents, early attachment difficulties, childhood abuse, loss of loved ones, bullying, unexpected life changes, etc. Brainspotting is also highly effective for anxiety, flashbacks, chronic pain, chronic illnesses, hopelessness, depression, mood swings, and dissociation.
Brainspotting can not only heal the past, but also enhance performance, creativity, and spirituaity!
Brainspotting provides practitioners age old yet revolutionary perspectives on healing. A modality that will help your clients heal at warp speed and help your practice flourish.
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is a brain-based therapy based on the hypothesis that specific eye positions designated as “brainspots” activate and access specific areas of the midbrain that allow for the reprocessing and releasing of core neurophysiological reactions to trauma-related and other psychological experiences.
In addition, brainspotting is built on a model that emphasizes therapist-client presence and attunement in the healing process. As an open and integrative model, brainspotting is adaptable to many different areas of specialization and can be integrated with other treatment models.
In this introductory Brainspotting: Phase 1 training, participants will learn four basic brainspotting techniques. In addition, participants will receive an overview of the:
- standards of care and professional practice for brainspotting practitioners,
- research that supports the primary assumptions of brainspotting; and
- challenges of research and evidence-based treatment for conditions such as Complex PTSD
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What does it do?
Brainspotting provides therapists with powerful tools which enable themselves and their patients to quickly and effectively focus and process sources of many emotional, somatic and performance challenges through the deepest part of the brain with amazing resolutions! |
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Course Details
Learning objectives:
Participants of this introductory level course participants will be able to:
Participants of this introductory level course participants will be able to:
- Summarize the standards of care and professional practice of the International Brainspotting Association.
- Describe the hypothesized neurological underpinnings of how brainspotting works.
- Summarize the research that supports the hypothesized way in which eye positions activate and accesses midbrain activity.
- Explain the uncertainty principle as it relates to brainspotting.
- Describe the concepts of simultaneous neurobiological and relational attunement.
- Explain the importance of client-therapist attunement during brainspotting.
- Explain how the treatment frame is set and held by the therapist.
- Explain the role of focused mindfulness in brainspotting.
- Discuss the similarities and differences between the activation and resource models of brainspotting.
- Explain the concept of limbic countertransference.
- Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the outside window brainspotting technique.
- Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the inside window brainspotting technique.
- Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the gaze spot brainspotting technique.
- Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the resource model of brainspotting technique.
- Assess the appropriate brainspotting techniques for the treatment of Post-traumatic stress disorder, including the Dissociative Subtype, and other trauma-related symptoms.
- Describe two challenges to assessing and providing evidence-based treatment to individuals with Complex PTSD.
Training material:
- Participants need to purchase own pointer and Dr. David Grand's book Brainspotting "The Revolutionary New Therapy For Rapid and Effective Change" ( paper or digital version) as requirements for attending the training. More info can be found on the resource page here.
- Participants will receive a digital manual for Phase 1 Brainspotting training.
Continuing Education Credits
21 Continuing Education Units are offered through R.Cassidy
If R. Cassidy Seminars is not an approved sponsor of continuing education in the state in which you are licensed, please click here to find out if it is possible to receive credit for continuing education from an approved sponsor of another state licensing board. Additional information can be found in the document below.
Please note R. Cassidy Seminars is no longer able to offer participants continuing education credit through the American Psychological Association (APA) nor ASWB-ACE.
If R. Cassidy Seminars is not an approved sponsor of continuing education in the state in which you are licensed, please click here to find out if it is possible to receive credit for continuing education from an approved sponsor of another state licensing board. Additional information can be found in the document below.
Please note R. Cassidy Seminars is no longer able to offer participants continuing education credit through the American Psychological Association (APA) nor ASWB-ACE.
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Agenda
The training times s are designed with Asia Pacific Rim Region time zones in mind, welcoming practitioners from Pacific Rim countries such as US, Canada, Korea, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and etc. Please see details here: detailed course agenda.
Register
Time |
Dates (North America) |
Register Phase 1 |
August 2021 |
26 , 27 , 28 (Thu,Fri,Sat) |
Closed |
Nov 2021 |
11, 12, 13 (Thu,Fri,Sat) |
Closed |
Mar 2022 |
3, 4, 5 (Thu,Fri,Sat) |
Closed |
May 2022 |
12, 13, 14 (Thu,Fri,Sat) |
Closed |
Reflections:
Brainspotting Phase 1 Asia Pacific March, 2021
Brainspotting online training pioneered in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Iran for the first time in history!
Together with amazing practitioners from US, Canada, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Australia.
Together with amazing practitioners from US, Canada, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Australia.
Brainspotting Phase 1 Asia Pacific May, 2021
Brainspotting Phase 1 Asia Pacific August, 2021
Kind words:
Nancy's Brainspotting training was one of the biggest and most impactful learning experiences for me. This will change my clinical practice and my personal life!
~ Dr. Prawate Tantipiwatanaskul, Psychiatrist in Thailand, President of the Satir Institute of Thailand
Nancy's way of fostering the concept of universality in such a culturally diverse setting provided a sense of comfort, acceptance and ease through this training.
~ Marsha Mudrey, US LCSW
The training is well organized, inclusive with diverse participants. I love the safe and welcoming space created where everyone feels valued and heard. Definitely gained a lot of insights and understanding on how the dual attunement works in Brainspotting through the demos by Nancy.
~ Ai Ling Lee , Malaysia, Master's student in Counseling
I thought Nancy personified gentle kindness which is very helpful in the learning and processing space.
~ Maureen Muller, Hong Kong
As a healthcare professional, I have attended many continuing education courses and this was by far the most immersive training I have completed. The affirmation that the power of Brainspotting can unite us across the globe was fully present in this beautifully diverse group of participants. The training Nancy and Joy provided was top tier and immediately applicable and the incredible healing received was a blessing.
~ Lauren Parker, Physical Therapist, WA
I really liked how Nancy created a safe space and worked with our systems to connect to all other participants. She used inspiring music that speaks to unity and connection and reminded us that we're all truly one.
Weaving between the systemic oneness (inter) between participants, to the "one-ness of each individual's own system (inner) contributed to our learnings and I believe also enhanced our healing during the practicum sessions.
~ Magda The, Malaysia, Mental Health Therapist
Being in a space where I felt fully included and safe was very unique experience as an Asian psychotherapist in southern state of the United States. This training was full of amazing sharing from racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse participants. I truly felt honored to participate in this healing journey with people now I can call my peers. I am hopeful and excited about our next page and looking forward to join the international Brainspotting Practitioner community.
~ Irang Kim, NC, USA, Psychotherapist
Absolutely transformative. it was clear the training had been well thought out and planned with careful consideration. Nancy's gentle-firm leadership was echoed in all the facilitators and the safety cocoon created was unlike anything i've ever experienced in a therapy training.
~ Candida Moreia, Vancouver, Canada, Counselor
~ Dr. Prawate Tantipiwatanaskul, Psychiatrist in Thailand, President of the Satir Institute of Thailand
Nancy's way of fostering the concept of universality in such a culturally diverse setting provided a sense of comfort, acceptance and ease through this training.
~ Marsha Mudrey, US LCSW
The training is well organized, inclusive with diverse participants. I love the safe and welcoming space created where everyone feels valued and heard. Definitely gained a lot of insights and understanding on how the dual attunement works in Brainspotting through the demos by Nancy.
~ Ai Ling Lee , Malaysia, Master's student in Counseling
I thought Nancy personified gentle kindness which is very helpful in the learning and processing space.
~ Maureen Muller, Hong Kong
As a healthcare professional, I have attended many continuing education courses and this was by far the most immersive training I have completed. The affirmation that the power of Brainspotting can unite us across the globe was fully present in this beautifully diverse group of participants. The training Nancy and Joy provided was top tier and immediately applicable and the incredible healing received was a blessing.
~ Lauren Parker, Physical Therapist, WA
I really liked how Nancy created a safe space and worked with our systems to connect to all other participants. She used inspiring music that speaks to unity and connection and reminded us that we're all truly one.
Weaving between the systemic oneness (inter) between participants, to the "one-ness of each individual's own system (inner) contributed to our learnings and I believe also enhanced our healing during the practicum sessions.
~ Magda The, Malaysia, Mental Health Therapist
Being in a space where I felt fully included and safe was very unique experience as an Asian psychotherapist in southern state of the United States. This training was full of amazing sharing from racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse participants. I truly felt honored to participate in this healing journey with people now I can call my peers. I am hopeful and excited about our next page and looking forward to join the international Brainspotting Practitioner community.
~ Irang Kim, NC, USA, Psychotherapist
Absolutely transformative. it was clear the training had been well thought out and planned with careful consideration. Nancy's gentle-firm leadership was echoed in all the facilitators and the safety cocoon created was unlike anything i've ever experienced in a therapy training.
~ Candida Moreia, Vancouver, Canada, Counselor
Bibliograpy:
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