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Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Restorative Embodiment through Imagery, Movement, Sound, Enactment, and Storytelling

30/11/2023|9:30 am - 03/12/2023|4:30 pm CET

IN-PERSON EVENT IN SITGES

Four Cycles Institute level 1 Expressive Arts Therapy and Level and Trauma Informed Practice Training with Dr. Cathy Malchiodi, Ph.D.

Working with traumatic stress and supporting the restoration of the self often requires more than talk therapy. In fact, words to describe feelings and sensations are impossible and do not always provide the restorative experiences necessary to recovery for many individuals. Survivors of complex trauma, interpersonal violence, and multiple adverse events often benefit from non-verbal approaches that include embodied approaches to restore a sense of safety, regulation, and resilience.

Special price until October 14, 2023: 700€

Price from Nov 15, 2023: 750€*

*This price doesn’t include transportation, accommodation, or meals.

We allow 2 interest-free instalments for payment.

Ticket sales will begin in September 2023.

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Dates

Starting on Nov.30th until Sunday Dec. 3rd, 2023.

Methodology

In-person training. Art, Expressive-Arts exercises, story-telling, embodied expressive arts works to explore the healing and restoration of trauma.

Place

The training will be held at The Sunway Playa Golf Hotel in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

Schedule

 

 Schedule:

From 9:30 am to 16:30pm 

Pause at 10:30 am

Lunch Time: 13:00 pm – 14:30pm

Language

Cathy and her co-teacher Elizabeth will teach the classes in English and we offer a simultaneous translation into Spanish for those who require it.

Training Description

In this four-session course, psychotherapists, counselors, expressive therapists, and facilitators will learn effective and innovative approaches to repair and resolve acute distress and complex trauma. Each session explains key foundations to address traumatic stress through methods that practitioners can apply immediately to work with clients to repair trauma and restore the self. Each session includes lecture, slide presentation, and short films, followed by actual hands-on practices. Short case presentation and group discussion follow the practice session with time for sharing what has been learned during each session.

Participants who complete all sessions receive a Certificate of Completion from the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute and 16 continuing education hours from the National Board Certifying Counselors (NBCC) and applicable CPDs.

Agenda

1st session: Nov. 30, 2023.
Foundations integrating expressive arts therapy, somatic therapy and sensory integration to address traumatic stress.

2nd session: Dec. 1st, 2023.
Body Cognition, Reflection-based Convergence, Somatic Restoration.

3rd session: Dec 2nd, 2023.
A sensory-motor approach to trauma. Strengthening people’s resources and skills through sensory integration and expressive arts.

4th session: Dec 3rd, 2023
From body base to brain integration: Using the senses to facilitate restorative narratives.

Materials that will be provided per person:

  • 5 sheets per person of large paper about 45 cm x 60 cm
  • 10 sheets per person of standard-size photocopy paper
  • 1 can of Play-Doh/children’s clay per person

To share at the table, per person:

  • Felt markers– at least 5 per person
  • Oil pastels– at least 5 per person various colors
  • Paint sticks
  • One roll of masking tape or painter’s tape
  • 2 pairs of scissors per table.

Please bring your own: 

  • A set of felt markers
  • A set of oil pastels
  • A set of paint sticks
  • A scissor
  • Some plain or notebook paper and pen/pencil to write with.

The hotel

Detailed description and Learning Goals for each session

Session One:

Foundations Integrating Expressive Arts Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Sensory Integration, to Address Traumatic Stress

Because trauma requires a multi-sensory, body-based, and implicit approach, this first session sets the foundation for the core treatment principles. Participants will deepen their understanding of three major areas – somatic therapy, sensory integration, and expressive arts therapy. Best practices in each area are explained with an emphasis on emerging research on how these frameworks support the connections between implicit recovery [the body’s sense of well-being] and explicit restoration [new narratives that support healing of both the body and mind].

Schedule (session one):

  • 9:30 – 10:30: Introduction to Expressive Arts Principles, Frameworks, and Models in Psychotherapy
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
  • 11:00-12:30: Building Capacity v Tolerance through a Polyvagal Lens and Breathwork and the Intermodal Shift
  • 12:30 t0 13:00 Q&A, or  case discussion.
  • 13:00 to 14:30 LUNCHTIME
  • 14:30 to 15:30: Sensory Integration as a Foundation to Trauma Repair and Recovery
  • 15:30 to 16:30: Body-Based Practices as Sensory Integration
  • 16:30 end of the day.
After this session, participants will be able to:
  • Define why trauma treatment requires a multi-sensory approach to body and mind
  • Define the major Somatic Therapy approaches to traumatic stress
  • Define Sensory Integration and why it is foundational to treating trauma
  • Define the MSSS Model of Expressive Arts Therapies as a brain-wise, body-based, and culturally-resonant framework for addressing traumatic stress.
  • Define the term “intermodal shift” and why it is key to supporting transformative micro-moments in sessions.
  • Define the difference between the Window of Tolerance model and the Circle of Capacity Model when working with traumatic stress.
  • Apply at least one somatically-based Expressive Arts Therapy approach to work with traumatized patients or clients.
  • Define Polyvagal Theory and the importance of sound, rhythm, and vocalization in trauma work.
  • Apply at least three universal sounds and vocalizations for body awareness and regulation
  • Apply at least three ways of working with the breath as a form of sound to support body awareness and regulation.
  • Understand how the integration of breath, movement, sound, image, and narrative increases body awareness.

Session Two:

Embodied Cognition, Reflexive Convergence, and Restorative Embodiment

Traumatized individuals are often either in mind-body states of anxiety, worry, panic, and hyperarousal or are numb, withdrawn, fearful, collapsed, or dissociated from others and their environment. As a result, many individuals often become alienated from their ability to experience a sense of mastery, empowerment, and self-efficacy in both body and mind. They may no longer feel the reparative moments of joy, playfulness, curiosity, and enlivenment necessary to full repair and recovery from trauma. This session defines three key principles in supporting regulation and restoration in expressive work—embodied cognition, reflexive convergence, and restorative embodiment. The session also focuses on an expressive, somatically-oriented, and sensory integrative attachment model, S.A.G.E. (Malchiodi, 2023)—Synchrony, Attunement, Grounding, and Engagement. We will explore hands-on approaches and how to apply these strategies to adults, children, and groups.

Schedule (session two):

  • 9:30 – 10:30: Embodied Cognition, Disembodiment, and Restorative Embodiment in Trauma Recovery
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
  • 11:00- 12:30: Bilateral Movement and Stimulation—Body-Based Experiences Exploring Synchrony, Movement, and Rhythm
  • 12:30 – 13:00 Q & A
  • 13:00 – 14:30 LUNCHTIME
  • 14:30 to 15:30: Reflexive Convergence and Co-Regulation as Foundations for Trauma Healing
  • 15:30 to 16:30: What is the S.A.G.E Model and Restorative Attachment?
  • 16:30 End of Day
After this session, participants will be able to:
  • Define the four key components of self-regulation, co-regulation, exploration, and restoration
  • Define embodied cognition as a key principle in a trauma-informed intervention
  • Define reflexive convergence as a somatic, sensory, and expressive form of attunement
  • Define restorative embodiment, disembodiment, and embodied practices within the scope of trauma intervention
  • Define the S.A.G.E. Model for restorative attachment through expressive, somatically-oriented, and sensory integrative approaches
  • Define bilateral work as a sensory-based, somatically-oriented, and expressive arts therapy approach to traumatic stress
  • Define at least three reasons why rhythm is foundational to regulation and co-regulation in treating traumatic stress.
  • Identify why energy arts are essential trauma-informed cultural practices as trauma treatment through rhythm, movement, and synchrony.
  • Define protective orientation as a trauma response
  • Define explorative orientation as a capacity-building response
  • Apply at least one capacity-building practice in work with patients or clients
  • Identify at least three factors necessary to establish safety through expressive approaches

 Session Three:

Sensorimotor Approaches to Trauma—Building Capacity through Sensory Integration and Expressive Arts

Sensory integration is one emerging area of innovative trauma treatment that underscores why we must address the body’s senses as a foundation for working with the mind. Trauma specialists frequently hear individuals say, “I feel off balance,” “I feel unstable when I am in a large space,” “I cannot tolerate certain sounds (smells, touch, or tastes),” or “I cannot feel anything in my body,” among other sensory observations.

Current research is demonstrating that sensory integration is a key foundation for trauma recovery. This session focuses on strategies to help individuals connect external sensations (exteroception) with the internal felt sense (interoception) to address trauma reactions. We will also explore sensory processing and trauma through proprioception (where we a located in space and the environment), vestibular function (our sense of balance and gravitational security), and proxemics (our comfort level in relation to others). Combining these sensory integration concepts with expressive approaches help individuals increase body awareness and support capacity-building experiences. A hands-on experience with five movements derived from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy is introduced as a strategy for working with body awareness, particularly with individuals who are experiencing dissociation or hyperactivation.

Schedule (session three):

  • 9:30 – 10:30: Interoception, Exteroception, Proprioception, and Vestibular Function and Trauma; the Importance of Proxemics with Traumatized Individuals
  • 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
  • 11:00- 12:30: Applying the Five Restorative Movements to Increase Body-Awareness through Gesture, Sound, Enactment, and Creative Writing
  • 12:30 – 13:00 pm – Q & A 
  • 13:00 – 14:30 pm LUNCHTIME 
  • 14:30-  15:30 Bilateral Stimulation for Grounding, Resourcing, and Orienting
  • 15:30 to 16:30: The EMDR “Butterfly Hug” as an Expressive Arts Psychotherapy Approach
  • 16:30 END OF DAY
After this session, participants will be able to:
  • Define interoception and how it impacts the felt sense of traumatic stress
  • Define exteroception and at least five ways it is impacted by traumatic stress
  • Define proprioception and at least one way it is altered by traumatic stress
  • Define the vestibular function’s role in trauma treatment
  • Define the concept of proxemics in relation to trauma-informed practice
  • Identify how proxemics are altered in traumatized individuals
  • Identify at least five simple movement strategies to address hyperactivation and dissociation
  • Apply at least one expressive strategy to address trauma through using movement, rhythm, sound, image, and narrative

Session Four:

From Body-Based to Brain-Wise: Using the Senses to Facilitate Restorative Narratives

This session emphasizes how practitioners can support individuals in safely witnessing their “lived experiences” (personal stories) and how to develop body-based, sensory-oriented, and expressive methods to understand these experiences. The continuum of intervention in the form of rhythm, movement, gesture, synchrony, sound and simple vocalization, drawing, and narrative is emphasized with special attention to bottom-up and top-down trauma intervention. Hands-on experiences that demonstrate “body-based”(sensory) to “brain-wise” (language) are introduced with an emphasis on both individual and group approaches. We will also discuss current research on how we can support individuals through facilitating restorative, resource-building storytelling, visual journaling, and creative writing.

Schedule (session four):

  • 8:30 – 9:30: Reviewing “Bottom-Up” and “Top-Down” Approaches and Applications to Trauma Intervention
  • 9:30- 11:00: Visual Journaling as an Evidence-Based Practice in Restoration of the Self
  • 11:00 to 11:30: Break
  • 11:30 to 12:30: Applying Expressive Approaches in Groups through a Continuum of Practice
  • 12:30 to 13:30: Using Group-Driven Narratives to Support Mean-Making
  • 13:30 to 14:00: Case Examples, Consultation, Q and A Diploma Ceremony and Closing 
After this session, participants will be able to:
  • Define “bottom-up” approaches that are body-oriented and grounded in rhythm, movement, and sound
  • Define “top-down” approaches that are brain-wise and focus on narrative-based strategies
  • Identify experiences when non-first-person narratives support regulation and an internal sense of safety
  • Identify experiences when first-person narratives support the capacity for resilience and reparation
  • Define the three major components of the Expressive Therapies Continuum
  • Apply at least one expressive arts therapy strategy that utilizes both “brain-wise” and “body-based” components to address trauma through sensory-based experiences that stimulate narratives
  • Define at least three ways visual journaling through image making and creative writing support the restoration of the self.

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We offer the option of paying in two interest-free installments.

(First instalment: at the time of registration | Second instalment: 30 days after the registration date)

*This price doesn’t include transportation, accommodation, or meals.

Format

In person training in Spain.

A unique learning experience through Expressive Arts, Body Work and Storytelling.

Automn Program in Sitges, Spain

Plan your trip to learn and enjoy the Mediterranean weather.

Simultaneous translation (Spanish) and Art Supplies available.

For Spanish speakers, a service with simultaneous translation will be available (with headsets). Art-therapy supplies and paper will be provided. Bring your own special tools if you will.

Dates and Times

Central European Time

  • Module 1: November 30th, 2023.
  • Module 2: December 1st, 2023.
  • Module 3: December 2nd, 2023.
  • Module 4: December 4th, 2023.

SCHEDULE:

from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

last day: from 8:30 to 2 pm

30 mins break at 11:00 am.

Presenter: Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC, REAT

Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT is a psychologist and an expressive arts therapist specializing in the treatment of traumatic stress. For the last three decades Cathy has worked with traumatized children, adolescents, adults, and families, expanding the range of understanding of non-verbal, sensory-based concepts and methods. She is the executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute that has provided online and live training in expressive and somatosensory approaches to over 25,000 practitioners around the world. Cathy is the 2022 Cecil and Eda Green Honors Chair on trauma and expressive arts and is an investigator in a 3.7-million-dollar, five-year grant with the US Department of Education, integrating expressive arts therapy into classrooms. A popular presenter and workshop leader, she given over 700 invited keynotes and workshops throughout the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. She has authored 20 books, including the bestselling Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process and Understanding Children’s Drawings. Her publications have been translated in over 20 languages. Dr. Malchiodi has extensive experience in the areas of trauma, attachment, disaster relief, and adversity. She has assisted more than 500 agencies, organizations, and institutions in developing trauma-informed, expressive, and responsive programming including the World Health Organization, United Nations, Department of Defense, Kennedy Center, Harvard, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and numerous universities, mental health, community, and healthcare agencies in the US and throughout the world. Widely interviewed by a variety of news outlets, she has been featured Time Magazine, CNN, Cosmopolitan, Natural Living, Marie Clare, Australia Childhood Foundation, US News and World Report, and VICE, among others. She is a contributing writer for Psychology Today and has a readership of approximately 5.8 million on topics relevant to trauma recovery and restoration of the self, arts in healthcare and mental health, and self-care.

CO-TEACHER: Elizabeth Warson, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, NCC, EMDRIII, EXAT, EAPII

Elizabeth Warson, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LPC, NCC, EMDRIII, EXAT, EAPII is the founder of American Indian Art Therapy, based on her faculty research associated with the Graduate Art Therapy Programs at George Washington University and Eastern Virginia Medical School (2004-2013). Elizabeth currently resides in northern Colorado where she maintains an equine-assisted EMDR and arts-informed EMDR private practice, Healing Pathways LLC as a certified EMDR and Eagala professional. As a faculty member for the Trauma-Informed Practices & Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, she teaches in person and online poly-informed, equine-assisted, and bilateral stimulation/sensorimotor-informed expressive arts therapy courses. Since 2003, her research interests comprise stress and pain reduction interventions for American Indian cancer survivors and their family members, culturally responsive stress reduction and visual journaling, and trauma-informed interventions. Elizabeth is a recipient of a 2010 National Endowment for the Arts (folk and traditional art) for a community-driven Coharie Heritage Empowerment Project, focusing on cultural preservation.

 

Elizabeth received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1989 and an M.A. in Art Therapy from Vermont College of Norwich University in 1993. She completed her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a specialization in research, from the School of Education at Colorado State University in 2008. Elizabeth has presented at regional and national American Indian and Alaska Native conferences on topics related to medical art therapy, stress and pain reduction interventions, culturally-responsive art therapy, visual journaling interventions, and narrative-based art therapy. Her publications comprise over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters in books. As a professional artist, she has exhibited her sculptural work nationally and internationally and is a recipient of an Ohio Arts Council fellowship award.

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Details

Start:
30/11/2023|9:30 am CET
End:
03/12/2023|4:30 pm CET
Website:
https://institutocuatrociclos.com/en/course/cathy-malchiodi-sitges/