Somatic Strategies & Techniques to Support System Involved Youth with the Effects of Separation, Grief & Loss

Michele and Tory Ponsford

Training Description

System Involved Youth (SIY) experience the dissonant feelings and emotional experiences of separation, grief and loss. SIY infrequently have any knowledge or understanding of the purpose of these emotions nor have the ability to effectively organize their emotional experiences.  Giving SIY basic knowledge of their emotions as well as their purpose for overcoming grief and loss creates an opportunity for SIY to comprehend their emotional experiences and subsequent behaviors.  Somatic techniques and practices will be shared for supporting SIY experiencing separation, grief and loss.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will learn the purpose of dissonant feelings including sadness, grief, loss, and the effects of separation on SIY.
• Participants will learn somatic strategies and techniques to support SIY with the effects of separation, grief and loss.
• Participants will gain an understanding of how reframing beliefs about change can affect the internal processing system of loss, grief and separation for SIY.

Agenda 

12:00-12:55pm  Overview of dissonant emotional experiences of sadness, loss, grief and separation

12:55-1:05pm Break (CEUs will not be offered during this time)

1:05-1:55pm Somatic techniques to support SIY to internally process separation, grief and loss

1:55-2:05pm Break (CEUs will not be offered during this time)

2:05-2:55pm  Change Model for healing loss, grief and effects of separation

2:55-3:05pm  Break (CEUs will not be offered during this time)

3:05-3:50pm  Somatic Internal processing exercise

3:50-4:00pm  Question & Answers & Evaluations

Meet Our Trainers

Tory Ponsford is the Co-Founder of Evolution Consulting Firm. He brings over 25 years of professional experience to the team. His focus throughout his career has been primarily on Finance and Small Business Development. Over the last several years, Tory has developed his understanding of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and it’s importance in the business context. Tory specializes in teaching individuals how to develop Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and optimally utilize EQ development to improve overall professional performance. Working with leadership teams to integrate all aspects of business intelligence has been a key focus for Tory. Tory is a Certified Awakening Excellence Instructor with the Total Integration Institute.

Michele Ponsford is the Co-Founder of Evolution Consulting Firm. She has developed her career in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past 20 years. Her experience in Business Management has deepened her understanding of the value of breathing humanity and morality into business globally. Consulting with businesses to evolve into purpose driven entities has become her current passion. Michele specializes in teaching conscious business communication techniques, creating healthy business cultures & relationships as well as implementing core values into systems & operations. Michele is a Certified Awakening Excellence Instructor with the Total Integration Institute.

This course meets the qualifications for (3.5) BBS CEUs for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.