The Power of the Observer Mind and Energy Release to Heal from Addictive Behaviors: Techniques that anyone can do

Robert Dousa

Training Description

One of the most significant challenges for clinicians these days is to effectively engage patients and clients away from the use of substances and process addiction behaviors into constructive, transformational behaviors that are sustainable, and lead to healthy community engagement. We will explore trauma releasing techniques from Peter Levine’s book, “Understanding Trauma” and learn how to raise our own “Shakti” energy by removing the trappings of our personal mind’s perceptions, and experience what it is like to be seated in our consciousness as illustrated in Michael Singer’s books, “The Untethered Soul” and “Living from a Place of Surrender”. Utilizing the methods outlined by both authors will empower us to deepen our effectiveness with system-involved youth and their families to support people towards healthier lifestyles.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will explore how to establish techniques that minimize vicarious trauma  to maintain the optimum mindset when supporting clients to better choices in the video conferencing space

· Participants will explore trauma releasing techniques from Peter Levine’s book, “Understanding Trauma” as a therapeutic support strategy for helping individuals to change problematic habitual and addictive behaviors.

· Participants will explore how to raise our own “Shakti” energy by removing the trappings of our personal mind’s perceptions, and experience what it is like to be seated in our consciousness as illustrated in Michael Singer’s books, “The Untethered Soul” and “Living from a Place of Surrender”.

Agenda

3:00-3:05pm  Sign In

3:05-3:30am  An overview of techniques that minimize vicarious trauma to maintain the optimum mindset when supporting clients to better choices in the video conferencing space

3:30-4:15pm  Explore trauma releasing techniques from Peter Levine’s book, “Understanding

Trauma” as a therapeutic support strategy for helping individuals to change problematic habitual and addictive behaviors.

4:15-4:45pm  Explore how to raise our own “Shakti” energy by removing the trappings of our personal mind’s perceptions, and experience what it is like to be seated in our consciousness as illustrated in Michael Singer’s books, “The Untethered Soul” and “Living from a Place of Surrender”.

4:45-5:00pm  Wrap Up & Evaluation

This course meets the qualifications for (2) BBS CEUs for LCSWs and MFTs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.