Session #: 718-214
Presenter(s): David Feinstein
Session Length: 2 hr. 00 min. Event: 2008 Networker Annual Symposium Date: March 13-16, 2008
When disaster strikes—terrorist attacks, warfare, plane/train/car crashes, hurricanes, floods, tsunamis—therapists increasingly will be expected to provide help in a hurry, possibly administering to thousands of people. For a long time, mental health workers have felt helpless and overwhelmed by such events themselves, not knowing how to quickly and safely relieve traumatic symptoms in large numbers of people. In this workshop, you'll learn an effective, efficient, and safe intervention that utilizes energy psychology techniques derived from acupuncture and yoga to provide appropriate levels of care to clients, geared to the time that's elapsed since the disaster and to individual need. While still controversial, this four-tiered system, which begins with immediate relief and stabilization and progressively treats more complex stress reactions and chronic disorders as they appear, has already been successfully applied in the wake of many natural and social disasters all over the world. You'll leave having become conversant with an important clinical technique for rapidly addressing post-traumatic symptoms, working in the context of large-group settings, and quickly putting powerful self-help tools in the hands of survivors. Note: This workshop doesn't qualify for continuing education for psychologists.
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