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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Tapping: Evidence-Based, Mind-Body Treatment Approach for Anxiety, Trauma & More

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Outline

Origin and Research

  • The origin of EFT
  • The different nomenclature of EFT:
    • Energy Psychology
    • Thought Field Therapy
    • Tapping Solution
    • Meridian Therapies
  • Highlight significant cortisol reduction in peer-reviewed published research
  • The EFT steps of activating acupoints in conjunction with descriptions of upsets
  • The profound relaxation response from EFT
  • EFT includes cognitive interventions
  • Going beyond talk therapy: relaxation of activating meridian

EFT to Eliminate Phobias

  • Two categories of phobias – instinct driven or driven from a past negative event
  • Demonstration of finding and treating with EFT the “first or the worst” time
  • Live example from the audience, case studies
  • The “borrowing benefits” for all to participate

Using EFT for Stress, Generalized Anxiety and Panic

  • Personal peace procedure
  • Checking work and the value of persistence
  • Considerations for treating issues thoroughly -- in the past, present and future
  • Quieting the physiological arousal of panic

EFT treatment for Compulsions and Unwanted Habits

  • Finding a baseline
  • Treat the “urge” or “desire” to perform the unwanted behavior
  • Greatly diminish hand washing, checking, biting nails or thumb sucking
  • Check your work via the SUDS intensity measure
  • Future performance enhancement protocol to reinforce gains for the future

EFT with Social Anxiety and Building a Social Skill Set

  • Social Anxiety –fear of being scrutinized by others (and yourself)
  • EFT on social situations; past, present and future
  • Establish layers of communication including ice breaker/small talk

EFT with Acute and Long-Standing Trauma

  • EFT movie on Veterans 4 Vignettes of War
  • Mind-body sweep - Gentle EFT approach via the associated physical discomfort

Objectives

  1. Determine the origin and efficacy of the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) including peer reviewed, published research.
  2. Implement self-applied, light touch or tapping on acupoints to calm and rebalance the body system while thinking about disturbing upsets -- to create a desensitize state as measured by continuous dropping of the SUDS level.
  3. Distinguish that EFT is a mind-body treatment that desensitizes unwanted thoughts, emotions and physical discomfort.
  4. Develop exploratory questions to elicit the first or worst defining event and how to treat in all manifestation in the past, present and future.
  5. Demonstrate EFT techniques for stress, phobias, generalized anxiety disorder and panic and traumatic events.
  6. Demonstrate how EFT can greatly diminish OCD frustrating compulsions and unwanted habits.
  7. Employ a two-prong approach to treating social anxiety: EFT and social skill building.
  8. Demonstrate why EFT works in conjunction with and beyond talk therapy; and often cuts quickly through resistant problems.
  9. Determine the ethical concerns of not working outside knowledge base and obtaining ongoing “permission” to use these methods.

Copyright : 10/08/2017

Using Energy Psychology to Treat Overwhelming Affect: A Rapid Transformative Approach

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Objectives

  1. Demonstrate how to use EP with PTSD and anxiety-based issues
  2. Determine how to integrate acupoint tapping or energy-focused therapy with your current methods to regulate escalating patterns of reactivity
  3. Discover methods to increase your ability to stay fully present and grounded, even when working with intense trauma or affect
  4. Employ specific EP tools to use to rapidly facilitate the processing of negative events
  5. Demonstrate how Energy Psychology methods can help regulate client as well as therapist emotions during the administration of Energy Psychology tools and techniques.

Outline

Energy Psychology Exercises

  • Cross Crawl
  • Tapping

Mind-Body Connection

  • Multiple Level Patterns
  • Two Way Communication
  • Function of the Mind
  • Role of Information & Energy

The Eco-Systemic Model of PTSD

  • Contributing Factors to Positive or Negative Resolution
  • Affective Regulation vs. Dysregulation

Phase-Oriented Trauma Treatment

  • Developing Safety
  • Reconstruction of Memories
  • Reintegration of Social Connections

Defining Energy Psychology

Trauma Based Problem Development

  • Deconstructing Trauma Cycle

Energy Flow

  • Collagen
  • Meridian Treatment
  • Acupuncture

Basics of EFT

  • Problem Focus
  • Set-Up Statement
  • Tapping Points
  • Constricted Breathing Technique
  • The Personal Peace Procedure
  • Psychoenergetic Reversal
  • Nine Gamut Procedure
  • Chasing the Pain
  • Unzipping
  • Tell the Story Technique

Role of Meridians

  • Support from Acupuncture
  • Use with Anger, Guilt & Shame
  • Use with Temper Tantrums

Major Psychological Reversal

Neuroscience Mechanisms of Energy Psychology

Memory Reconsolidation

  • Reactivate
  • Mismatch
  • Revise
Evidence-Based Support for EFT

Copyright : 23/03/2017

Module 8 – Potential Neuroscience Mechanisms of Energy Psychology for Trauma and Anxiety

Copyright : 23/03/2017

Energy Psychology Enters the Mainstream: A Power Tool for Your Practice

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Objectives

  1. Create a basic tapping routine you can use with clients and apply in your own life
  2. Adapt EFT interventions to presenting symptoms of PTSD, anxiety issues and relationship conflict
  3. Integrate EFT with your current methods to regulate emotional over-arousal and escalating patterns of reactivity while creating greater personal empowerment
  4. Analyze varied models of “energy psychology” and understand the common aspects of the approach
  5. Administer physical interventions used in energy psychology protocols
  6. Practice tapping procedures in to facilitate implementation in clinical practice and for personal use
  7. Appraise current EFT research and contrast with the efficacy of standard trauma approaches

Copyright : 19/03/2016