Polyvagal-Informed EMDR

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Rebecca Kase, LCSW Related seminars and products

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Rebecca Kase, LCSW, is an internationally renowned EMDR expert, consultant, trainer, and owner of Kase & CO Training and Consulting. She is the author of Polyvagal-Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing (Norton, 2023) and has worked in a variety of settings with a variety of populations including children, adolescents, and adults. She has additional experience working with dissociation and complex trauma and incorporates yoga and mind-body techniques throughout her clinical work. She advocates for embodied presence, humility and curiosity as vital components for healing and successful therapy. Rebecca strives to provide engaging, safe, and shame-free environments for clinicians to explore and learn.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Rebecca Kase maintains a private practice and is the CEO of Trauma Therapist Institute. She previously received royalties from Bilateralstimulation.io. Rebecca Kase receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, book, and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Rebecca Kase is a member of the American Psychological Association, EMDR International Association, the International Society for the Study of Traumatic Dissociation, and the Yoga Alliance.

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Objectives

1. ​​​Describe the key Polyvagal Theory principles and their relationship to psychotherapy.​​
2. ​​​​Evaluate the role of heart rate variability and vagal tone on mental health and ​​well-being​​.​​​ 
3. Examine the relationship between interoception and mental health symptoms.  
4. ​​​​Analyze the benefits of EMDR therapy for treating ​​​trauma.​​​​ 

Outline

• Foundations of Polyvagal Theory and the crucial role of the vagus nerve in psychotherapy  
• What is the vagal break and how to teach your clients to use it 
•  Limitations of Polyvagal Theory in therapy  
• Heart rate, vagal tone and more: What you need to know about their relationship to mental and physical health  
• Clinical interventions for building vagal tone and heart rate variability  
• Limitations of the research on vagal tone and heart rate variability 
• The power of interoception: A vital skill for emotion regulation 
• The Preparation Hierarchy of Polyvagal Informed EMDR 

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Counsellors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Social Workers

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