May 18-20, 2023 Phase 1 Brainspotting: Attuning to BIPOC Experiences
Brainspotting Training: Attuning to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Experiences
A Curated Experience
We seek to hold space for all mental health professionals who are committed to reduce the presence and impact of the oppressor’s racist narratives that are built into the very fabric of USA, Canadian societies and the world at large.
This is not an attempt to solely shield us from unpleasant experiences and traumatic experiences but rather to create an environment where all professionals can be vulnerable and learn without fear of the ever present race based microaggressions and macroaggressions. While this space emphasizes race based dynamics, we also attend to experiences of microaggressions and macroaggressions across all forms of oppression.
This training environment facilitates critical discussions of clinical approaches, modalities and the lived experiences of clients and professionals in the context of experiential learning. We focus on those emotionally wounded in BIPOC communities and envision healing and recovery to be provided by professionals who are members of BIPOC communities and allies.
We honor our ancestors and traditions in this training space.
Please do not expect perfection but honest attempts at seeing and being with each other.
As a diverse group of professionals, we work together in each training to make this happen while acknowledging that we may harbor within us the narratives that the oppressor has told us about each other and ourselves.
A Curated Experience
We seek to hold space for all mental health professionals who are committed to reduce the presence and impact of the oppressor’s racist narratives that are built into the very fabric of USA, Canadian societies and the world at large.
This is not an attempt to solely shield us from unpleasant experiences and traumatic experiences but rather to create an environment where all professionals can be vulnerable and learn without fear of the ever present race based microaggressions and macroaggressions. While this space emphasizes race based dynamics, we also attend to experiences of microaggressions and macroaggressions across all forms of oppression.
This training environment facilitates critical discussions of clinical approaches, modalities and the lived experiences of clients and professionals in the context of experiential learning. We focus on those emotionally wounded in BIPOC communities and envision healing and recovery to be provided by professionals who are members of BIPOC communities and allies.
We honor our ancestors and traditions in this training space.
Please do not expect perfection but honest attempts at seeing and being with each other.
As a diverse group of professionals, we work together in each training to make this happen while acknowledging that we may harbor within us the narratives that the oppressor has told us about each other and ourselves.
In-Person Only - New York, NY
Limited to 30 Participants
All are welcome: BIPOC and non-BIPOC
Please join us for this In-Person Brainspotting Phase 1, Thursday May 18 - Saturday May 20, 2023
16 East 40th St, #1001 New York, NY 10016
Trainers: John R. Edwards, LCSW and Linnea Swanson, PsyD., M.A., LMFT
8:30am - 5:30pm ET daily. Thursday - Saturday
Addiction Counselors | Professional Counselors | Social Workers | Psychologists | Marriage and Family Therapists | Psychiatrists | Nurse Practitioners | Occupational Therapists | Executive/Life Coaches | Naturopaths | Acupuncturists
Registration is open until May 14, 2023.
REGULAR REGISTRATION $745/ PRELICENSED $525/ STUDENT $400
If you have a demonstrable financial hardship, please email to be considered for a reduced fee.
QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION OR PAYMENT? Email: Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com
R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 21 contact hour.
There is some variability amongst state boards. Please review the below file to determine what you state will accept.
It is also advised to check with your regulatory board to determine if CE's will be granted for this training.
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A link to a payment page will be provided after you have completed your registration and can be completed with a Credit or Debit Card, or by PayPal. This payment page can also be accessed directly on the Brainspotting Training Payment Page.
Additional training information will be provided the week of the training.
FULL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THIS TRAINING
If you have a demonstrable financial hardship, please email to be considered for a reduced fee.
QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION OR PAYMENT? Email: Brainspotting@twinflowerpsych.com
Seminar Overview
Brainspotting is a powerful, focused treatment method that works by identifying, processing and releasing core neurophysiological sources of emotional/body pain, trauma, dissociation and a variety of challenging symptoms. Brainspotting is a simultaneous form of diagnosis and treatment, enhanced with BioLateral sound, which is deep, direct, powerful yet focused and containing.
Brainspotting identifies activated eye positions designated as Brainspots. Located through either one or both eyes, Brainspots are observed from either the "Inside Window" of the client's felt sense and/or the "Outside Window" of the client's reflexive responses (i.e., blink, eye twitches or wobbles, pupil dilation, quick breaths, and subtle body shifts).
Students will first learn the phenomenological approach that underpins strategies for Brainspotting, followed by strategies for identifying and processing Brainspots. Attention will be given to the utilization and integration of Brainspotting into ongoing treatment, including highly dissociative clients.
Brainspotting is adaptable to almost all areas of specialization. Brainspotting provides therapists with powerful tools which enable their patients to quickly and effectively focus and process through the deep brain sources of many emotional, somatic and performance problems.
Seminar Objectives
Through lecture, live demonstration and small group practice participants will learn to do the following:
Define the components of Brainspotting.
Utilize the techniques of "Inside window", "Outside window" and "Gazespotting".
Define how Brainspotting can be applied to Trauma, Dissociation, Sports psychology, Somatic conditions.
Demonstrate the theories and practices of Brainspotting.
This Brainspotting Phase 1 training is approved by Brainspotting Trainings, LLC and David Grand, PhD, Founder and Developer of Brainspotting. Participants will receive a Certificate of completion indicating 21 hours.
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