Investment: 

• $149 ​
  • ​Equity seats and scholarships available upon request.

What's included: 

• 4 hours of polyvagal and trauma-informed tips and resources
• Downloadable video and audio recordings of somatic practices to support implementation of tools.
• 4 Continuing Education (CE) NBCC Credit Hours
  • ​Polyvagal Theory in Therapy Training has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Becca Odom Wellness is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP-4532.
• Certificate of Completion

This live webinar is on Friday, October 4th 2024, from 12:00-4:30 pm EST  /  11:00-3:30 pm CST. 

This course is made for social workers, counselors and any other mental health professionals who are wanting to bring more polyvagal and trauma-informed practices into their professional and personal life to prevent burnout and enhance trauma recovery.

After attending the entire live training, you have access to the recording for 3 months across any and all of your devices for supported integration. You must attend live for the entire training to receive CEs and a Certificate.

To earn CE credits, participants must attend the entire live course, and complete the course evaluation.

Certificates are automatically available for download immediately on the training platform once the above requirements are met. 

This live webinar is fully interactive. Attendees may ask and answer questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions.

System requirements are:
• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.

I have a 14 day money back guarantee for this course so if you are not happy with it, please contact me and I will give you a full refund as long as you have not finished the course yet and received your certificate of completion. If you have already completed the entire course and received your certificate, I will not be able to refund you for the course. To cancel your place in the course, you must request this cancelation by October 3rd, 2024. 

The instruction level for this course is a beginner level to introduce the concepts of using Polyvagal Theory in Therapy with clients and for managing burnout. 

This course was originally created in February 2024, and will be reviewed and revised as needed every 6 months. 

• Instructions, introduction to the training, breathing practice, and definition of self-care (5 min)
• Training objectives (2 min)
• Core Values: Collaboration, mutuality and autonomy. Personal and professional burnout. (5 min)​
• Why somatic approaches for trauma based on the quotes from Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk and Cherie Spehar LCSW (5 min)
• Definition of Trauma by the concept of Resmaa Menakem (5 min)
• Possible sources and types of trauma (5 min)
• Explication on Completing the stress cycle based on Drs. Amelia and Emily Nagoski (5 min)
• Understanding trauma’s impact on the brain, levels of the brain and systems in the body (15 min)
• Somatic Practice:  Brain Game (7 min)
• Effects of Trauma (8 min)
   

Break (10 min) (Not included in CE Credit Hours)

• Nervous System and Polyvagal Theory and its application in a clinical setting (10 min).
• Autonomic nervous system ladder (15 min)
• Somatic approaches for trauma and resilience (8 min)
• Stimulating the vagus nerve (7 min)
• Organizing principles and practices of Polyvagal Theory (15)
• Neuroception and the vagus nerve (5 min)
• ANS states within a clinical session (8 min)
• Bringing ventral vagal energy into the session (5 min)
   

Break (10 min)  (Not included in CE Credit Hours)

• ANS Personal Ladder Inventory Exercise (15 min)
• Trauma-informed languaging and implementation of practices for self and clients (5 min).
• Creating a trauma-informed space for clients (10 min).
• How to introduce and integrate trauma-informed somatic practices in a clinical setting (10).
• Tools to increase self-awareness and develop an awareness of the effectiveness of parallel processing with clients (10 min).
• Somatic practice: Vagus twist, belly breathing and brief body scan practice (7 min)
   

Break (10 min)   (Not included in CE Credit Hours)

• Foundation of breath work practice: 3 part breathing and counting breath with tapping (5 min)
• Opening or closing a practice (4 min)
• Somatic Practice: Vagus nerve ear massages: general and hollows (6 min)
• Modified square breathing practice (5 min)
• Somatic practice: Bounce, shake and sigh (5 min)
• Guided meditation practices: body scan, NSDR, yoga nidra (10 min)

Yes! If you are queer, black, or a person of color, are interested in purchasing this course, and/or have financial hardship, please contact me so we can discuss options together.