SIBAM
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Coupling Dynamics as explained with toys.
Organizations of Interest
/The following are organizations that may be of interest to somatic oriented students.
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (Boulder, Colorado)
Information on Somatic Experiencing ™ and trainings offered throughout the world.
Zur Institute (offers a variety of online courses for psychotherapists, including a course on the ethics of touch)
To Touch or Not To Touch: Exploring The Myth of Prohibition on Touch in Psychotherapy and Counseling
Somatic Experiencing: A Body-Centered Approach to Healing Veterans' PTSD
/This article on using SE to treat PTSD was written by J. Scott Janssen, MSW, LCSW for Social Work Today. Dave Berger is one of the practitioners interviewed .
A Mind/Body Approach
/In this article, written for PT Magazine, Dave Berger discusses the potential for using mind/body approaches as tools in bridging “the gap between the fields of physical therapy and psychology”.
Rosen Method Bodywork
/This chapter is an excerpt from the book Complimentary Therapies in Rehabilitation: Holistic Approaches for Prevention and Wellness, edited by Carol M. Davis, EdD, PT.
Rosen Method Bodywork® is a form of hands-on, nonintrusive somatic bodywork, the goal of which physical relaxation and emotional awareness to facilitate and assist a client’s innate healing capacities.