Course Description
Ethics and Emotional Issues will be covered within the context of The Biological Model of Trauma: how trauma affects people, and how practitioners of therapeutic bodywork can most effectively work with individuals who are traumatized in a way that supports their healing process.
This class will cover ethical considerations such as roles and boundaries, power differentials, and dual relationships. Participants will learn skills for addressing emotional responses that may arise during a session in an appropriate and professional manner. In addition we will discuss guidelines for professional conduct and review the Society of Ortho-Bionomy International's Code of Ethics. Participants will learn about the neurological basis of trauma in the autonomic nervous system and how to recognize signs of trauma in their clients. We will explore Trauma Resourcing in depth: specific verbal and energetic approaches as well as bodywork techniques for working with trauma-based dysfunction in the body.
Zoom participants will need a partner to practice with during the afternoon of day two.
This class serves as a prerequisite for the following classes: “Surgical Trauma and Scar Tissue Release” and “Working With Knee Replacements.”
Credits
Completion of this class provides 16 units of Ethics and Emotions towards completion of the Ortho-Bionomy Registered Practitioner Training Program and 16 NCBTMB CEs*. Participants who attend both days of this class will receive a Certificate of Attendance. NCBTMB CEs available to live participants only. All participants (Zoom & Live) will receive Ortho-Bionomy credits.
Prerequisites
Phase Four Ortho-Bionomy or by permission of instructor
Tuition
$325 before September 22, 2024
$350 after September 22, 2024