A USABP - IBPJ Forum

Presented by:
Leslie Greenberg
Created and co-developed Emotion-Focused Therapy

Raja Selvam
Developer of Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP)
Senior trainer, Somatic Experiencing® International.

This course will not include CEs. Our upcoming recorded live events will be available here, free for members and non-members who register for them, as is the case here. Members and event registrants can use their discount code to watch this event free

Description

Are today’s psychotherapy theories doing enough to address the critical role of emotion in therapy?

Cognitive and affective neuroscience research has clearly shown that emotion determines every aspect of cognition and behavior in every moment of our lives:

This implies that every therapy modality—body-oriented or otherwise—would have better outcomes if it gave emotion and its regulation an important, if not central, role in its treatment approaches.

Neuroscientific evidence in the past twenty-five years has also revealed that cognition, emotion, and behavior depend not only on the brain, but also on how we embody, and the environment.

This has clear implications for all psychotherapy modalities—body-oriented or otherwise. To work with cognition, emotion, or behavior without taking the body and the environment into account would be to provide less-than-optimal care to our clients.

Join us for an insightful forum hosted by Liam Blume, Program Director at USABP, where he'll bring together two renowned experts, Dr. Leslie Greenberg and Dr. Raja Selvam, to share their research-backed paradigms for working with emotions and explore the transformative role of emotions in therapy.

This discussion will draw upon cultural trends, scientific discoveries, recent research, somatic psychology, and in-the-field experiences.

This is a unique opportunity to gain practical strategies and engage with our esteemed panelists in a stimulating Q&A session.

Agenda

• Opening Announcements
• Panelist discussion
• Q & A - during & after event
• Overtime - more Q&A and case discussion opportunities

Key Takeaways

• Explore the History and Definitions of Emotions in Mental Health: Gain clarity on the types of emotions (i.e., mood, affect, emotions, and feelings). Address motivations, drives, attitudes, and temperaments. Learn more about how and where emotions are generated.
• Lessons Learned: Delve into the research highlighting the importance of emotions in client care. Explore significant articles and implications for theoretical approaches and interventions.
• Treatment & Integration: Learn insights and techniques that complement other theories and aid in improved client goal outcomes. Consider the contributions of emotional embodiment to working with individual, collective, and intergenerational trauma. Get new findings on how working with emotions can impact cognitions (i.e., beliefs, chronic intrusive thoughts) and behaviors.
• In-practice Insights: Explore practical strategies for expanding a client's emotional capacity, managing arousal levels, and the pros and cons of catharsis.

Meet the Panelists

Dr. Leslie Greenberg

-Created and co-developed Emotion-Focused Therapy

-Co-authored the major books on emotion-focused approaches to psychotherapy

-Publications include 102 peer-reviewed papers, 89 book chapters, and 17 books

-APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research and the Carl Rogers Award.

“There is no doubt that Greenberg is both a pioneer and the field’s premier investigator in the important work of applying the basic research on emotions to the process of psychotherapy… a fabulous compendium of strategies for working with emotions.”
~ Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D

Dr. Raja Selvam

-Developer of Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP)

-Senior trainer, Somatic Experiencing® International.

-He has taught for twenty-five years in over twenty countries