“Our ability to annihilate each “Our ability to annihilate each

other equals our ability to heal other equals our ability to heal
each other” each other”
- Bessel van der Kolk - Bessel van der Kolk

Dealing Dealing
with Trauma
A crash course offering modern tools
with Trauma
A crash course offering modern tools
in trauma therapy in trauma therapy

With Pia & Prabhat With Pia & Prabhat

Dr. Wiardi Beckmanlaan 4, 1931 BW Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands Dr. Wiardi Beckmanlaan 4, 1931 BW Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 72 506 4114, [email protected] +31 (0) 72 506 4114, [email protected]
www.humaniversity.com/dealing-with-trauma-training www.humaniversity.com/dealing-with-trauma-training
A crash course for those who work with people A crash course for those who work with people
individually – from social work to therapy individually – from social work to therapy

The Training Sources The Training Sources

The mixture of theoretical material and practical • Focusing (Eugene Gendlin) The mixture of theoretical material and practical • Focusing (Eugene Gendlin)
experience in this course will enable you to • Somatic Experiencing (Dr. Peter Levine) experience in this course will enable you to • Somatic Experiencing (Dr. Peter Levine)
trace, carefully measure and discharge traumatic • Neuro-affective psychotherapy (M. Bentzen, S. trace, carefully measure and discharge traumatic • Neuro-affective psychotherapy (M. Bentzen, S.
energy in the body and its nervous system. You Hart) energy in the body and its nervous system. You Hart)
will gain understanding and acquire tools to • Psycho-imaginative Traumatherapy will gain understanding and acquire tools to • Psycho-imaginative Traumatherapy
offer help on a significant level without going (Prof. L. Reddemann) offer help on a significant level without going (Prof. L. Reddemann)
deeply into stories and emotional processes. • Ego-State-Therapy deeply into stories and emotional processes. • Ego-State-Therapy
Our approach in trauma therapy does not use • Humanistic Psychotherapy, Our approach in trauma therapy does not use • Humanistic Psychotherapy,
cathartic or emotional release techniques Cognitive Behavioural Therapy cathartic or emotional release techniques Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
You will be more relaxed in your work with You will be more relaxed in your work with
traumatised people, and your clients will Content traumatised people, and your clients will Content
experience a higher level of stress tolerance and • Basic understanding of dealing with experience a higher level of stress tolerance and • Basic understanding of dealing with
resilience. traumatised people resilience. traumatised people
The training consists of 2 workshops of 3 days • Promotion of resources The training consists of 2 workshops of 3 days • Promotion of resources
each, with an interval of 2 month in between to • Techniques for stress regulation each, with an interval of 2 month in between to • Techniques for stress regulation
integrate and try out the new material. The • Stabilisation, grounding, containment, integrate and try out the new material. The • Stabilisation, grounding, containment,
trainers will be available during this time by demarcation trainers will be available during this time by demarcation
phone or e-mail. • Perception of the body, felt sense phone or e-mail. • Perception of the body, felt sense
• Learning the language of the nervous • Learning the language of the nervous
History & background system History & background system
During the last 40 years fundamentally new • Ways of careful confrontation with trauma, During the last 40 years fundamentally new • Ways of careful confrontation with trauma,
views and methods emerged to help people dealing with activation and discharge of views and methods emerged to help people dealing with activation and discharge of
after traumatic experiences. Disorders following traumatic energy after traumatic experiences. Disorders following traumatic energy
traumatic events (i.e. post-traumatic stress • The 3 compasses of the nervous system: traumatic events (i.e. post-traumatic stress • The 3 compasses of the nervous system:
disorder) and their healing came into public brain stem, feeling brain, cerebrum disorder) and their healing came into public brain stem, feeling brain, cerebrum
awareness along with the classical issues of • Therapeutic attitude, self protection in the awareness along with the classical issues of • Therapeutic attitude, self protection in the
psychotherapy. therapeutic context psychotherapy. therapeutic context
When intense events overwhelm our instinctive • Supervision of cases of the participants When intense events overwhelm our instinctive • Supervision of cases of the participants
protective reflexes, we cannot regulate ourselves protective reflexes, we cannot regulate ourselves
sufficiently. We experience a strong inner strain Course Counsellors sufficiently. We experience a strong inner strain Course Counsellors
and physical restrictions; an existential crisis and Pia Baerwald and physical restrictions; an existential crisis and Pia Baerwald
social problems may occur. In order to work with Naturopath (Heilpraktikerin) for psychotherapy, social problems may occur. In order to work with Naturopath (Heilpraktikerin) for psychotherapy,
traumatic shock energy we pay direct attention trauma therapy and humanistic psychotherapy; traumatic shock energy we pay direct attention trauma therapy and humanistic psychotherapy;
trainer for psychotherapy students and coaching trainer for psychotherapy students and coaching
to what happens in the body and nervous to what happens in the body and nervous
trainings. trainings.
system, next to using the traditional cognitive Involved in traumatherapy especially after being in system, next to using the traditional cognitive Involved in traumatherapy especially after being in
and emotional approaches. Via the felt sense we the tsunami in Sri Lanka. and emotional approaches. Via the felt sense we the tsunami in Sri Lanka.
have a bridge to what happens in the nervous have a bridge to what happens in the nervous
Dr. Prabhat Dietrich Sternberg Dr. Prabhat Dietrich Sternberg
system. It can be a crucial relief to trace and melt system. It can be a crucial relief to trace and melt
Medical doctor, osteopath, psychotherapist, trauma Medical doctor, osteopath, psychotherapist, trauma
the energy bound in the nervous system in small therapist, addiction therapist, Humaniversity the energy bound in the nervous system in small therapist, addiction therapist, Humaniversity
steps, with the client being in control, in a slow therapist and consultant. steps, with the client being in control, in a slow therapist and consultant.
and gentle way. Completing the uncomplete Worked with traumatised people in Bolivia, Sudan, and gentle way. Completing the uncomplete Worked with traumatised people in Bolivia, Sudan,
physiological processes brings back our natural India, Uganda, Lebanon, Malaysia and Europe. physiological processes brings back our natural India, Uganda, Lebanon, Malaysia and Europe.
self-regulation. self-regulation.
Pia and Prabhat are the founders of the Trauma Pia and Prabhat are the founders of the Trauma
The foundation of this work is mindfulness and Therapy Institute Berlin where they developed The foundation of this work is mindfulness and Therapy Institute Berlin where they developed
responsiveness to the needs of the traumatised their concept integrating psychical, physical, responsiveness to the needs of the traumatised their concept integrating psychical, physical,
person. The goal is for the client to rebuild resources neurobiological and mental approaches to person. The goal is for the client to rebuild resources neurobiological and mental approaches to
and return to a sense of safety and resilience. successfully process traumatic experiences. and return to a sense of safety and resilience. successfully process traumatic experiences.

Next Part 1: December 8 – 10, 2018 Part 2: Feb 1 – 3, 2019 Next Part 1: December 8 – 10, 2018 Part 2: Feb 1 – 3, 2019
Saturday 10:00 - Monday 19:00 Friday 10:00 - Sunday 19:00 Saturday 10:00 - Monday 19:00 Friday 10:00 - Sunday 19:00
Price for the training: E 780 (Food and accommodation optional for a fee) Price for the training: E 780 (Food and accommodation optional for a fee)