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Written for all therapists who want to understand this
groundbreaking theory as it might actually show up in their
day-to-day practice, this book offers a comprehensive approach to
polyvagal-informed intervention. Worksheets and experiential
exercises designed to map and shape autonomic response provide
therapists with a road map for bringing polyvagal theory into their
clinical practice.
The definitive Handbook of Trauma-Transformative Practice brings
together the work of leading international trauma experts to
provide a detailed overview of trauma-informed practice and
intervention: its history, the latest frameworks for practice and
an inspiring vision for future trauma-transformative practice. The
Handbook is interdisciplinary, incorporating trauma research,
interpersonal neuroscience, the historical and continuing
experiences of victims and survivors, and insights from
practitioners. It addresses a range of current issues spanning
polyvagal theory, the social brain, oxytocin and the healing power
of love, and the neuropsychological roots of shame. It also
considers trauma through the lens of communities, with chapters on
healing inter/transgenerational trauma and building communities'
capacity to end interpersonal violence. Furthermore the Handbook
makes the case for a new way of thinking about trauma - trauma
transformative practice. One which is founded on the principle of
working with the whole person and as part of a network of
relationships, rather than focusing on symptoms to improve
practice, healing and recovery.
This product includes Stephen W. Porges' The Polyvagal Theory and
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory. The Polyvagal Theory
compiles, for the first time, Stephen Porges' decades of research.
A leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and
developmental behavioral neuroscience, Porges is the mind behind
the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory, which has startling
implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and
autism. Adopted by clinicians around the world, the Polyvagal
Theory has provided exciting new insights into the way our
autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates social engagement,
trust, and intimacy. Since publication of The Polyvagal Theory,
Porges has been urged to make these ideas more accessible and The
Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory is the result. Constructs and
concepts embedded in polyvagal theory are explained
conversationally in The Pocket Guide and there is an introductory
chapter which discusses the science and the scientific culture in
which polyvagal theory was originally developed. The books are
packaged as a shrink-wrapped set.
Since Stephen Porges first proposed the Polyvagal Theory in 1994,
its basic idea—that the level of safety we feel impacts our
health and happiness—has radically shifted how researchers and
clinicians approach trauma interventions and therapeutic
interactions. Yet despite its wide acceptance, most of the writing
on the topic has been obscured behind clinical texts and scientific
jargon. Our Polyvagal World definitively presents how Polyvagal
Theory can be understandable to all and demonstrates how its
practical principles are applicable to anyone looking to live their
safest, best, healthiest and happiest life. What emerges is a
worldview filled with optimism and hope and an understanding as to
why our bodies sometimes act in ways our brains wish they didn’t.
Filled with actionable advice and real-world examples, this book
will change the way you think about your brain, body, and ability
to stay calm in a world that feels increasingly overwhelming and
stressful.
Ever since publication of The Polyvagal Theory in 2011, demand for
information about this innovative perspective has been constant.
Here Stephen W. Porges brings together his most important writings
since the publication of that seminal work. At its heart, polyvagal
theory is about safety. It provides an understanding that feeling
safe is dependent on autonomic states and that our cognitive
evaluations of risk in the environment, including identifying
potentially dangerous relationships, play a secondary role to our
visceral reactions to people and places. Our reaction to the
continuing global pandemic supports one of the central concepts of
polyvagal theory: that a desire to connect safely with others is
our biological imperative. Indeed, life may be seen as an inherent
quest for safety. These ideas, and more, are outlined in chapters
on therapeutic presence, group psychotherapy, yoga and music
therapy, autism, trauma, date rape, medical trauma and COVID-19.
The polyvagal theory explains the biological origins of a variety
of social behaviors and emotional disorders. This book distills
that theory into practical clinical tips, explaining its relevance
to the social engagement system and offering clinical examples,
including cases of trauma and autism.
The ability to offer the safe sanctuary of presence is central to
treating trauma and therapeutic practice. This book offers brain-
and body-based insights and skills for the reader to heal, not only
clients, but also themselves.
This product includes Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal
Theory, edited by Stephen W. Porges and Deb Dana, and The Polyvagal
Theory in Therapy by Deb Dana. In Clinical Application of the
Polyvagal Theory, innovative clinicians share their experiences
integrating Polyvagal Theory into their treatment models. Chapters
on a range of topics from compassionate medical care to optimized
therapeutic relationships to clinician's experiences as parents
extract from the theory the powerful influence and importance of
cases and feelings of safety in the clinical setting. Through the
insights of innovative and benevolent clinicians, whose treatment
models are Polyvagal informed, this book provides an accessible way
for clinicians to embrace this groundbreaking theory in their own
work. Polyvagal Theory in Therapy offers therapists an integrated
approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work with
clients. With clear explanations of the organizing principles of
Polyvagal Theory, this complex theory is translated into clinician
and client-friendly language. Using a unique autonomic mapping
process along with worksheets designed to effectively track
autonomic response patterns, this book presents practical ways to
work with clients' experiences of connection. Through exercises
that have been specifically created to engage the regulating
capacities of the ventral vagal system, therapists are given tools
to help clients reshape their autonomic nervous systems. The book
is essential reading for therapists who work with trauma and those
who seek an easy and accessible way of understanding the
significance that Polyvagal Theory has to clinical work. The books
are packaged as a shrink-wrapped set.
This comprehensive edited collection brings together accomplished
therapists, including those who work with children, EMDR, medical
trauma, energy psychology, grief and more. All offer clinical
examples that show how the polyvagal theory provides a
neurophysiological model to better understand clinical features and
improve communication with clients.
This book compiles, for the first time, Stephen W. Porges s decades
of research. A leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and
developmental behavioral neuroscience, Porges is the mind behind
the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory, which has startling
implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and
autism. Adopted by clinicians around the world, the Polyvagal
Theory has provided exciting new insights into the way our
autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates social engagement,
trust, and intimacy."
Scientists from different disciplines, including anthropology,
psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics, neurobiology, endocrinology,
and molecular biology, explore the concepts of attachment and
bonding from varying scientific perspectives. Attachment and
bonding are evolved processes; the mechanisms that permit the
development of selective social bonds are assumed to be very
ancient, based on neural circuitry rooted deep in mammalian
evolution, but the nature and timing of these processes and their
ultimate and proximate causes are only beginning to be understood.
In this Dahlem Workshop Report, scientists from different
disciplines-including anthropology, psychology, psychiatry, and
behavioral biology-come together to explore the concepts of
attachment and bonding from diverse perspectives. In their studies
they seek to understand the causes or the consequences of
attachment and bonding in general and their different qualities in
individual development in particular. They address such questions
as biobehavioral processes in attachment and bonding; early social
attachment and its influences on later patterns of behavior;
bonding later in life; and adaptive and maladaptive (or
pathological) outcomes. The studies confirm that social bonds have
consequences for virtually all aspects of behavior and may be
protective in the face of both physical and emotional challenges.
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