2012
Heart-Centered Therapies
Conference
“Hypnotherapy in
Integrative Medicine:
Healing Body, Mind and Spirit”
April 20, 21 & 22
Sheraton Beach Hotel
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Pre-Conference Workshop
Friday April 20th
Stephen W. Porges, PhD
“Clinical Applications
of the Polyvagal Theory”
Workshop Outline
l Describe the principles and
features of the Polyvagal
Theory
l Describe how the Polyvagal
Theory may demystify
several features related to
psychiatric disorders and
behavioral problems
l Describe the Social
Engagement System as an
emergent system involving
brain, face, and heart
l Describe how deficits in the
regulation of the Social
Engagement System are
expressed as core features
of several psychiatric
disorders
l Explain how the neural
process, neuroception,
evaluates risk in the
environment and triggers
adaptive neural circuits,
which promote either social
interactions or defensive
behaviors
l Explain how maladaptive
behaviors, which may
accompany several
psychiatric disorders, may
reflect adaptive responses
triggered by survival
mechanisms
l Explain how features of the
Social Engagement System
are compromised by stress
and trauma
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D., is currently Professor of Psychiatry and
Director of the Brain-Body Center in the Department of Psychiatry in
the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago. He is former
President of the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive
Sciences and the Society for Psychophysiological Research. He is a
fellow of Division 6 and 7 of the American Psychological Association and
a Charter Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. His research
crosses disciplines and he has published in such diverse disciplines as
anesthesiology, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology,
gerontology, neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology,
space medicine, and substance abuse. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal
Theory. The theory provides insights into the mechanisms mediating
symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical
disorders including autism, depression, ADD, PTSD, and schizophrenia.
His research is leading to the development of innovative interventions
designed to stabilize behavioral and psychological states and to stimulate
spontaneous social behavior.
6 CEUs NASW, NBCC
Workshop schedule:
10 am - noon
12 - 1:30 lunch
1:30 - 5:30
Conference Keynote Address - Saturday 9-10 am
“The Face-Heart Connection:
Neural Mechanisms Mediating Social Behavior and Health”
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