The Trauma Picture Book has been created for refugee parents and caregivers and is based on the book Trauma Proofing Your Kids by Peter Levine and Maggie Kline. Our aim was to present simple, yet professional information about trauma and about how parents and caregivers can support the children without specialists whom there might be a lack of. This project …
Working with Ukrainian Clients “An online webinar presented by Dr. phil. Imke Hansen on May 18, 2022
This recently recorded lecture orients SEPs and anyone responding to the war in Ukraine to better understand potential sensitivities and triggers when working with Ukrainian refugees. About Imke Hansen: A scholar of Eastern European history and a SEP, Dr. phil. Imke Hansen has over 20 years of experience in interviewing survivors of war and violence. Since 2015, she has been …
Ariel Giarretto Hungary Emotional First Aid (video)
In the very first weeks of the war in Ukraine, as many refugees were reaching the neighbouring countries, and many helpers have mobilised to reach out to the women and the children, another Senior International Trainer of SE Ariel Giarretto, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) Elsbeth Horbaty and our Hungarian Organizer Eszter Kovacs (SEP) joined forces urgently and organised three educative …
Maggie Kline: Considering Needs of Children in War Situations (video)
Our senior SE instructor Maggie Kline, who has been teaching in the US, Europe, Asia, and South America, is sharing a brief video for helpers and parents of refugee children: “Considering Needs of Children in War Situations: 8 Essentials of Healthy Bonding and Attachment” Organized and created by Tereza Koryntova and Zlata Kostejnova from Association Somatic Experiencing of Czech Republic.
Ana do Valle-Dancing with Dragons: An Interactive eBook featuring Gestures for Shock Release (video)
An Interactive eBook featuring Gestures for Shock Release in English. You can also join the free webinar how to use this book (more info you will get here). Materials in .pdf in English and Ukrainian you can download here.
Healing with fairytales: A free webinar presented by Ana do Valle (video)
Ana do Valle is a licensed and registered mental health occupational therapist who has been working and practicing in the field of trauma and self-regulation for 38 years. She holds a private practice in Boulder, CO (USA) and collaborates with many organizations, including Somatic Experiencing International, The Polyvagal Institute, and Unyte. This webinar will introduce the therapeutic elements of storytelling …
Dr. Abi Blakeslee – Crisis First Aid: Supporting the Supporters (video)
Crisis First Aid: Supporting the Supporters. An Online Webinar Presented by Dr. Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, MFT, Ph.D., SE™ International Faculty. This video is for anyone interested in learning theory and stabilisation tools and seeing experiential exercises that put it all together. You can watch the video here.
The SE™ Crisis Stabilisation toolkit is designed for times of crisis – SCOPE (flyer)
These simple adapted SE interventions help to stabilise the stress response and create a sense of safety to build needed resilience of front-line workers and first respondents to complete the job and get through the crisis. They can be a resource to anyone in times of immediate distress and crisis, or anytime one requires an increased sense of ease and relief …
From Therapy to Prevention: What can we do to promote the health of those arriving and those caring for them? (video+manual)
This is very interesting lecture from Dr. Gisela Perren- Klingler, psychiatrist and author of the books “Psychical Health and Catastrophes” and “Resource Work in Refugee Aid” from the Institute Psychotrauma Switzerland. The original video you can watch here. The Manual for Parents and Teachers from Unicef Helping Children Cope with the Stresses of War you can find here.
Community Resilience by Elaine Miller (video)
On Thursday, February 24, 2022, a group of Ukrainian educators from EdCamp, who promote the SEE Learning Program, met with the Trauma Resource Institute requesting immediate humanitarian assistance to provide a series of Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® Webinars for the Ukrainian people as a result of the Russian invasion. You can get more information and watch the videos (4 sessions) …