Using Thought Field Therapy in Traumatic Stress Recovery Commicating with the Part of the brain that has no words

Using Thought Field Therapy in Traumatic Stress Recovery

Communicating with the Part of the brain that has no wordsPresented by Robert L Bray, PhD,LCSWWWW.NoOpenWounds.comNo Open WoundsHeal Traumatic Stress NOW

Converting upsets from the past to manageable memories and transforming fears of the future in to positive plansWarningDiscussing traumatic stress events may trigger strong emotional responses.Only you can monitor the impact of listening to other or discussing past events.You are responsible for your own care throughout this workshop.Be Kind to yourself and those around you.Triggers Very often after traumatic experiences even small reminders of them will set off overwhelming physical and emotional reactions within you. These reminders are called triggers, and they come in many forms: memories,similar situations, smells, images, sounds, Triggers are stored and activated in the lower half of the brainNOW represents the three categories of action necessary for full recovery from past traumatic stress events:

Navigate the common symptoms of traumatic stress that stop you.Observe and understand what has happened to you.Work your life choices with integrity.Navigation of ImpairmentsCan you see in all directions around yourself? Can you hear subtle and beautiful sounds as well as loud and scary ones? Can you be patient and let things in the moment unfold as they will, or do you have to force some action?Are you engaged with the people around you or just keeping an eye on them? Are you involved in risky behaviors just to avoid feeling anything but the rush necessary to know you are alive? In this moment are you avoiding people, places, or things, because they set off negative sensations, feelings, memories, or thoughts? Thought Field Therapy Immediate relief for overwhelming emotional upsetStimulating meridian treatment points in specific sequencesProvides healing data at the most fundamental levelCauses no harmTFT Research published in peer reviewed journals or a doctoral dissertation.Carbonell, J.L., & Figley, C. (1999). A systematic clinical demonstration of promising PTSD treatment approaches. Electronic Journal of Traumatology, 5(1).Connolly, S.M., Roe-Sepowitz, D., Sakai, C.E., & Edwards, J. (2013). Utilizing community resources to treat PTSD: A randomized controlled study using Thought Field Therapy.African Journal of Traumatic Stress, 3(1), 24-32.Connolly, S.M., & Sakai, C.E. (2011). Brief trauma symptom intervention with Rwandan Genocide survivors using Thought Field Therapy. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 13(3), 161-172.Darby, D. W. (2002). The efficacy of Thought Field Therapy as a treatment modality for individuals diagnosed with blood-injection-injury phobia. Dissertation Abstracts International, 64 (03), 1485B. (UMI No. 3085152)Dunnewold, A.L. (2014) Thought Field Therapy efficacy following large scale traumatic events. Current Research in Psychology, 5(1): 34-39.doi:10.38/crpsp.2014Folkes, C. (2002). Thought Field Therapy and trauma recovery. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 4, 99-103. Irgens, A., Dammen, T., Nysaeter T., & Hoffart, (2012). Thought Field Therapy as a Tretment for Anxiety Symptoms: A Randomized Contrulled Trail. Explore.8 (6) 331-337Sakai, C., Connolly, S., & Oas, P. (2010). Treatment of PTSD in Rwanda genocide survivors Using Thought Field Therapy. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 12(1), 41-49.Schninger, B. (2004). Efficacy of Thought Field Therapy (TFT) as a treatment modality for persons with public speaking anxiety. Dissertation Abstracts International, 65 (10), 5455. (UMI No. AAT 3149748)Yancey, V. (2002). The use of Thought Field Therapy in educational settings. Dissertation Abstracts International, 63 (07), 2470A. (UMI No. 3059661)Published in an online journal

Energy PsychologyEnergy Psychology refers to only those therapies that use both psychological interventions and energetic interventions together in a particular treatment format.ACEPThe Association for Comprehensive Energy PsychologyEnergy psychology is a family of mind/body techniques that are clinically observed to consistently help with a wide range of psychological conditions. These interventions address the human vibrational matrix, which consists of three major interacting systems:Energy pathways (meridians and related acupoints) Energy centers (chakras) Human biofield (systems of energy that envelop the body)Callahan TechniquesThought Field TherapyFirst Tapping Therapy Rapid and effectiveNo reports of harm Over 10,000 people trained in its use world wideTFT is neither culture nor language specific. It works with all people, all ages, all cultures, and all languagesTranslated to 15 Languages

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Dutch NederlandsArabic Japanese German DeutschChinese Russian Hebrew French FranaisSpanish EspaolItalian ItalianoEnglishSign Language (ASL)Swedish SvenskaRwandan KinyarwandaFilipino TagalogTFT ApplicationsPost Traumatic Stress ResponseCrisis Intervention applications Acute Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Complex and Complicated Disorders of Extreme Stress Self-Care for CISM team members and Mental Health Professionals Thought Field TherapyDoes No HarmThe protocol has been used hundreds of thousands of times with no reports of causing harmCan be taught as a self-help technique- it helps or does nothingCan be used in any clinical approachNo need to touch clients they tap with their fingertips on their body

Definition of TFT Thought Field Therapyis a treatment for psychological disturbances which provides a code, that when applied to a psychological problem the person is focusing on, will eliminate the perturbations in the thought field, the fundamental cause of all negative emotions.Just follow the ProtocolNo special knowledge or belief requiredNo contraindications to usingTapping can not change values or beliefsThe order of the tapping pattern mattersTraumatic Stress Protocol There are other tapping patterns

Disclosure is not requiredTune to the memory or triggerRate the upsetTapRate the upset

Rating the UpsetPrecise communicationsScale of Zero to Tenzero is nothingTen is the mostCan use arms to show how bigSUD - Subjective Units of Distress

Traumatic Stress ProtocolThink of an event in the past that still generates some upset.Identify the way you are aware of the upset- picture in your face, tightness in you shoulders, knot in your stomach Rate the upsetZero means no upset at all10 means the worst possible

22Tapping PointsSide of HandUnder NoseEyebrowUnder EyeUnder ArmUnder Collar BoneLittle FingerUnder Collar BoneIndex FingerUnder Collar Bone9 Gamut SeriesWhile continuously tapping the gamut spot: 1.Close eyes2.Open eyes3.With your eyes look down and left4.With your eyes look down and right5.Whirl your eyes in a complete circle in one direction6.Whirl your eyes in a circle in the other direction7.Hum a couple bars of any tune8.Count to five 9. Hum againTapping PointsSide of HandUnder NoseEyebrowUnder EyeUnder ArmUnder Collar BoneLittle FingerUnder Collar BoneIndex FingerUnder Collar BoneReturn to the event Go back to what you started withNotice what has changedHow has the picture changeWhat sensation are you experiencing nowHow is whatever you focused on before changedRate the UpsetIf the SUD is changing repeat until at a one or two- go to Floor to Ceiling Eye Roll

Floor to Ceiling Eye RollWhile continuously tapping the gamut spot and holding your head level, roll your eyes on a vertical line from the floor to the ceiling over 6-7 seconds.Available On-line

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Utilizing Community Resources to Treat PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Study Using Thought Field Therapy. TFT techniques taught to Rwandan community leaders, who then provided one-time individual trauma-focused TFT interventions to 164 adult survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.These positive outcomes suggest that a one-time, community leader facilitated trauma-focused TFT intervention may be beneficial with protracted PTSD in genocide survivors. Brief trauma intervention with Rwandan genocide-survivors using thought field therapy. 145 adult genocide survivors randomly assigned to an immediate TFT treatment group or a waitlist control group. Reduced trauma symptoms for the group receiving TFT were found for all scales. Reductions in trauma symptoms were sustained at a 2-year follow-up assessmentEffectiveness of Thought Field Therapy provided by newly-instructed community workers to a traumatised population in Uganda: a Randomised Trial

256 volunteers in a traumatised rural community in Uganda. Thirty-six community workers were given a two-day TFT trauma intervention training The primary outcome was an improvement in the PCL-C scores in the treated versus the waiting list group. Mean PCL-C scores For treatment and wait-list groups at Time 1 and Time 2.___________________________________________________________________________Group NTime 1 Time 2 Reduction of PCL-C scores_______________________________________________________________Mean SD Mean SDMean P___________________________________________________________________________Treatment 11458.0 12.526.1 8.332.8