FIRST YEAR TRAINING: 2019

1. Introduction, General Principles And Excercises – Arnoud van Buuren

History of PBSP; pleasure, satisfaction, meaning and connection; 5 developmental tasks [short]; 5 basic needs: place, protection, support, limiting, nurturance, 3 memorylevels, neurobiology of PBSP; possibility sphere; body language, reflex-relaxation excercise: 3 modalities of movement, accomodation, shape/countershape; energy-action-interaction-meaning; contact/contract; circle excercise; gesture excercise; live structure; Conscious movement in the interest of curiosity; Positive accomodation; introduction to microtracking

Literature and homework will be provided, including guidance on running intervision groups and procedure for training the excercises

Place: Hotel Ava, Karstulantie 6, Helsinki

Timetable:

Wed 26th June 10-18, coffee/tea  9.30-10

Thu 27th June 9-18

Fri 28th June 9-18

Sat 29th June 9-16

Reading material for the July training days:

Caldwell, C. (ed). 1997. Getting in Touch: A Guide to Body-Centered Therapies. Introduction to Pesso Boyden Psychomotor System. Download the article (this article has been translated into Finnish. Ask a paper copy from Riitta S.)

Perquin, L. 2017. Structured Exercises as Therapeutic Tools in PBSP.  Download the file

Perquin, L. & van Campen, L.  Becoming whole: regaining what was lost. Download the article  (this article has been translated into Finnish. Ask a paper copy from Riitta S.)

PBSP Introduction – slides. Download the file

Winette, P. & Baylin, J. 2017. Working with traumatic memories to heal adults with unresolved childhood trauma. Jessica Kingsley publishers ISBN 9781 84905 724 0

2. Working From The Body, Revist General Principles, Exercises 6th-9th November 2019, Helsinki – Sally Potter

The therapeutic alliance + possibility sphere reprise; motivation and contract; 5 developmental tasks [reprise / elaboration]; spatial placement; excercise; negative accomodation excercise; limiting excercise; externalisation as a technique; antidote and reversal: working with ideal figures; ideal parent excercise; controlled approach excercise; microtracking reprise + supervision; live structure. Key exercises arising from module 1 to be reprised with supervision.

Homework in Preparation for PBSP November 2019 training module

• READ On Contract and Motivation by Al Pesso, Download the file

• RE-read the exercises offered and practised in June with AB:

• Reflex Relaxed/Species Stance

• 3 Modalities of Movement

• Positive Accommodation

• Voluntary Movement

• Circle Exercises

• Practise if possible any of the above – in Intervision or with friends / family members / clients

• RE read the Slides that go with the topics covered in June

Place: Hotel Ava, Karstulantie 6, Helsinki

Timetable:

Wed 6th November 10-18, coffee/tea  9.30-10

Thu 7th November 9-18

Fri 8th November 9-18

Sat 9th November 9-16

Leading to a certificate A

Competence: The trainee is able to work with the body from a PBSP-perspective in different exercises working towards a new memory on an experiential level and understands actively theory and practice of PBSP. The trainee is ready to continue training in part 2 in learning how to do structures.

Exercises, translations etc. generated by the Finnish Training Group

Self-self exercise, Download the file (in English & in Finnish), documented by M. Lehtimäki & M-L. Lehtimäki

Eva Vento’s questions to the teachers and their replies:

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Extra resources

Pesso, A. & Boyden-Pesso, D. 2000. Movement in Psychotherapy. Download the book