MindBody Therapy Certificate Program

While students will be introduced to some of the historic somatic psychotherapy innovators and their lineages, the primary focus of the course will entail embodying and practicing the principles and practices of our field.

Issues of somatic transference, countertransference, resistance and projection, as well as modes of somatic intervention will be central to the inquiry of the program through a multidisciplinary framework. Movement, dream work, role plays, and other experiential approaches will be incorporated into a relational dyadic approach to somatic healing modalities.

Engage clinically informed mindbody techniques, holistic inquiry, embodied relational mindfulness skills, and contemplative practices.
Identify the rich lineages of embodied healing traditions from ancient praxis to contemporary clinical models.
Integrate internal and external processes for improved relational attunement and connection with self and others through relational, social, ecological, and spiritual psychologies.
Develop an intersectional lens for working within a liberation model of health promotion.

Explore neuroanatomical, psychophysiological, and psychodynamic theories in multidisciplinary and adjunctive mental healthcare practices.
Guide yourself and others in mitigating internalized systems of oppression and colonization.
Restore the felt sense of vitality and aliveness that promotes health and psychological well being.
Identify methods of personal transformation and liberation to help yourself and others connect to their somatosensory experience.
Become a part of an international community of integrative health practitioners.

Information on Continuing Education Credit for Health Professionals

CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. SCA maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain this document for 4 years after the course concludes.

SCA is an approved CE provider for National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (CEP Number 100196)

For questions about enrolling in CE or receiving your Certificate of Attendance,visit contact Casie at casie@embodiedphilosophy.com. For other questions about CE contact David Lukoff, PhD at CE@spiritualcompetency.com.

Additional Requirements to Obtain CEs

Students should first contact their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association. See additional information in the APA notification below.

Students who are seeking CE's for these courses will need to sign up for SCRC CEs for each course individually.

An additional fee of $75 will be charged per course needing CE credits.

Students MUST attend each LIVE session of a course for which they are seeking CEs. Attendance and engagement is monitored by the course host who will note your time logged in, certify you were present and focused on the screen for the entirety of each live session. NOTE: We are not able to provide make up classes for missed live sessions. We cannot issue CEs for watching recordings of the live sessions.

Following the course, students need to complete an online CE Evaluation and Assessment form before a Certificate of Attendance is issued. Courses Eligible For CEs

Courses are available for CEs - TBD

This program distills an educational methodology to integrate into a variety of modalities such as Social Workers, Mental Health & Pastoral Counselors, Yoga Therapists / Yoga Teachers, Movement Therapists, Coaches, Physicians (MD, DO, ND, DC & others) & Physician Assistants, Nurses & Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists, Emergency Medical Personnel, Meditation Teachers, Educators, Massage Therapists, Acupuncturists & Body Workers, Hypnotherapists, Kinesiologists, Complementary & Alternative Medicine Professionals, Clergy & Religious Leaders, Other Wellness Professionals.

The program assumes a good deal of in and out of class experience in serious sensory self-exploration, effective communication, expressive movement, tracking of personal and interpersonal process, and individual somatic practice. It also builds on the Human Development, Psychodynamics, Movement and dialectical communication processes.