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Brainspotting Trainings Update: 3/17/2020

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I have been informed by Monadnock Family Services that we are unable to hold the in-person Phase 2 in April, they are suspending all in-person activity until May 1, 2020. And because we still do not know how COVID-19 will play out, they are more comfortable with postponing to October 16-18, 2020.

BUT: last evening David announced plans to hold our scheduled trainings – BOTH online and in-person. Yes, your registration will get you access to an online training, plus lots of supervision by your Trainer, AS WELL AS an in-person training after the pandemic has lifted. The Keene pair of events are currently scheduled for April 24-26 and October 16-18, 2020.

The overall desire it to get as many practitioners trained to support clients – and each other – through this pandemic, and then these trained practitioners can support the impact of COVID-19 aftermath, being as the longer it lasts, the more support the population will need.

I am still crossing my fingers that the June Phases 1 and 2 will be allowed to be held in-person, but we will cross that bridge as we get closer. Regardless, we will learn through these early online/in-person events and be ready for either approach by then.

So now: for those of you who have registered for April, you can choose to go forward with this dual-approach model, or have your fee reimbursed to you with no penalty, or you can choose to use that registration fee for a future training with me. Each of us must make our own decisions around this and I fully respect whatever you choose.

Please keep calling and sending me your e-mails and let’s keep in touch through this historically unusual time.

We are doing our best, this is new for all of us.

We are all in this together.

Brainspotting Trainings Update

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As a Brainspotting Trainer it is my responsibility to provide the best training experience for you, therefore please read the following carefully.

The recent global response to the COVID-19 pandemic may seem severe in one light, but smart and careful in another.

By cancelling or postponing social gatherings or limiting attendance to 50 or 25, yes there is a business hit, but the health benefit may prove to outweigh that hit over time. By containing and preventing the spread of the virus in a seemingly severe way now, we will hopefully be back up and running sooner than if we don’t. 3 weeks of suspension sure beats 3 months in my book.

The trainings I have scheduled in Northern New England are still a ways out. The April Phase 2 in Keene is still scheduled to run at this date. Maybe the small size of our Northern New England gatherings will work in our favor as we typically have under 15 attendees. I will keep in close contact with the venues to assess their comfort and risk and we will publish announcements of postponement or cancellation when necessary.

If we do need to postpone, or if you choose to not attend a gathering right now, your registration fee can either be completely refunded, all service charges will be waived, or you can choose to use your registration fee for a future training with me. If you choose to attend a different training with a different trainer, I will refund your registration fee to you.

As we near the training dates, I ask each attendee to seriously assess your health and/or exposure status before coming together in a group setting. I ask that you not attend should you have even slight symptoms.

If we are in a training and find that an attendee is sick or becoming symptomatic, that attendee will be asked to immediately quarantine. Luckily again, since all attendees to my trainings are within reasonable driving distance, the complications with airline flights is not an issue.

We are being reassured by all major hotel chains that increased sanitizing measures, in accordance with the CDC and WHO, are being implemented. Some are reporting sanitizing all public surfaces, elevators, handrails, light switches and doorknobs on an hourly basis.

I sincerely hope that we are able to hold our trainings because in light of this pandemic, even more of our population will need support in healing. I believe that Brainspotting is a remarkably effective and creative tool to give clients the speediest route to recovery and balance that I know.

Announcing Spring 2020 Trainings in New Hampshire

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I am pleased to announce three upcoming trainings that I will be holding this Spring, 2020. I am grateful to the generous and enthusiastic hosting we are privileged to!

Phase 2 (pdf flier) is again being hosted by Monadnock Family Services on April 24-26, 2020.

Kimball Union Academy is also generously hosting us again on back-to-back weekends featuring Phase 1 (pdf flier) on June 5-7, 2020, and the following weekend Phase 2 (pdf flier) on June 12-14, 2020.

There are 21 CEs available for a separate $30 fee through R. Cassidy, link below:

 

Registration is open! Click on the dates above to get to the registration pages.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions or for more details.

I look forward to seeing you then!

3-day Phase 1 Training November 2019 in Keene, NH!

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This event is complete; registration is closed.

Flier for November 2019 BSP Phase 1 training in Keene, NH

Flier for November 2019 BSP Phase 1 training in Keene, NH (click for PDF)

If you attended this training and want to purchase the 21 CEs available from R. Cassidy for $30, click here.

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I am officially announcing the next Northern New England Phase 1 Brainspotting training. We are very gratefully being hosted by Monadnock Family Services in Keene, NH. Dates are November 8-10, 2019.

Early bird registration is available through October 6, 2019. And for VT attendees, I have registered Phase 1 through VSAC Grants program (www.vsac.org) if you would like to see if some or all of your tuition can be covered.

Lodging options:
Courtyard by Marriott
Fairfield Inn and Suites
AirBnB options
More hotels and Inns

There are 21 CEs available from R Cassidy for a nominal $30 fee. To purchase CEs, click here.

I can’t wait to see you there!

 

We Keep Growing!

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I am so pleased and proud to introduce another 10 trained Brainspotting practitioners to Northern New England.

We truly enjoyed our 3-day Phase 1 training in KUA’s spectacular setting. Our newest Brainspotters represent 4 states (ME, NH, VT, MA) and 2 schools are now officially Brainspotting-trained.

Castleton University in western central Vermont now has 3 Brainspotting practitioners and our gracious host Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH now has 4 Brainspotting practitioners.

We are making inroads in Maine, now with Kimberly Austin bringing Brainspotting to Portland. And the greater Boston area now boasts Hema Naraharisetty in Peabody and Emily Uppal in Boston proper.

If you would like to arrange or host a training in Northern New England, please contact me and we can get one started!

A Special Phase 1 Hosted by KUA is this June 21-23!

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I am very excited to announce the dates are set for the next Northern New England Phase 1 Training. And we are being hosted by the elite Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH! What a wonderful location, a spectacularly beautiful time of year to be in New England, and the amazing generosity of KUA offering extremely discounted lodging and meals as an option!

We will also be addressing the particular challenges that both adolescents and young adults face when away from home for what may be the first time, as well as the particular challenges that the front-liners face in being immersed in these emotional rollercoaster settings. Limbic countertransference will be addressed.

If you encounter adolescents or young adults in a school or college/university setting, this is one you don’t want to miss!

21 CEs available from R. Cassidy Seminars for $30, payable directly to them: https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=2385

For more information or to register, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Lodging for Phase 2 in April, 2019.

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Local lodging options for those coming to the 3-day Phase 2 Brainspotting training April 5-7, 2019.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out via e-mail for more information or guidance.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Brainspotting Phase 2 Training! April 5, 6, 7, 2019.

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Yes! We are announcing the first ever Brainspotting Phase 2 Training in New Hampshire. We will be hosting it in Hanover again, and this time we are welcoming the amazing and lovely Christine Ranck to the Upper Valley.

Phase 2 is also a 3-day training, being held April 5, 6 and 7, 2019. The fees have gone up a bit in 2019, so early bird is $745, regular registration is $795 and late registration is $845. And CEs are still available from R. Cassidy for an additional fee of $30, paid directly to them.

Phase 2 expands and deepens the base of Brainspotting that was introduced in Phase 1. This Brainspotting Phase 2 training will begin with an extensive review of Outside and Inside Window Brainspotting and Gazespotting, with an emphasis on how to clinically interact with clients.  Trainees will be introduced to several important applications. This includes One-Eye Brainspotting including the use of One-Eye goggles. Also taught is 3-Dimensional Brainspotting using the “Z-Axis” of Brainspotting close and far, this includes Convergence Therapy which expands the Z-Axis to activate the vagus nerve through the ocular cardiac reflex. Additional technical refinements will be presented including “Rolling Brainspotting,” with slow eye tracking, stopping briefly on each Brainspot. Advanced techniques will also include combined Inside-Outside Brainspotting where both reflexive responses and client sense of highest activation are used together to find Brainspots. Day 3 will be devoted to the second level of the Advanced Resource Model. This will entail combining the resource aspects of One-Eye and Z-Axis Brainspotting. This addresses working with clients with Very Complex PTSD and those outside of the Brainspotting Window of Tolerance.

For more information or to register, please go to Brainspotting.com or visit Christine’s site at http://getignitedsite.com/events/brainspotting-phase-2-hanover-nh-april-5-7-2019/.

To apply for 21 CEs, visit https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=2142.

Meet the latest Northern New England Brainspotting graduates!

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What a fabulous 3-days we had! A smaller group always ensures a deeper and more intimate training and learning experience. I was honored to work with some astoundingly talented colleagues for this very special training.

I am proud to introduce: Frances Belcher, Sara Degennaro, Stephanie Chesnut, Sheryl Wookey, Caryn McHose, Elisabeth Gardner, and Maria Bowen.

If I count correctly, this brings us up to 24 Brainspotting practitioners in NH/VT since January 2018!

Please let me know if there is interest in trainings in your area. And please reach out to these fabulous practitioners for you or your loved ones. Healing is possible!

 

Phase 1 Training happening soon!

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Just a reminder that the next Phase 1 Brainspotting training is happening later this month, October 26-28 in Hanover. There are just a few spots left.

The link for the CEs from R. Cassidy is: https://www.academeca.com/CEUReg/SeminarInfo.aspx?seminarId=2385

CEs are purchased separately through them, but I am happy to assist in any way I can to make sure that all attendees get what they need.

Looking forward to it!