Course Timing
As a self-paced course, you can begin at any time and view on your own schedule.
Course Description
If you’re new to Polyvagal Theory and are interested in learning more, this course is for you! Featuring a two-hour overview on Polyvagal Theory, presented by Dr. Stephen Porges, who created the theory in 1994. Dr. Porges is joined by Deb Dana, LCSW, who is a renowned trainer of Polyvagal practices.
Together, they will walk students through the key concepts of the theory, giving students a foundational understanding and opportunities to apply the theory in their own practice.This course costs $49. Students will have access to the course for 180 days from the date of registration.
Payment Information
Access to this course costs $49.
Your access will last for 365 days from the date of registration.
Course Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for this course.
Course Format
Course Framework
This course features two hours of a recorded lecture, two readings, and an opportunity to join Dr. Porges and Deb Dana, LCSW, for an optional live community discussion:
Lecture: Polyvagal Theory A Neuroscience Explaining Reactions to Safety and Threat
Lecture: Navigating the Nervous System: A Polyvagal Guided Approach with Deb Dana, LCSW
Reading: Polyvagal Primer
Reading: A Beginner's Guide To Polyvagal Theory
Live Broader Student Community Discussion with Stephen Porges, PhD or Deb Dana, LCSW (dates to be announced)
Recommended Audience
Course Outcomes
You'll be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing this course.
Psychologists, LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and nurses have the option to earn CEs for and additional $35.
CEs are provided by co-sponsor Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA).
INSTRUCTOR(S)
Stephen Porges, PhD
Stephen W. Porges, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He is the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral, mental, and health problems related to traumatic experiences. He is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ , which currently is used by approximately 4,000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement. Dr. Porges is a founder of the Polyvagal Institute.
Stephen Porges, PhD
Deb Dana, LCSW
Deb Dana, LCSW
Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author and speaker. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma in our lives. She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, consultant to Khiron Clinics, and advisor to Unyte.
Deb’s work shows how an understanding of Polyvagal Theory is applicable across the board to relationships, mental health, and trauma. She delves into the intricacies of how we can all use an understanding of the organizing principles of Polyvagal Theory to change the ways we navigate our daily lives. Deb is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both clear and accessible and for pioneering Rhythm of Regulation® methodology, tools, techniques and practices which continue to open up the power of Polyvagal Theory for professionals and curious people from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life.
Deb believes that we all benefit when we have a basic understanding of the ways the nervous system works and learn how to become active operators of this essential system. Following this passion has led her to offering workshops in partnership with groups and communities outside of the clinical arena - and bringing the Polyvagal perspective to the ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, experiences of daily living.
Deb’s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices, the Polyvagal Flip Chart, the Polyvagal Card Deck, and Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety. She partners with Sounds True to bring her polyvagal perspective to a general audience through the audio program Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory and her print book Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory.
