Educational Webinars for Health-Care Providers
THE BRAIN-GUT CONNECTION:
A WEBINAR FOR PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
AND OTHER HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
THIS PRESENTATION IS A TWO HOUR RECORDING OF A WEBINAR GIVEN LIVE ON FEBRUARY 21, 2020.
PRESENTER: Dr. Jennifer Franklin, Psychologist
COST: $65
COURSE INFORMATION IS BELOW.
CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFERED.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Please click the link below to register for this webinar recording. Once you register and submit payment, you will receive an e-mail containing instructions/links for accessing the webinar recording and for registering for 2 CEs. You will also receive an e-mail confirming your payment. If you do not receive both of these two e-mails within 24 hours of registration and payment or have any difficulties accessing or watching the recording, please contact Dr. Jennifer Franklin at [email protected].
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2 CEs for this webinar recording are provided by R. Cassidy Seminars. More information about CE for your license type can be found at the bottom of this page. Please note that there is a $20 fee to register for CE. To register for CE, you must register first for the webinar. Once you register for the webinar, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing a link to register for CE. Certificates are available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com. For questions regarding CE, please contact R. Cassidy Seminars directly at (866) 992-9399.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This introductory webinar, intended for psychotherapists, physicians, nutritionists, dietitians, bodyworkers, and other healthcare professionals, offers essential clinically sound information about working at the intersection of the digestive system and nervous system with patients who have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other digestive symptoms.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and digestive symptoms indicate dysregulation of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), part of which is in the gut. While the primary symptoms may be physiological, the nature of the dysregulation is likely not purely physiological.
Understanding ANS dysregulation through the lens of Polyvagal Theory will help you to more effectively and efficiently facilitate healing for your patients/clients. This webinar will also address working with stress, anxiety or panic attacks. This webinar provides foundational learning for those less familiar with Polyvagal Theory while also adding knowledge about the digestive system and healing the gut for Somatic Experiencing® Practitioners and others more familiar with Polyvagal Theory.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The learning objectives for this Brain Gut Connection webinar are for attendees to be able to:
- Define Polyvagal Theory and assess the Autonomic Nervous System dysregulation that generates, exacerbates, and/or perpetuates digestive disorders like Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- List the symptoms of dysregulation.
- Identify and define how stress, anxiety, and trauma relate to digestive disorders through the lens of Polyvagal Theory.
ABOUT DR. JENNIFER FRANKLIN
Dr. Jennifer Franklin is a somatically-oriented, mindfulness-based psychologist dually licensed in North Carolina and California offering individual and couples therapy, teletherapy, and consultation. She worked at the UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders in Chapel Hill and specializes in healing functional medical problems, especially GI problems, along with issues associated with anxiety, panic, interpersonal relationships, attachment, and trauma. She has taught Vipassana/mindfulness meditation, has served as an associate editor for the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, and has expertise in the psychology of acting and professional actor.
What Health-Care Practitioners Say About This Webinar
Dr Franklin provides a thorough overview of the issues underlying chronic conditions such as Irritable Bowel Symptoms (IBS). Her unique body-mind perspective takes into consideration the most cutting-edge approaches to understanding the nervous system and the gut-brain connection. This webinar is practical and clear, providing you with some helpful guidance in working with this unique population. I highly recommend this webinar for mental health professionals, dietitians, and all types of providers working with IBS. This webinar will support you in gaining perspective about the role of right-brain experiences in healing so that clients can start to move into deeper states of regulation, reduce symptoms, and support normative digestive processes. —Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, CEDS, SEP, Co-Developer of Embodied Recovery Institute
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are a major burden on the individuals who suffer from them and on the healthcare system. In this webinar Dr. Franklin expertly introduces the participant to this complex territory with clarity and compassion. In framing IBS and other FGIDs through a biopsychosocial lens she offers an approach that is vital to the training of psychiatrists who face these problems routinely. My psychiatry residents would do well to learn from Dr. Franklin about the relationship between neurobiology, attachment, trauma, somatic regulation, psychodynamics and resilience. In this way they can develop a truly integrative, holistic framework for understanding and treating their patients with FGIDs and somatic symptom disorders more generally.
—Joshua Pretsky, MD, DFAPA, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
This webinar is very informative. Well worth your time! —Heather Patterson Meyer, Psy.D., LP, HSP-P
This was an excellent training. It was a clear, concise and engaging presentation with compelling reinforcement of the fact that the body and mind are fully integrated and the skill of internal regulation is essential to health. I’m grateful for the work Dr Franklin is providing to the community. —Molly Soper Yates, LCSW
Dr. Franklin is a wonderful teacher; I really enjoyed her class! She explains things well, and in a way that I think patients would understand and get a lot out of. I hope to use some of these teaching methods with my patients, and I believe they will prove very beneficial! I look forward to taking additional classes with Dr. Franklin. —Dr. Nicole DiNezza, DC, NTP
Dr. Franklin holds the missing key to helping clinicians guide their clients/patients not simply to manage but actually to heal their stress/trauma-driven GI woes. She articulates the science of the brain-gut connection in clear, accessible language. Her approach has been forged by her own journey through her own recovery from IBS along with years of diligent study and clinical practice. She illuminates a roadmap to success that is both attuned to the individual and guided by leading-edge research. —Julia Corley, LCMHC, NCC, SEP, Certified Hakomi Teacher
Dr. Franklin presents a very informative two hour presentation on Polyvagal Theory for any professional who works with IBS or related functional medical concerns. How many of our patients have digestive problems? At least 30% of mine do, and they are always surprised to hear how that relates to their mental well-being. Dr. Franklin really breaks the topic down to help us understand the systems that are at play. In fact, I learned more from her than from other direct training on this topic. This program was invaluable, and my patients have already benefited from it.—Jessica Gregg, MA, MSEd, LPC
This talk was informative. It gave me more specifics on how the Autonomic Nervous System works and solidified my understanding of how to facilitate regulation both for myself and my clients. —Anonymous Psychotherapist
This is profound and important work. Dr. Franklin’s presentation was clear, concise and informative. It has expanded my understanding of Polyvagal Theory and how the development of safe, secure attachment, or lack thereof, can have a profound effect on healing the mind/body. Thank you, Dr. Franklin. I look forward to your next presentation. —Anonymous Healthcare Professional
CANCELLATIONS & GRIEVANCES
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Satisfactory Completion
Participants must have paid tuition fee, signed in and out each day, attended the entire seminar, and completed an evaluation in order to receive a certificate. Failure to sign in or out each day will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates available following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com
Psychologists
R. Cassidy Seminars is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. R. Cassidy Seminars maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 2 CE hours
Psychoanalysts
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0005. (2) clock hours. Live online.
Social Workers
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and other states’ licensing board approvals for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Social Work boards accept either APA or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals, such as those listed below. Check with your board to be sure. The Ohio Board includes social Workers.
NY: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider (#0006) of continuing education for licensed social workers. This program is approved for 2 contact hours live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for (2) clock hours, #RCST110701
Counselors/Marriage and Family Therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and other states’ licensing board approvals for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals, such as those listed below. Check with your board to be sure. The Ohio Board includes MFTS and Counselors.
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NY-LMFTs: R. Cassidy Seminars is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0011. (2) contact hours. Live online.
OH: Provider approved by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board for (2) clock hours, #RCST110701
TX: Approved CE Sponsor through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. Provider #151 2 CE hours.
Creative Arts Therapists
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Chemical Dependency Counselors
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TX: Provider approved by the TCBAP Standards Committee, Provider No. 1749-06, (2) hours general. Expires 3/31/2020. Complaints about provider or workshop content may be directed to the TCBAP Standards Committee, 1005 Congress Avenue, Ste. 460, Austin, Texas 78701, Fax Number (512) 476-7297.
Educators
TX: R. Cassidy Seminars is an approved provider with the Texas Education Agency CPE# 501456. This course is (2) CE Hours.
Nurses
CA: Provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CeP12224, for (2) contact hours
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