SMART Foundations In-Person

This 12-hour educational experience is offered over two six hour days.

• Engaging the concepts and materials through:
  • Lecture
  • Embodied learning exercises
  • Video reflection
  • Asynchronous didactic presentations on core concepts

This introductory level course is a prerequisite for all future SMART courses and is designed for mental health professionals, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, mental health nurses and psychiatrists.  Other professionals who may benefit are teachers, occupational therapists, pediatricians, as well as other professions that work with children. 

Fee: $500 Individual
Expected Hours: 12 hrs direct learning with 1 hour for lunch and two 15 minute breaks
CE Credits - 12 CE credits are approved for this course

Foundations of the SMART Treatment Model

Content

• Framework of SMART
• The Hierarchy of Development and the Brain
• Senses of Self
• Foundations of Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing and Attachment-Building

Educational Objectives

• Describe at least 2 ways Developmental Trauma impacts a child’s developing brain
• List 3 bottom-up processes in the SMART Hierarchy of Development that support higher cortical functioning
• Identify one essential function of each of the following sensory systems - Tactile, Vestibular and Proprioceptive Systems
• Describe the role of embodied play in SMART to support reworking and integration or traumatic experiences
• Define co-regulation and describe its role in somatic regulation and attachment-building.
• Recognize behavioral indicators of when a child is using auto-regulation, co-regulation and self-regulation

Regulation Map and Regulation Tools

Content

• SMART as a state-based approach
• SMART Regulation Map, Child Indicators of Integrated State, Traumatic States and Fluid Zones
• Introduction to the 7 Tools of Regulation

Educational Objectives

• Identify at least 2 behaviors that indicate when a child is functioning in an Integrated State or Traumatic States (Hyperarousal or Hypoarousal)
• Describe 2 indicators that help you recognize when the child is functioning in the Fluid Zone on the SMART Regulation Map
• Identify 3 Tools of Regulation (not equipment) as described in the SMART model and give an example of a child-based activity (e.g. handstand) as an example of each

Therapist Skills and Video Reflection

Content

• Tending to Safety in SMART
• SMART Therapist Skills
• Role of Video and Video reflection for SMART Treatment

Educational Objectives

• Describe 3 different ways to Tend to Safety from the SMART perspective
• Explain 3 ways to adapt the physical space in a clinical setting to support safety
• Define 3 skills unique to SMART that reflect the importance of the body in child trauma treatment
• Explain 2 reasons to your supervisor or program director how Video Reflection improves clinical work in the SMART model

Assessment and Treatment for Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing, and Attachment-Building

Content

• General principles of Assessment and Treatment for the SMART Spiral
• Assessment and Treatment of the Somatic Regulation thread
• Assessment and Treatment of the Trauma Processing thread
• Learning how to assess and intervene to promote Attachment- Building
• Integration of the 3 Threads: Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing and Attachment-Building in a SMART treatment through use of discussion and clinical video
• Embodied practice using multisensory equipment to support creating new rhythms of engagement.
• In-person - Embodied practice of Somatic Regulation and Attachment-Building skills
• Learning to generalize learning from the treatment setting to home and community settings

Educational Objectives

• Identify 3 behavioral indicators to Track Out for when assessing for Somatic Regulation in session
• Identify at least 3 examples of non-verbal or embodied forms of traumatic expression
• Utilize the SMART Regulation Map to assess a child’s state and to determine if they are re-experiencing or reworking traumatic materialList at least 2 forms of embodied play to support Attachment-Building and create new rhythms of engagement
• Describe 2 different ways to involve caregivers in a SMART therapy to support generalizing new skills to daily life
• Describe the goal of the integrative process of weaving Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing and Attachment-Building in SMART

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• 30+ days before the course start date: 100% refund, minus handling fee.
• 7–29 days before the course start date: 50% refund, minus handling fee.
• Less than 7 days before the course start date: No refund. You may instead transfer your enrollment to a future course offering.
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