AAIT™ Foundations Course - April 28-30

19.5 CE Credits

Orientation - April 24, 6-7 PM EST

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Location:  Zoom

CE language provided to you by R. Cassidy.

Evaations and Certificates are available by email and online following course completion at www.ceuregistration.com

Facilitated by Brenda Beard, L.C.S.W. 
 

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Course Content Level:  Introductory/Beginning 

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Target Audience: Psychologists, Social Workers, MFTs, Counselors

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Pricing:

$775 – Full price

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AAIT™ Foundations is designed for professionals who want to help their clients break FREE from the psycho-emotional pain that binds them. Many people appreciate the opportunity to learn a bit before embarking on the journey of certification through the AAIT™ Fellowship Training Group course. Healing arts professionals who enjoy working in the confluence of psychotherapy, self-development, and spirituality have had great success with people who journey with:

-Depression and Anxiety
-Trauma
-Addictions
-ADHD
-Bipolar Disorder
-Relationship issues
-Sexual wellbeing
-Body dysmorphia and other body related-issues
-Spectrum related concerns
-Phobias
-LGBTQ+ related issues
Children, teens, adults, seniors
...and more

In AAIT™ Foundations, you will learn to help clients easily develop an increased capacity for emotional regulation, release long-standing difficult problems and resolve trauma within minutes, not weeks.
 

Agenda:

 

DAY ONE 
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Introduction to Acceptance and Integration Training®(one 15-minute break at 10:30) 

• Arriving Meditation 

• Articulate intention for training 

• Introductions 

• Housekeeping – accessing skills lab, maintaining body awareness, advocate for your learning, full focus – no phones, twitter, FB, text, etc – parental exception, nature pauses and confidentiality. 

• Powerpoint and discussion – AAIT principles, phases and theory 

• Snapshot and acceptance exercises. 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH 

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Basic PEAT (one 15-minute break at 3:00 PM) 

• Using Basic PEAT for emotional regulation (PEAT – Prime Energy Activation and Transcendence) 

• Basic PEAT Demo 

• Discussion, connect to AAIT™ principle – “Taking responsibility for and tending to our inner state is the source of our freedom.”, 

• Review Basic PEAT flow chart 

• Basic PEAT Demo 

• Partner practice, solo practice 

• Discussion troubleshooting and skill refinement 

• Resourcing with Sneaky PEAT 

• Group Demonstration 

• Troubleshooting and skill refinement discussion. 

 

DAY TWO Deep PEAT 4 
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Deep PEAT 4 (one 15-minute break at 10:30) 

• Review Q/A 

• Intuitive wisdom reminders from Day ONE 

• Review collaborative learning assignments 

• Discuss stabilization of the work to insure complete resolution 

• Make note of distinction between addressing general problems and tendencies like rumination and catastrophic thinking 

• Discuss using Deep PEAT 4 for problem resolution, shadow integration and integration of chosen opposites for creating wholeness. 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH 

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (one 15-minute break at 3:00 PM) 
Group Deep PEAT 4 Demo – doing it right / doing it wrong 

• Review DP4 flowchart, connect to AAIT™ principle, “The integration of two opposing states can alleviate psychological suffering.” 

• How to find opposites 

• How to capture a snapshot of the here and now 

• Partner practice, solo practice 

• Troubleshooting and skill refinement discussion 

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM 

• Using Deep PEAT 4 for shadow integration – discuss what the shadow is and how to become conscious of it. 

• Deep PEAT 4 Shadow Demo 

• Shadow integration review 

• Partner practice 

• Troubleshooting 

• Review - Q / A 

 

DAY THREE 
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (one 15-minute break at 10:30) 
Intuitive wisdom reminders 

• Review Q/A 

• Review Basic PEAT in relation to the AAIT™ principle, “Resolving reactivity reveals higher states of consciousness.” 

• Review Deep PEAT 4 in relation to the AAIT™ principle, “Integrating two opposing states can alleviate suffering.” 

• Discuss trauma as energy frozen in time 

• Demonstrate the Fingertip Method (FTM) for trauma resolution 

• Review FTM Instructions relate to principle, “Self-acceptance is a means and measure of wellbeing.” Highlight the understanding that acceptance does not mean liking or approving of, it’s about allowing without resistance. Use Dick Olney’s definition, “Self-acceptance is experiencing oneself in any given moment without the inhibition of self- judgment, self-evaluation, or self-judgment.” 

• Partner practice. Solo practice. Yes, we can use FTM in solo practice

• Troubleshooting and skill refinement discussion. 

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM LUNCH 

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (one 15-minute break at 3:00 PM) 

• Using Deep Peat 4 for resourcing with Golden Shadow demonstration

• Integrating qualities and characteristics for goal achievement and resourcing 

• Golden Shadow review, relate to principle “The true self is not encumbered by the limitations of a narrative. The true self is a being.” 

• Partner and solo practice 

4:00 – 5:00 PM 

• Review 

• Troubleshooting and refinement discussion 

• Demo as needed 

• Next Steps – Solo practice, practice partners, FB group (AAIT Community and AAIT Foundations), follow up meetings,

 

Additional training - Fellowship Training Group, and research. 

There are two follow-up 1.5 hour sessions for troubleshooting. Foundations participants are also invited to a private Facebook group with other folks who have taken AAIT Foundations. This gives the opportunity for ongoing support and troubleshooting.
 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

 

DAY ONE – AM Objectives

• Participants will be able to:

• Cite the principles of AAIT

• Describe the rhythm of an AAIT Session

• Practice Snapshot and Acceptance Exercises

 

DAY ONE – PM Objectives

• Practice Basic PEAT to help clients with emotional regulation

• Practice Basic PEAT for self-care

• Practice Basic PEAT for resourcing for client care and self-care

 

DAY TWO – AM Objectives

• Define the four elements of human experience for full integration of polarities

• Identify polarities for neutralization of pain

• Distinguish stabilization techniques to further ground the work with clients

 

DAY TWO – PM Objectives

• Practice Deep PEAT 4 for problem resolution

• Create present-focused attention with a snapshot of the here and now

• Demonstrate reclaiming projected material

• Integrate the shadow with Deep PEAT for client and self-care

 

DAY THREE – AM Objectives

• Apply the AAIT principles guiding the integration work, specifically related to trauma

• Practice the Fingertip Method for quick trauma resolution

• Discuss trauma as energy frozen in time and how to use space and time to disrupt and neutralize that energy

 

DAY THREE – PM Objectives

• Practice Deep PEAT 4 for resourcing with golden shadow integration

• Define and practice golden shadow integration for goal achievement

• Construct a practice plan for self-care and introducing clients to AAIT.

 

Follow-up Session Objectives

• Identify needs for troubleshooting

• Extrapolate new learning with live support.

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PAYMENT AND REFUND POLICY:

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• Full payment or your first month’s is required to reserve your spot

• Any cancellations must be made at least 30 days before the start of the training. A $150 cancellation fee will be deducted from your registration fee.

• Barring extenuating circumstances, no refund or credit will be given for cancellations within 30 days prior to the start of the training.

• Personal medical or family emergencies resulting in an inability to attend some training sessions will be addressed on an individual basis.

• 100% of the tuition amount paid will be refunded if the Alliance for Integrated Awareness cancels the training.

• Again, participants are expected to attend every session, regularly meet with accountability partners and be an active member of the AAIT private online community.

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There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.

 

For questions or concerns, email: melanie@aait.solutions

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