Clinical Applications of the Polyvaga..., Deb Dana
Clinical Applications of the Polyvaga..., Deb Dana
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Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory
The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies

Author: Deb Dana, Stephen W. Porges

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Unabridged: 17 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/19/2021


Synopsis

Clinicians who have dedicated their work to bringing the benefits of the Polyvagal Theory to a range of clients have come together to present Polyvagal Theory in a creative and personal way.

Chapters on a range of topics from compassionate medical care to optimized therapeutic relationships to clinician's experiences as parents extract from the theory the powerful influence and importance of cases and feelings of safety in the clinical setting. Additionally, there are chapters which:

● Elaborate on the principle of safety in clinical practice with children with abuse histories

● Explain the restorative consequences of movement, rhythm, and dance in promoting social connectedness and resilience in trauma survivors

● Explains how Polyvagal Theory can be used to understand the neurophysiological processes in various therapies

● Discuss dissociative processes and treatments designed to experience bodily feelings of safety and trust

Through the insights of innovative and benevolent clinicians, whose treatment models are Polyvagal informed, this book provides an accessible way for clinicians to embrace this groundbreaking theory in their own work.

About Deb Dana

Deb Dana is a clinician, consultant, lecturer, coordinator of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute, and developer of the Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series. She also lectures internationally on ways in which Polyvagal Theory informs work with trauma survivors.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Morgan on December 16, 2021

I have been deep diving (binging) on Polyvegal Theory (PVT) lately. PVT is still somewhat controversial in terms of it’s technicalities, and there is a somewhat unsettling new age flare to the PVT faithful. That being said. PVT has enormous utility and explanatory power when posited as the fundament......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on June 15, 2024

Picture this. You're wearing your earbuds, working away in your garden, which has several standing metal trellises for climbing beans. After weeding a small section, you stand to move to a new location, but your attention must be diverted, because you walk headlong into one of the heavy woven-metal......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on February 26, 2019

A very informative book, and glad I had a read - but it became a bit specific in areas I wasn't quite looking to delve into for the scope of my work. If you read through the chapters that are applicable to your own profession, you may have a better time and feel more connected to the work. Overall,......more

Goodreads review by Donald LaPlante on December 06, 2019

A great compilation of individual therapists integration of Polyvagal theory from different perspectives This demonstrates the numerous ways of integrating the theory into practice with clients as well as our own lives. I learned much from the different stories of how each therapist put their own spi......more