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IBP Professional Training Program Course Descriptions

Year 1 | Session 1: Introduction to IBP

3 Days | 21 Hours of Instruction

A theoretical and experiential overview of IBP methodology as a somatic-based therapeutic modality in the context of traditional and emerging approaches in the mental health fields. Key IBP concepts and tools are introduced for in-depth study and practice later in the program. Students are encouraged to develop a cohesive group, and to awaken somatic sense of self through presence, boundaries and object relations.

Year 1 | Session 2: History I – Primary Scenario

3 Days | 21 Hours of Instruction

The uncovering through first family history of unconscious repetitive life themes, transmitted biologically, psychologically, socially and most often generationally. This provides the quintessential map for knowing self and others and what is brought to current events for resolution. This fundamental IBP tool, imparts a deep understanding of foundational beliefs and fears (Basic Fault) to guide therapeutic process.

Year 1 | Session 3: Body & History II – Somatic History & Holding Patterns

4 Days | 28 hours of instruction

This is the first of two Body weekends in the study of Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP). Body 1 focuses on anatomy, the autonomic nervous system, and an introduction to tracking the body introducing IBP’s Sustaining Constancy Series and body psychotherapy.

Year 1 | Session 4: Development I and Body-mind Interruptions

3 Days | 21 Hours of Instruction

This workshop focuses on the development of psychological-emotional themes, also referred to as “developmental injuries” that arise from the time we are first conceived and follow us throughout adulthood, unless we become aware of our psychological-emotional themes and patterns.  Concentration is placed upon using the IBP Body-Mind Mental Health skills and tools to assist in remaining centered, present and grounded – embodied in a core, authentic sense of self.

Year 1 | Session 5: (For Students in the Mental Health Professional Track Only) Psychological Arenas – Beginning Sessions

3 Days | 21 hours of instruction

Session has a dual focus: (1) integrate and assimilate the learning from the four previous Year 1 sessions and (2) develop within the student an understanding of the basic fundamentals of a complete IBP body-mind psychotherapeutic intervention through supervised sessions in which students in turn act as therapist, client, and observer.

Year 2 | Session 1: Body Oriented Couples

4 Days | 28 Hours of Instruction

IBP couples therapy provides the means to an interior awakening of love and self-volition. Students are taught how to resolve the projections, upsets, longings, and anger that interrupt love, sexual desire and collaboration, so that hope becomes fulfilled. Mental health tools are used to resolve battlegrounds, enhance intimacy, presence and aliveness in relationship.

Year 2 | Session 2: Working with the Body II – Releasing Holding Patterns

3 Days | 21 hours of instruction

This is the second of three weekend sessions in the IBP Training Program focused on the body. It continues exploration of the psychological holding patterns in the body and anatomical functions of body segments introduced in Body I, and how to recognize the memory with associated beliefs, emotions and behaviors held in various segments. Students gain a deeper understanding of anatomy and inhibited function.

Year 2 | Session 3: Sex I – A Psychological/Energetic Model of Sexuality

3 Days | 21 Hours of Instruction

This is first of two sessions on the energetic and relationship models of sexuality. The format is a combination of interactive lectures, demonstrations and practice sessions. Students learn to work with an approach to sexuality that focuses on the triangle between the patterns each person brings to the sexual relationship, patterns acted out in the relationship and how each individual builds, contains and releases energy.

Year 2 | Session 4: Advanced Body & Resolving Developmental Injuries

4 Days | 28 Hours of Instruction

The third of three Body sessions in the IBP Training Program, this session offers an in-depth focus on the pelvic segment. Students gain a deeper knowledge of pelvic anatomy, the nervous system and pelvic segmentation as it relates to holding and release patterns registered in the body due to psychological events.

Year 2 | Session 5: (For Students in the Mental Health Professional Track Only) Psychological Arenas – Advanced Sessions

3 Days | 21 Hours of Instruction

This session completes Year 2 of the IBP Training Program and prepares students to either graduate or advance to Year 3. Each student experiences a full IBP somatic based psychotherapy session with one or both session instructors. All students observe the series of sessions and are encouraged to process each session to assess their knowledge and their need of further development.

Year 3 | Session 1: Body-Mind Skills Integration

Students demonstrate an integrated understanding of IBP mental health concepts and skills. Critical in attaining therapeutic intervention ability, therapist-client attunement (i.e., the transference relationship) — the cornerstone of IBP therapy — requires students to demonstrate accurate use of IBP mental health skills in understanding their personal lives and achieving a heightened, strengthened, authentic sense of self.

Year 3 | Session 2: Advanced Body Oriented Couples II

Following a review of Couples I, students are taught advanced IBP body-mind couples psychotherapy that includes the following: (1) to resolve common battlegrounds for couples including stages of life and relationship; (2) how the IBP therapist keeps their own center, and avoids being unconsciously drawn into the couple’s presenting problem and Primary Scenarios, and (3) communication skills for somatic authenticity and truth involving components of intimacy, trust, and resolving emotional betrayals.

Year 3 | Session 3: Existential & Transpersonal I & II

4 Days | 28 Hours of Instruction

This session embarks upon the issues of existence, states of consciousness and transformation of consciousness. Throughout the weekend, students are guided to experience and delve into a deeper place of self-inquiry, to confront existential issues of impermanence, authenticity, aloneness, attachments and the cycles of life. Issues of aging are also addressed.  Existential, spiritual, transpersonal awakening cannot be taught. It can only be explored and opportunities for awakening provided.

YEAR 3 | SESSION 4: Sex II – Advanced Understanding of the IBP Psychological/Energetic Model of Sexuality

3 Days | 21 Hours of Instruction

Session builds upon the foundation established in Year 2 | Session 3: Sex I.  It begins with a review of material presented in Sex I including the Sexual Relationship Assessment Guide, Sexual Scenario, Sexual Identity chart, and the Energetic Charge/Release Cycle. Students learn how to differentiate physical and emotional functioning and how to work with both simultaneously.

Year 3 | Session 5: (For Students in the Mental Health and Allied Professional Tracks Only, Associate Students By Invitation Only) Case Studies, Demonstration Session Presentations, and Certification Sessions

5 Days | 35 Hours of Instruction

This class begins the culmination of the IBP three-year Professional Training Program. In an atmosphere for advanced learning, each student must show their competence with IBP concepts and skills by presenting a case study.  Students will be asked to do a demonstration session with one of the other students, and then a final certification session.  Allied Professionals present examples of how they use IBP theory and practices with clients in their fields (e.g., how a divorce attorney might use this knowledge with his clients; a business coach might use IBP methods to understand and resolve workplace conflicts; a massage therapist in “reading” her client’s body; or an actor in creating the role of a character).

Training Dates – New Class of 2017-2018

Year One:

Weekend 1:  October 14, 15 & 16, 2017 (Saturday, Sunday & Monday)

Weekend 2:  January 27, 28 & 29, 2018 (Saturday, Sunday & Monday)

Weekend 3:  April 14, 15 & 16, 2018 (Saturday, Sunday & Monday)

Weekend 4:  June 9, 10 & 11, 2018 (Saturday, Sunday & Monday)

Weekend 5:  Date to be determined.

Year Two:

Weekend 1:  2018 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 2:  2019 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 3:  2019 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 4:  2019 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 5:  Date to be determined.

Year Three:  

Weekend 1:  2018 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 2:  2019 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 3:  2019 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 4:  2019 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 5:  Date to be determined.

Training Dates – Existing Class of 2016-2017

Year One:

Weekend 1:  Completed

Weekend 2:  Completed

Weekend 3:  March 24-26, 2017 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 4:  June 9-11, 2017 (Friday Saturday, Sunday)

Year Two:

Weekend 1:  October 20, 21 & 22, 2017 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 2:  January 27, 28 & 29, 2018 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 3:  April 20, 21, 22, 2018 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 4:  June 09, 10, & 11, 2018 (Saturday, Sunday, Monday)

Weekend 5:  Date to be determined.

Year Three: 

Weekend 1:  Fall, 2018

(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 2:  1st Qtr, 2019

(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 3:  2nd Qtr, 2019

(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 4:  3rd Qtr, 2019

(Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

Weekend 5:  Dates to be determined.