Craniosacral Therapy professional Training Programme

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY MODULE I

Hours

CST I Workshop 26

Home Study 84

Case Studies

(minimum of 7 different people) 70

Study Groups 28

Personal Therapy:

With Therapist trained to SER II or above 10

Student exchange 10

CranioSacral Therapy I Workshop (CST I)

CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on technique to help detect and correct imbalance in the craniosacral system that may be the cause of sensory, motor or neurological dysfunction.

The craniosacral system consists of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal chord. It extends from the bones of the skull, face and mouth-which make up the cranium -down to the sacrum , or tailbone area.

The 4-day CranioSacral Therapy I (CST I) workshop is designed to teach you the detailed anatomy and physiology of the craniosacral system and its relationship to health and disease. The Upledger Institutes “learning by discovery” method followed by class discussion of your findings will enable you to gain better awareness of the tactile information you sense in your palpatory explorations.

 

Programme Highlights

• Build the foundation to understand the craniosacral system and study techniques to effect change

 

• Explore the anatomy and physiology of the craniosacral system and its relationship to illness, pain and dysfunction.

 

• Develop and refine your light-touch palpation skills to access subtle restrictions in the body by focusing on the cranium, sacrum, craniosacral rhythm and related soft tissue.
• Learn hands-on, facial release techniques to evaluate and affect pain and dysfunction.

 

• Practice a concise 10-step evaluation and procedure protocol you can easily integrate into your existing practice.

 

• View a comparative-anatomy slide presentation focusing on cranial bones, their related sutures, and the difference between treated and untreated intracranial membranes.

 

• Improve your ability to work on individuals with histories of pain and illness.

 

• Refine your techniques with supervised hands-on practice and skilled demonstrations.

 

• Take home a comprehensive, illustrated study guide for future reference.

 

• Enjoy reduced tuition for CSI course review (based on space availability)

 

 

Required Reading :

CranioSacral Therapy by John. E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M. and Jon D. Vredovoogy, M.F.A., Chapters 1 through 6;

Your Inner Physician and You by John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M.

 

 CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY MODULE II

Hours

CST II Workshop 26

Home study 84

Case Studies ( minimum of 5 different people) 32

Study Groups 28

Personal Therapy

With Therapist trained to SER II or above 10

 

Mouthwork to be included as part of personal therapy.

 

A case study record sheet will be supplied at the end of your workshop adding the techniques of the 10 Step Protocol from CST I to the Techniques of CST II. All Techniques should be practised as part of your case studies.

 

Note On completion of the CST II workshop you are eligible

To take the CranioSacral Therapy Techniques examination see page 23 for details.

 

CranioSacral Therapy II Workshop (CST II)

The CranioSacral Therapy II workshop delves further into the principles presented in CST I, bringing you to a higher level of understanding and performance in the art and science of CranioSacral Therapy.

During this 4-day course, you'll explore the function of the craniosacral system in relation to other physiological body systems. Through lectures, demonstrations and hands-on practice, you'll cover a range of topics, including:

Programme Highlights

• Cranial Base dysfunctions as perceived, diagnosed and treated by William Sutherland, widely regarded as the father of cranial osteopathy.

 

• Learn to localise and correct motion distortions of the sphenopalatine-vomero-maxillary complex.

 

• Practice skills to evaluate general vitality, motivation, emotional status and/or biochemical dysfunction using the craniosacral rhythm as the significance detector.

 

• Improve your ability to conduct whole-body evaluations.

 

 

• Explore techniques that focus on arcing, fascial glide, craniosacral motion, dural tube mobility and paravertebral movement.

 

• The benefits of performing CST on infants and children

 

• SomatoEmotional Release and release of Energy Cysts.

 

• Improve your results when working on individuals with histories of pain and illness.

 

• Observe skilled demonstrations.

 

• Refine your techniques with hands-on practice.

 

• Take home a comprehensive, illustrated study guide for future reference.

 

Prerequisite: CranioSacral Therapy Module I fully completed.

 

Required Reading :

CranioSacral Therapy by John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M. and Jon D. Vredevoogd, M/F.A., Chapters 7 through 15;

CranioSacral Therapy II: Beyond the Dura by John E. Upledger D.O., O.M.M. Chapter 3.

 

 

SOMATOEMOTIONAL RELEASE MODULE I

 

Hours

SER I Workshop 26

Home Study 84

Case Studies: (Minimum of 4 different people) 16

Study Groups / Preceptorship 16

Personal Therapy - 10

With Therapist trained to SER11 or above

 

SomatoEmotional Release I Workshop (SER I)

SomatoEmotional Release is a dynamic therapeutic process that expands on the principles of CranioSacral Therapy to help rid the mind and body of the residual effects of trauma. Research shows that the body retains the imprint of physical forces from accidents, injuries and emotional shock. Those dysfunctional areas are frequently isolated in what Dr. Upledger calls “energy cysts”. SomatoEmotional Release gives you the manual and verbal processing skills to help release those destructive patterns from the minds and bodies of your patients that appear over the years, as the body loses its ability to cope with these dysfunctional areas.

The SomatoEmotional Release process require extreme sensitivity on the part of the therapist and a positive attitude and trust from the patient.

 

Programme Highlights

• All subject areas are taught through lectures, demon- strations and supervised practice.

 

• Discover new ways to help you patients or clients physically identify and expel energy cysts, and resolve negative emotional experiences.

 

• Learn to combine hands-on techniques with verbal dialoguing skills and other creative methods that emphasize wholeness and self-healing.

 

• Explore the physiological mechanism of disease

 

• Study the importance of therapy for the anatomical structures surrounding the mouth and the “Avenue of Expression”.

 

• Become acquainted with the concept of vector/axis integration and alignment.

 

• Take home a comprehensive, illustrated study guide for future reference.

 

Prerequisite: CranioSacral Therapy Module II fully completed.

 

Required Reading :

SomatoEmotional Release and Beyond, by John E. Upledger D.O., O.M.M.,

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Fry.

 

 

Note

At this point you are eligible to do the CranioSacral Therapy for Paediatrics workshop see page 24 for details.

 

 SOMATOEMOTIONAL RELEASE MODULE II

Hours

SER II Workshop 32

Home Study 96

Case Studies: (minimum of 4 different people) 16

Study Groups / Preceptorship 16

Personal Therapy - 10

With Therapist trained to Advanced)

 

SomatoEmotional Release II Workshop (SER II)

SomatoEmotional Release II takes you well beyond the manual and verbal skills taught in SomatoEmotional Release I by incorporating more advance imagery and dialoguing methods. SER II emphasises wholeness and self-healing. You'll begin by reviewing the techniques you studied in CranioSacral Therapy II for releasing the throat and hard palate-you'll use methods to encourage the expression and release of suppressed emotion.

Then the course goes on to introduce the history, key concepts and therapeutic processes of psychosynthesis, Gestalt and Jungian psychologies. These approaches are bended with SER and CST to provide you with specific techniques to assist the release of energy cysts and their accompanying dysfunctions, to resolve incomplete, frustrated biological processes, and to work with the whole body to bring your patient or client to a new level of self-awareness.

Programme Highlights

• Learn to blend therapies such as psychosynthesis, Gestalt and Jungian psychology with SomatoEmotional Release to help your patients increase awareness of their inner selves.

 

• Practice a comfortable body-mind approach to resolving obstacles that deter individual progress

 

• Participate in class exercises designed to strengthen the relationship between the conscious and non-conscious mind.

 

• Improve your palpation and dialoguing skills.

 

• Fine-tune your ability to facilitate dialogue between the patient's different levels of consciousness

 

• Learn a 10-Step Imagery and Dialogue protocol

 

• Practice exercises in active imagination, archetypes, self-awareness, dialogue and facilitated imagery

 

• Discuss new approaches to dream work

 

• Strengthen your proficiency for using the craniosacral rhythm as the Significant Detector

 

• Observe demonstrations and help perfect your skill with hands-on practice.

 

• Take home a comprehensive study guide for future reference.

 

 

Prerequisite: SomatoEmotional Release Module I fully

completed.

 

Recommended Reading : The selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins

 

Recommended Review:

CranioSacral Therapy II: Beyond the Dura.

SomatoEmotional Release and beyond, both by John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M.;

Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Fry.

 

 ADVANCED MODULE I

 

Hours

ADV I Workshop 60

Home Study 120

Personal Therapy 10

Total Hours (excluding Paediatrics) 1220

 

Advanced I CranioSacral Therapy Workshop (ADV I)

 

This is a 5-day workshop where you work in groups of 5. (10 maximum on the workshop). The acceptance of the workshop carries with it the responsibility of daily presence in both group discussions and hands-on practice sessions. During the week, the hours spent doing “multiple therapist” work as therapeutic/facilitative participant on the table as the recipient of the work, and as a contributor to the group discussions serve to create a cohesiveness and bonding of the group which is not easily duplicated under any other circumstances. Towards this end your presence and participation are crucial to the final outcome of the week. All participants are strongly encouraged to stay at the meeting facility, and in some case it is mandatory. This is a time for sharing, learning, absorbing, self-discovery, self-realization and growth.

 

Prerequisite: SomatoEmotional Release Module II fully

completed.

 

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES CERTIFACATION

 

Upledger Techniques Certification can be taken after CST II.

For information on this please contact the Upledger Institute Ireland . After successful completion of the Techniques Certification examination, a practitioner is CST-T. CranioSacral Therapist, Techniques Certified.

The Techniques Certification Examination involves;

 

12 essays (open book style.)

Practical/oral examination.

Multiple choice.

 

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY DIPLOMAT CERTIFICATION

 

A second level of certification can be taken after attending

Advanced I. For information on the Diplomat Certification, please contact the Upledger Institute Ireland . After successful completion of the Diplomat Certification examination, a practitioner is CST-D. CranioSacral Therapist, Diplomat Certified.

 

 CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY FOR PAEDIATRICS MODULE

Hours

Paeds Workshop 32

Home Study 96

Case Studies 10

Study Groups 20

Clinical Supervision 20

 

You are required to attend Paediatrics if you wish treat children under the age of 4 years. SER I module is a prerequisite for this course.

 

CranioSacral Therapy for Paediatrics

Programme Highlights

• Explore gestation, developmental landmarks and the birth process.

 

• Adapt the 10-step Protocol to pertain to infants and children

 

• Learn how early therapy on newborns and infants can potentially reduce central nervous system problems that could lead to developmental delays and numerous other Challenges.

 

• Explore special topics such as treating the new mother and newborn baby.

 

• Establish the skills needed to meld with even the youngest babies.

 

• Discuss ways of presenting the procedures and benefits of CranioSacral Therapy to parents.

 

• Practice working with infants and children in a supervised environment to help perfect your skills, sensitivity and confidence.

 

• Enjoy the opportunity to explore and resolve your own issues surrounding birth through SER work.

 

• Learn in a symposium-type format that allows for hands-on demonstrations followed by question-and-answer periods.

 

• Take home a study guide for future reference.

 

 

Prerequisite: SomatoEmotion Release Module I fully completed.

 

Required reading:

A Brain is Born . by Dr John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M.