Introduction
Date Course Created: February 2026
This dynamic, experiential training explores the essential role of the body in trauma recovery and bridges the gap between cognitive insight and embodied change. Grounded in neuroscience and informed by Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Polyvagal Theory, attachment science, and somatic experiencing psychotherapy traditions, this course provides clinicians and healing professionals with a variety of practical, somatic based, trauma-sensitive tools to support nervous system regulation and healing for your clients.
Participants will learn how to assess somatic readiness, introduce body-based awareness safely, and integrate techniques such as tracking, grounding, orienting, and containment. Emphasis is placed on pacing, titration, and co-regulation to avoid retraumatization and build somatic trust.
This course offers a blend of didactic teaching, guided practice, and real-world clinical examples to enhance confidence and competency in using somatic interventions with diverse client presentations – including dissociation, anxiety, complex trauma, and attachment wounds.
Ideal for trauma specialists, body-centered practitioners, and those clinicians seeking to deepen their skillset, this course helps bridge the gap between cognitive insight and embodied change!
This is a 5-CE noninteractive, self-paced online video course delivered in home study format via an industry-standard online learning platform.
Agenda
00:00 – 00:58 → Introduction, Grounding Exercise for Awareness, Exploring the Autonomic Nervous System, Building Resiliency
00:58 – 01:45 → Introduction to Polyvagal Theory, Somatic Perspective, The Concept of Titration, Protective Responses
01:45 – 02:41 → The Emergence of Meaning After Regulation, Challenges of Virtual Somatic Interventions, Dysregulation
02:41 – 03:47 → Starting Somatic Work with Awareness, Understanding Tracking Sensations, Interoception and Proprioception
03:47 – 04:25 → Titration in Somatic Work, Implementing Body Scan Techniques, Encouraging Movement , Breathing Techniques
04:25 – 05:02 → Containment in Somatic Work, Boundaries and Support, Engaging Clients Through Awareness Exercises
Objectives
This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:
After completing this training, participants will be able to explain the role of the autonomic nervous system in trauma responses.- After completing this training, participants will be able to identify key principles of somatic integration, including titration, tracking, and grounding.
- After completing this training, participants will be able to demonstrate at least three body-based techniques to support nervous system regulation.
- After completing this training, participants will be able to describe how to assess for somatic readiness and consent in trauma-informed work.
- After completing this training, participants will be able to integrate somatic language and awareness practices into talk therapy or coaching.
- After completing this training, participants will be able to adapt somatic interventions for use with clients experiencing dissociation, anxiety, or somatic symptoms.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course includes licensed psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, and other licensed clinical mental health professionals.
Instructional Level: Intermediate
Instructor(s): Megan Salar, MSW
Material Author(s): Megan Salar, MSW
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Course Materials & Delivery Method:
- Course Materials – The course is composed of a recorded presentation and written materials (e.g. a slide deck and/or other worksheets, manuals, or handouts as provided by the instructor). The slide deck and any additional worksheets or handouts (as provided by the instructor) are made available inside the Lesson module after a course is purchased.
- Delivery Method – This course is a recorded asynchronous, self-paced webinar training, and there is no access time limit or due date to complete it once enrolled. The enrolled learner will stream the recorded presentation and view the materials from their internet connected device via an industry-standard online learning platform.
CE Approvals:
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Online CE Credits has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6795. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Online CE Credits is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
Mind Works Professional Education, Inc. DBA Online CE Credits, #1974, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: July 23, 2025 – July 23, 2028. Social workers completing this course receive 5 clinical continuing education credits.
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- Course Completion Requirements – 1.) View the entire Lesson module (accessible from the main course page), to include the embedded and/or linked presentation video(s), slide deck, additional materials, and/or links to any shared video clip(s) that may have been edited from the presentation video(s) to comply with copyright laws. 2.) Click into the Quiz module accessible from either the main course page or the Lesson page and complete the Quiz with an 80% or better pass rate. 3.) Complete the Course Evaluation – you’ll be sent to the Evaluation automatically once you successfully pass the Quiz.
- Posttest Requirements – You must answer 80% or more of the Quiz questions correctly to pass. If you fail to pass the first time, you may attempt the quiz again until you are able to pass with a score of 80% or better. Quizzes are graded instantly and automatically by the learning management system once your attempt is submitted.
- Certificate of Completion – Certificates of Completion are automatically generated – downloadable from your Dashboard and emailed to you – once you view the Lesson Materials and complete the Quiz and the Course Evaluation.
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