Polyvagal Theory in Practice & the Emerging Science

• • Presenter: Paula P. Merucci, LCSW, CADC
  • Thursday, November 20, 9am – 12pm, Central Time
  • Virtual Via Zoom
  • $30
  • 3 CEUs will be offered
  • Registration will close at 1pm on Wednesday, November 19

Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:

• Explain autonomic states (ventral, sympathetic, dorsal, blended) and their relationship to complex trauma, dissociation, and vagal tone, and participate in a group practicum shifting states
• Describe neuroception and interoception, and apply them in a group practicum using body cards to increase awareness of internal cues
• Demonstrate how to use Polyvagal resources with clients — including the Trauma Traffic Light worksheets, Trauma Response Chart, and the DES as dorsal map data — and transition these tools into clinical practice right away

Paula P. Merucci, LCSW, CADC, EMDR Consulting & EMDRIA Approved Trainer

Presenter Bio

Paula Merucci is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) who is dedicated to the treatment of adults, adolescents, and families suffering from trauma, utilizing the integration of Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) with modification to the Standard EMDR protocol and Ego State/IFS/Polyvagal Informed Therapy. Ms. Merucci is an EMDRIA-approved National EMDR trainer, consultant, certified EMDR therapist focusing on complex PTSD and Dissociation. She is currently an agency and private practice trauma therapist, LCSW Supervisor, community educator, and EMDR training provider for EMDR basic and advanced trainings. Her passion for EMDR is evident in her daily responsibilities, which include working with agency and private practice clients and therapists, EMDR training and consultation with approved-training provider EMDR Consulting, and working with consultees for EMDR certification and consultant-in-training. Ms. Merucci’s personal mission is to endorse and encourage the learning process of EMDR by providing information, education, and advocacy. She is committed to and enthusiastic about EMDR Consulting’s training model and is proud to be sharing it with the world.