Integrated Spiritual Training Programs

Integrated Spiritual Practice Model

This training introduces Integrated Spiritual Theory before exploring in depth the Integrated Spiritual Practice Model (ISPM) that stems from it. The ISPM provides a structure and process for integrating and working from both spiritual and physical modalities, theories, and practice with clients.

This 3-day training will cover the theoretical structure of the model, principles and application approach. Throughout the training, participants will apply the model to self to identify their practice framework as guided by the ISPM, preparing them for adopting this model in their daily practice with clients.

Training dates to be announced later in the year.

Carrington, Ann M. (2013) An integrated spiritual practice framework for use within social work. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work, 32 (4). pp. 287-312.

Spirituality and Trauma work – healing mind, body, and soul

This two-day training explores different ways of integrating spirituality into your trauma work with clients. It examines the often, intrinsic links between spirituality and trauma. First as trauma experienced within spiritual or religious environments or when spirituality or religion are used abusively and form part of the traumatic experience. Secondly, as an integral healing resources for many in their trauma recovery and healing journey.

Further, it examines where within existing theories and approaches we can already find aspects of spiritual approaches. It then explores how to use these aspects to open the space for a greater and more authentic inclusion of spiritual practices. Finally, ISPM is explored as a model for the conscious integration of both spiritual and physical approaches within trauma work.

Training dates to be announced later in the year.

Feedback from participants

  • Thanks for the critical perspective and practical application was great!

  • Very informative, enjoyed the statistics, practical model and examples. Engaging and effective approach.

  • Fantastic speaker. Well presented. Good tool to use and information on how to use it. Thank-you.

  • Training was great and very useful when working with women and me experiencing DV

  • Great to learn a new tool. Very enjoyable and inspirational to hear from such a knowledgeable passionate social worker.

  • Very genuinely passionate, engaging, experienced in area, extremely practical and can be applied immediately into practice.

  • Provided good information for reflection and possible brief intervention tool when working with people of trauma and DV.

  • I found this training very informative in the work that I do in particular., I will be using this model in my line of work from now on.

  • Wonderful training, loved her gendered analysis and description of entitlement. Vortex and creative therapies hand in hand.

  • Excellent! Loved learning about the vortex model.

  • Excellent. Very informative especially vortex of violence. Very relevant.

  • Extremely interesting and engaging. Fantastic to hear link between frameworks and concept and personal position.

  • Very interactive training; knowledgeable in the field of dv; appreciated the vortex of violence tool to encourage language of the victim.

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