Lesson 1Resource and baseline assessment: internal resources, grounding anchors, social supports, body literacyThis part focuses on checking inside and outside resources, grounding ability, social help, and body knowledge, making a strong base of strength that guides speed, careful steps, and choice of psychocorporal ways.
Identifying internal strengths and coping skillsAssessing grounding and orienting capacityMapping social and community supportsEvaluating body awareness and interoceptionDetermining pacing and window of toleranceLesson 2Explaining psychocorporal therapy to clients: simple language, session flow, aims, expected sensationsThis part gives clear ways to explain psychocorporal therapy in easy words, covering session flow, goals, likely feelings, and how clients fit give feedback, cutting worry and building joint work.
Describing psychocorporal therapy in plain termsOutlining typical session structure and pacingNormalizing bodily sensations and emotionsClarifying roles, responsibilities, and limitsInviting questions and ongoing feedbackLesson 3Mapping somatic complaints: pain, tension patterns, breathing, posture, movement limitationsThis part teaches how to map body complaints well, like pain, tension, breathing, standing, and move limits, to make a fine body picture that leads safe, aimed psychocorporal help.
Pain mapping and intensity tracking toolsIdentifying chronic tension and holding patternsAssessing breathing style and restrictionsObserving posture and alignment habitsTesting range of motion and movement limitsLesson 4Practical session agreements: clothing, private space, breaks, safe words/signals, session terminationThis part makes clear practical deals for safety and sure thing in body sessions, like clothes pick, privacy, breaks, safe signs, and how to joint stop or end sessions when need.
Negotiating clothing and use of blanketsSetting up a private, interruption-free spacePlanning breaks and hydration pausesEstablishing safe words and nonverbal signalsCollaborative criteria for pausing or endingLesson 5Boundaries and consent for touch and body interventions: types of touch, explicit consent process, opt-out statements, consent documentationThis part sets right boundaries and consent for touch and body help, showing touch kinds, clear consent steps, opt-out words, papers, and how to fix when boundaries feel tight.
Clarifying scope and limits of touchExplaining each proposed touch interventionUsing explicit consent and opt-out phrasesOngoing check-ins and micro-consentDocumenting consent and boundary incidentsLesson 6Intake structure for 1–2 sessions: consent, rapport, presenting problems, somatic symptomsThis part lays out a sharp intake plan for first one to two sessions, mixing consent, building trust, problems shown, and steady check of body signs for psychocorporal plan.
Opening the session and informed consentBuilding rapport and therapeutic allianceClarifying presenting problems and goalsExploring somatic symptoms and body historyPrioritizing focus for early interventionsLesson 7Risk screening protocols: suicidal ideation, self-harm, dissociation, medical red flags and referral criteriaThis part brings steady checks for suicide thoughts, self-hurt, spacing out, and doctor red flags, and shows when and how to hold body work, ask advice, or send to higher care.
Suicidal ideation and self-harm questionsScreening for dissociation and psychosisIdentifying medical and neurological red flagsUsing structured risk scales and checklistsReferral pathways and emergency planningLesson 8Confidentiality, mandatory reporting, and coordination with other providersThis part explains how to keep secrets while doing law duties for must-report, and how to joint right with other helpers through papers, shared plans, and clear talk limits.
Explaining confidentiality and its limitsMandatory reporting laws and thresholdsObtaining and documenting client releasesCoordinating with medical and mental health teamsSharing information while minimizing intrusionLesson 9Comprehensive history collection: developmental, attachment, trauma, medical, sleep, substance use, medicationsThis part guides full history take, covering grow-up, bonding, hurt, doctor, sleep, and thing use factors, to see how life shape now body ways and guide treatment plan.
Developmental and family-of-origin historyAttachment patterns and key relationshipsTrauma exposure and protective factorsMedical, sleep, and medication overviewSubstance use and behavioral risk review
