Lesson 1Resource and baseline assessment: internal resources, grounding anchors, social supports, body literacyThis part looks at checking inner and outer strengths, grounding ability, community help, and body awareness, building a starting point of toughness that guides speed, careful dosing, and picking psychocorporal methods.
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 using everyday words, covering session order, goals, likely feelings, and how clients can share thoughts, easing worry and building joint effort.
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 detailed mapping of body troubles like pain, tight spots, breathing, stance, and move limits, to make a fine body picture guiding safe, aimed psychocorporal steps.
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 sureness in body sessions, like clothes choices, quiet space, rests, safe words, and team ways to stop or end when needed.
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 ethical lines and agreement for touch and body steps, listing touch kinds, clear agreement steps, opt-out words, records, and fixing breaks when lines feel stretched.
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 plans a sharp intake for first one or two meets, mixing agreement, connection building, issues brought, and steady check of body signs key to psychocorporal plans.
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 gives set checks for suicide thoughts, self-hurt, spacing out, and health warnings, and clears when to hold body work, get 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 keeping secrets while doing legal must-reports, and teaming right with other helpers via releases, shared plans, and clear talk lines.
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 gathering on growth, bonds, hurts, health, rest, drink or drugs, meds, to see how life shapes body ways and plan care.
Developmental and family-of-origin historyAttachment patterns and key relationshipsTrauma exposure and protective factorsMedical, sleep, and medication overviewSubstance use and behavioral risk review
