Tapping into Health: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Practitioners
"EFT is a mind-body-spirit self-care approach which involves tapping on acupuncture points while repeating emotionally-charged statements that relate to specific health issues, often referred to as acupressure for the emotions. It is an evidence-based method that has been shown in several dozen randomized controlled trials to be effective for a variety of conditions including anxiety, weight loss and food cravings, depression, PTSD, phobias, pain, and other physical symptoms. As a form of energy psychology, EFT addresses the root energetic imbalances that result from trauma and other emotional stressors. This one-day workshop will explore EFT as an evidence-based technique for practitioners to utilize in addressing the physical symptoms of grief, food cravings, physical illnesses, chronic pain and autoimmune diseases. This workshop includes an extensive experiential component featuring group tapping exercises and individual tapping demonstrations to allow health practitioners the dedicated space to practice EFT in use with their patients/clients. EFT will be combined with breathwork, imagery, and movement.
Target Audience
Allied Health Professionals
Medical Students
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Learning Objectives
- Understanding and applying EFT techniques to address grief related to the loss of loved ones, pets, jobs, and relationships, along with related physical symptoms such as sinusitis, postnasal drip, and lung disease.
- Analyzing and evaluating the emotional origins of weight gain and food cravings, using EFT for weight loss to overcome barriers to achieving goals, with principles that can be applied to other forms of addiction.
- Applying EFT techniques to manage chronic pain syndromes, including frozen shoulder and neck and back pain.
- Interpreting and analyzing symbolic physical illnesses (such as autoimmune conditions like MS, ALS, interstitial cystitis, chronic urticaria, and frozen shoulder) by using somatic metaphors for healing.
- Practicing EFT techniques through both guided and independent sessions to build skills for effective patient/client support.
Fleurztael Duckworth
Larry Burk
Janet Thrasher
Janet Shaffer
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
ANCC
IACET CEU
JA Credit - AH
Available Credit
- 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 5.00 ANCC
- 5.00 Attendance
- 0.50 IACET CEU
- 5.00 JA Credit - AH