Links
Somatic Experiencing Research Reports:
- Somatic Experiencing Treatment with Social Service Workers Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
- Somatic Experiencing Treatment With Tsunami Survivors in Thailand
- Interview with Steven Hoskinson - Senior Somatic Experiencing Trainer
- Peter Levine Trauma Article - Somatic Experiencing Founder
Mindfulness-Based Approaches:
- An Introduction to Modern CBT. Psychological Solutions to Mental Health Problems, Hofmann, SG. (2011).
Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell
Theoretical Basis for SE: Stephen Porges and the Polyvagal Theory:
- The Polyvagal Theory - phylogenetic contributions to social behavior
- The Polyvagal Theory: phylogenetic substrates of a social nervous system
Official SE Training Institutes:
- Polarity Institute, Switzerland
Somatic Experiencing Research
Somatic Experiencing® (SE), can reduce the postdisaster symptoms of social service workers involved in postdisaster service delivery. Results support the benefits of the brief intervention inspired by SE. The treatment group showed statistically significant gains in resiliency indicators and decreases in posttraumatic stress disorder.
For more info please see article: Somatic Experiencing with Social Service Workers
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita