Info on new Black, Indigenous, Person of Color Scholarship, as well as the 2022 Peter A. Levine Research Award Application
SE™ TODAY | February 21, 2022
Somatic Experiencing® International Newsletter
VOICES
Letter from SEI Board Chair
Rebecca Stahl
5-minute read
Rebecca Stahl, SEP
"2022 is the year where we get to put into action everything we have been creating. Somatic Experiencing helps us to know that we cannot integrate changes that are too big for our container. We have spent the past year growing our container through new staff, new policies, and new technology. Moving forward, there is space to hold the ebbs and flows; the growing community; and the ongoing, deep conversations about our values. We hope to have this conversation with all of you."
What do you think of when you hear the word, "perspective?" We think of 2021 – and the new perspective we got from a(nother) year with COVID-19, new and more diverse faculty and board members, new initiatives and new staff, a new annual Conference, new outreach to those in crises, new countries starting SE training, and a new foundation for becoming more globally connected. We think of our new name and new identity to wrap all that, and more, inside. This past year, SEI focused on shifting our perspective to see the minutiae and the global perspective together. This report reflects how we have done that.
We hope you’ll take the time to read our 2021 Annual Report – “A New Perspective” – and watch the highlights video. As always, we invite you to get in touch at listening@traumahealing.org.
SEI is launching a new scholarship to increase access to its SE professional training certificate program for Black, Indigenous, and other students of color in the US. The Black, Indigenous, People of Color Scholarship will fund at least 50% of tuition costs for the full three-year training.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and award determinations will be made by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Committee. To learn more about scholarship eligibility and application details, please visit our website.
2021 SEI Virtual Conference Recording Packages Available for Purchase
In October of 2021, SEI hosted its first ever international virtual conference. Nearly 1000 of you joined. Many more wanted to. Now you have the amazing opportunity to purchase the recordings individually or as a package.
2022 Peter A. Levine Somatic Experiencing Research Awards
The Peter Levine Somatic Experiencing Research Awards are annual awards for research into the Somatic Experiencing model. Two research awards for $1,000 each will be given annually: one for dissertation or thesis research and the other for research conducted by professionals in education or practice settings.
Awardees will be selected via blind peer review by a group of jurors with training in the Somatic Experiencing model and significant research experience. Each application will be reviewed by at least three independent jurors.
Please submit your application form and your research paper to research@traumahealing.org by 6:00 PM MT, March 31, 2022. You can find more details on our website about the award, application process and past winners.
If you are a researcher, wanting to be a researcher or just interested in learning more about research outcomes within the field of Somatic Experiencing practices, tell us about yourself! The SEI Research Committee wants to hear from you and offer support.
This webinar series has already begun, but registrations are still being accepted for the remainder of the series and recordings of Part I, II, and III.
Our learning and knowledge library has a wealth of valuable, relevant webinars from leaders in the SE field. All webinars in the membership portal are free for members to stream. To take advantage of this learning library, join SEI.
“Your power of discernment emerges from your body’s ability to receive and amplify signals. Discernment tells you when another body’s signals are strong, clear, and consistent; when they are mixed or contradictory; when they are weak and easily subject to change; or when they are actually noise, distractions, lies, or dog whistles. It helps you decide whom to trust and whom not to, what to believe and what not to, and whether a particular body or situation is safe.
“In this episode, I chat with Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and SE Legacy Faculty member Efu Nyaki. We talk about her traditional upbringing, the ‘ways of knowing’ learned from her Nyaki clan, and how connecting to the body and to nature is key to accessing our innate capacity for healing and wellness."
Hidden Mental Health Professionals: Educators and Teachers
Educators have been tasked with responsibilities that far exceed teaching in a classroom, not the least of which is identifying behavioral or mental health concerns and connecting students with the appropriate resources. While teachers take on these responsibilities, some experts say that traditional training for educators does not adequately prepare them for these additional duties.
Rewatch this month's Community Conversation as Mina Roustayi, PhD, MSEd, SEP; Katie Jones, LMSW and Advanced SE Student; Danica Lynch, E-RYT, SEP; Patsy Ippolito, BEd, MA, SEP; and Colleen Enright, MA, NBCC, and Advanced SE Student explore this impact on teachers, considering ways mental health professionals can support educators, methods for peers to support each other, and access to tools to minimize and avoid burnout.
Find us – and engage with us – on our social media channels or by email. We’d love to connect.
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