Leaving Diagnosis at the Door: A Nervous System Approach to Atypical Responses
- Speakers:
- Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW | Deborah Dana, LCSW
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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May 08, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150219
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Embracing polyvagal theory as a framework allows us to move away from seeing clients through diagnostic categories and bring the nervous system into the clinical conversation. Interpersonal Neurobiology authors, pioneer Deb Dana LCSW, and Sean Inderbitzen, LCSW, DSW, have a dialogue about atypical sensation presentation as a reflection of the nervous system.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Leaving Diagnosis at the Door - A Nervous System Approach to Atypical Responses (1.3 MB) | 16 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| ASHA Instructions - Self Study (111.9 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW Related seminars and products
DBA Inderbitzen Consulting Services LLC
Sean Inderbitzen, DSW, LCSW, an autistic psychotherapist and researcher through Mayo Clinic Health System. He regularly trains healthcare professionals to be more confident when working with people on the spectrum. He is coauthor, along with Stephen Porges, of Autism in Polyvagal Terms: New Possibilities and Interventions, part of W.W. Norton’s Interpersonal Neurobiology Series.
Financial: Sean Inderbitzen has employment relationships with Northlakes Community Clinic and Inderbitzen Consulting Services, LLC. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Sean Inderbitzen has a professional relationship with Dr. Stephen Porges, Barry Prizant, and Pat Ogden.
Deborah Dana, LCSW Related seminars and products
Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician and consultant specializing in using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and create ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system. She developed the Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series and lectures internationally on ways Polyvagal Theory informs clinical work. She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, clinical advisor at Khiron Clinics, and an advisor to Unyte.
Deb is the author of The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Norton, 2018), Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices (Norton, 2020), Befriending Your Nervous System (Sounds True, 2020), Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (forthcoming from Sounds True), co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018), and creator of the Polyvagal Flip Chart (Norton, 2020).
To learn more, visit rhythmofregulation.com or polyvagalinstitute.org.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Deborah Dana maintains a private practice and is an advisor with Unyte/iLS. She receives compensation as a International and Keynote speaker and royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Deborah Dana has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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Objectives
- Evaluate the relationship between childhood adversity and elevated autonomic reactivity.
- Evaluate the relationship between sensory dysregulation and elevated autonomic reactivity.
- Categorize practices to help clients stay grounded despite dysregulation with atypical presentations of sensory dysregulation.
- Assess sensory dysregulation via the Brain-Body Sensation Questionnaire.
Outline
- Theoretical basis for atypical sensory presentation as basis for multiple diagnoses (e.g. trauma, autism, etc.)
- Research and limitations on atypical sensory presentation
- How sensory dysregulation can intersect with somatic symptom presentations of trauma in treatment
- Modulating autonomic dysregulation via somatic experiments
- Integrating sensory modulation techniques to explore changes in sensory dysregulation via food, music, movement, and more
- Assessment methods that are PVT-informed for understanding clients’ autonomic dysregulation including The Brain Body Center Sensory Scales (BBCSS) and Body Perception Questionnaire (BPQ)
Target Audience
- Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Physicians
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Teachers/School-Based Personnel
- School Administrators
- Physical Therapists
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