TIR Workshop

This workshop covers the nature of trauma, the consequences of traumatic incidents, and the Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) technique, a one-on-one, highly structured, yet person-centered approach to resolving the emotional charge contained in traumas and permanently eliminating their negative aftereffects in a brief amount of time.  It also contains data on how past traumas may be triggered, and how unwanted feelings, emotions, sensations, attitudes, and pains (“themes”) arising from past trauma may be traced back to their origins and eliminated.  The workshop also teaches Unblocking, a technique that is highly useful in preparing a client for TIR and for handling issues that are not directly trauma-related relationships.  Unblocking can be applied to broad areas of life (e.g. “your self-esteem”, “your career”, “your relationship with your spouse”, etc.).

The TIR Workshop presents a new paradigm of safety and effectiveness for helping others.

Upon completing this training, a practitioner can expect to get good results applying what has been learned.  It is recommended that the newly-trained practitioner do a post-workshop internship to quickly raise his/her level of skill and confidence.  The internship may be done with the Trainer long-distance.

 

Prerequisites:  None

 

Time:  3 - 4 days

 

Objectives:

As demonstrated through examination and supervised activities, the student will be able to:

·         Understand the theory of the traumatic network;  the nature and consequences of traumatic incidents

·         Understand the theory and practice of Traumatic Incident Reduction and Unblocking

·         Demonstrate your ability to apply Traumatic Incident Reduction and Unblocking to a successful result

 

Also learn:

·         How to assess the client’s readiness for TIR

·         How to use these structured, directive techniques in a client-centered way

·         How restimulation (triggering) effects clients’ everyday lives

·         Effective communication exercises to increase rapport with clients

 

Outline:

A.    Introduction to TIR

1.      What is Traumatic Incident Reduction?

2.      Circumstances calling for the use of TIR

3.      When you can’t use TIR

4.      Present consequences of past traumatic incidents

5.      The nature of traumatic incidents

6.      Triggering of past traumas

 

B.     Facilitation

1.      End Points

2.      Differences between TIR and other methods

3.      The Rules of Facilitation

4.      False memories

5.      Emotions, acute emotions as indicators

 

C.    Communication Exercises

 

D.    Preparing a Client for TIR

1.      Unblocking and when to use it

2.      Repeating instructions without variation

3.      Session outline

4.      Remedial Recall List

 

E.     TIR Technique

1.      Assessing in TIR

2.      Finding items to address

3.      Basic TIR

4.      Thematic TIR

5.      End Points in TIR