Introduction to Sound Healing for Health Professionals

Professional training with CE credits
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, 2019 in Lancaster, Pa.
Healing with sound – a wide-ranging description of the use of drums, tuning forks, singing bowls and often the voice – is a growing phenomenon in the world of alternative healing.

It’s been the topic of articles in The New York Times, and greater numbers of trauma therapists, like physician Bruce Perry, are noting the importance of rhythm to calm the anxious and traumatized brain.

“The only way to move from these super-high anxiety states, to calmer more cognitive states, is rhythm,” he says. “Patterned, repetitive rhythmic activity: walking, running, dancing, singing, repetitive meditative breathing – you use brain stem-related somatosensory networks which make your brain accessible to relational (limbic brain) reward and cortical thinking.
Sound therapy is different from music therapy.

In this workshop, co-led by Lana Ryder, LMT, Reiki teacher, musician and sound healer, and Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, will demonstrate how mental health professionals and other health and helping professionals and educators may integrate simple techniques using sound into their sessions to promote calm and healing while also using sound as part of their personal self-care practice.

In addition to didactic information about the history of sound healing and how sound and vibration can be used to calm the nervous system and the body, participants will have the opportunity to have a hands-on experiences to feel the brain-shifting effects of sound with the use of tuning forks, drums, gongs, singing bowls and the voice.

In this workshop you will learn:

  • The history of sound healing.
  • Gain a fundamental understanding of sound therapy.
  • How to introduce and integrate vibration and sound into your session, even if you do not consider yourself musical and cannot play any instruments.
  • How to cleanse your practice space using sound.
  • How to use sound and vibration to practice self-care, grounding and personal healing.

This program is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Liberty Place, 313 W. Liberty St., Suite 263, Lancaster, Pa.

Tuition is $xx, if reserved by [x], $[x] after, and will include a high-quality turning fork and striker, a comb-bound sound healing manual, plus [x] CE credits for social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors and addiction counselors, plus psychodrama credits. [massage therapists] Space is limited; please contact Karen to reserve. 

You will also have the option to address personal issues in a confidential setting and network with other professionals who are interested in alternative, experiential and action methods.

Who will benefit
 
This training is designed for mental health professionals and professional helpers, including social workers, marriage and family therapists, licensed counselors, addictions counselors, physicians, nurses, creative arts therapists, massage therapists and bodyworkers, alternative health practitioners, life and wellness coaches, educators, clergy, clinical supervisors, administrators, youth leaders, group leaders, graduate students and others interested in experiential psychotherapy and experiential learning.
 
Tuition
 
Tuition is $85 for the all-day training if registered by Dec. 1, $105 after. It includes the program, six CE credits and psychodrama hours, handouts and healthy snacks.

As always, there will be options to address personal growth work in a supportive setting and bring case studies forward for feedback and action supervision.
 
You may register in one of two ways:

  • Register online with your credit card here.
  • Or  send check to Karen Carnabucci at 313 W. Liberty St. Suite 263, Lancaster, PA 17603.
 
CE and psychodrama credits
 
Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP, and Companions In Healing are approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors to offer continuing education for social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors according to Pennsylvania Board Approval #SWPR-004002.

These training hours also may be counted towards the Certified Psychodramatist credential as approved by the American Board of  Examiners In Psychodrama, Sociometry and Group Psychotherapy.

Training hours may be counted towards certification approved by the International Society of Experiential Professionals.

You may be able to submit this certificate for credits in another helping discipline or in another state. Please contact your respective state board for information.

Lunch

Please bring your own lunch or expect to go out for a 45-minute lunch break. No refrigeration will be available.

What to bring
  • Your lunch unless you are planning to purchase your lunch from a nearby eatery.
  • Your notebook and pen, if you wish to take notes.
  • Water bottle.
  • Coffee, if you must have it!
  • Any special foods or snacks that you may need.
  • Business cards, brochures or other materials for the sharing table.
  • Your curiosity and questions.

At a glance

What Introduction to Sound Healing for Health Professionals
When 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Where 313 W. Liberty St., Suite 263, Lancaster, Pa.
Instructor Karen Carnabucci, LCSW, TEP
CE credits Six credits for social workers, marriage and therapists and licensed professional counselors, plus psychodrama credits
Tuition $85 by Dec. 1, $105 after

How to register

Early registration is recommended.
  • Online here with your credit card.
  • Or send check to Karen Carnabucci at 313 W. Liberty St. Suite 263, Lancaster, PA 17603.
  • Contact Karen for questions.
Liberty Place is located at 313 W. Liberty St, Lancaster, Pa. , with convenient free parking in a large lot across the street. The building is located six blocks from the Lancaster Amtrak station and is accessible from Routes 501, 272, 72, 30, 222 and 283.

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