Professional Personal Purposes (Foundation Course)

AUTOGENIC TRAINING FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES (FOUNDATION COURSE)©

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  • The only qualified provider of the evidence-based Autogenic Training courses in AustraliaICAT
  • Accredited by AAS (Australian Autogenic Society)
  • Meets standards set by ICAT (International Committee of Autogenic Therapy)
  • This course is designated a Focused Psychological Strategy and qualifies for Continuing Professional Development Points (CPD) by the Australian Psychological Society and the Department of Health for many professions.

The course will equip trainees with a skill for life and is also the Foundation Course for those who wish to undertake the Diploma of Autogenic Training, accredited qualifications for the profession of Autogenic Trainer and Autogenic Therapist. Please note that entry into the Diploma courses is restricted to applicants of good character who are Health and Allied-Health professionals or similar.

Course Starting Date: contact us

Course Duration: 12 weeks

Location: Sydney, Australia

Cost: $1,400 ($200 discount for trainees who register with family members)

Registration: h.gibbons@autogenics.com.au with full contact details. (please note that places are strictly limited and not secure until full payment received)

Frequency of Classes: *
Week 1-7; 1 x 2 hour class per week
Week 8-10; continue daily self-practice
Week 10; phone consultation
Week 10-12; continue daily self-practice
Week 12; 1 x 2 hour class

*The time intervals between meetings may differ slightly depending on public holidays, etc.

Course includes:       

  • 16 hours of face-to- face teaching including in-class experiential learning and discussions
  • 1 phone consultation in the 10th week
  • email contact
  • self-practice
  • trainee monitoring of daily self-practice in personal journal
  • a general health and stress assessment using professionally validated questionnaires (confidentiality is assured)
  • quizzes for self-monitoring
  • The Autogenic Stress Checklist © as a self-measurement tool of before and after practice effects
  • class hand-outs, reading materials, experiential learning, journal

Course content:

  • History of AT, applications and research
  • What are the differences and similarities between AT, Eastern forms of Meditation, Mindfulness and Biofeedback Training and Hypnosis?
  • The science of AT: the neuro-psychological, biochemical and physiological dynamics (cognitive, emotional, behavioural and physical)
  • A ‘treatment’ vs a spiritual process towards a sense of ‘oneness’ and self-actualisation.
  • Stages and phases of the Autogenic Process
  • What is the ‘neutral’ and ‘altered’ state of consciousness during AT?
  • What is the Autogenic Switch?
  • What is The Autogenic State?
  • Autogenic Training postures and environmental considerations
  • Training protocols
  • The difference between passive concentration, passive awareness and passive acceptance
  • Contra-indications
  • Training Symptoms vs Autogenic Discharges
  • The Preliminary/Priming Exercise
  • The Body Feedback Communication Channel ©
  • Measuring and monitoring before and after Formula effects
  • The 6 Standard Formulae or Exercises
  • The Supportive Formula
  • The Short Exercises
  • The Jaw, Neck and Shoulders Exercise
  • The Close/Cancellation Technique
  • The Personal and Motivational Formulae
  • The Physical Healing Formulae
  • The Autogenic Bio-memory Formula © (Gibbons, J; 2015)

Course Requirements

It is important for trainees to attend each class as each new class builds upon what has been taught and experienced during the previous week. Upon signing up for this course trainees are committed to attending classes, doing the self-practice as described and writing about their daily practice observations and experiences in their journals. Trainees will get back what they put into the course. 🙂

*please note that on occasion a trainee may be deemed unsuitable for group training based on the first meeting  assessment. If this is the case, a pro-rata course refund will be offered and one-on-one sessions may be advised.     

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Professional recommendation

January, 2016

“I am writing this letter in support of Helen Gibbons and the Australian Autogenic Project. Ms Gibbons is not only an internationally recognized expert in Autogenics, but also an outstanding leader who will not only make this project successful but make it thrive….this project has the opportunity to become an international best practice standard for treatment and care. I believe that Ms. Gibbons will make a significant difference in the way we provide health services internationally.”


Dr Kori D. Novak, Ph.D., MBA

Gerontologist

Oxford University Researcher

Affiliation: Stanford University