“Power is simply the ability to have an effect, or to have influence.  However, the right use of this influence is complex.  The right use of power in positions of trust is not simply the result of good intentions.  It is also the ability to act sensitively, creatively, and effectively in the service of others and yourself.  This requires engaging attention, relationship mastery, and a lifetime involvement in increasing sensitivity to the impact of our use of power.”

~Dr. Cedar Barstow, the founder of the Right Use of Power and Hakomi trainer emeritus

In this course, you will have the opportunity to learn and explore the nuances of boundaries that provide the foundation for safe and successful therapeutic relationships. 

With ample experiential exercises, you’ll learn about healthy, healthy, responsive, and flexible boundary setting through exploring your own relationship to interpersonal boundaries. This process will deepen your self-awareness and enhance your ability to recognize and enhance your own boundary setting patterns, fostering profound healing for both you and your clients.

This course is taught by Hakomi trainers who are also Right Use of Power teachers.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this program, the participant should be able to:

• Identify the impact of emotions on our ability to set a health boundary
• Explore power dynamics in therapeutic relationships
• List the characteristics of healthy boundaries in a clinical setting
• Develop mindfulness as the foundation of ethical practice
• Develop a felt sense of a healthy, safe, and effective boundary with yourself and clients in a clinical setting
• Understand self-care as an ethical responsibility

Faculty:

Deah Baird N.D., L.P.C., CHT is a naturopathic physician and licensed professional counselor in Portland, Oregon. She has been working in the healing arts for the past 25 years. Originally focusing on women’s health care and offering homebirth midwifery services, she began focusing her work exclusively in the area of psychological health in 2003. She is currently adjunct faculty at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine and on the teaching staff of M.E.T.A. (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches). She balances a successful private practice with teaching, community service and an engaged family life. She brings passion and compassion to her work, helping people reconnect with their sense of well-being, grow in self-integration and enhance their experience of love in relationships.

Hiromi Willingham M.S.W., L.C.S.W., CHT is a certified Hakomi therapist and trainer. She has been a practicing psychotherapist since 2001. She has worked with clients from more than 25 countries. She has taught various mindfulness and Hakomi workshops and training in USA, Japan, and UAE. She is a frequent guest instructor for CIIS practicum students for their clinical practice. She is also a teacher for Right Use of Power and Soul Force Leadership (previously called EFL). She is a former adjunct professor at Zayed University in the UAE (2016-2019). Her life goal is to bring truth, virtue, and beauty into the world and to promote wellness and health in a holistic manner. Hiromi has been practicing mindfulness and holistic healing for more than 30 years. She is a certified infant massage instructor as well. Hiromi was born in Japan and came to the USA in 1994. She is a caring wife and mother of three wonderful children and live in Watkinsville, GA.

6 CE’s: (ACEP #5476): Hakomi Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP No. 5476.) Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Hakomi Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.  CE Policy