The Science of Safety — Made Simple, Practical, and Immediately Useful

Investment: 

• $149 per course (​Equity seats and scholarships available upon request).

What's included: 

• 4 hours of polyvagal and trauma-informed tips and resources
• Downloadable video and audio recordings of somatic practices to support implementation of tools.
• 4 Continuing Education Credits (CEs)  ​
• ​​Becca Odom Wellness, Provider #1955, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 4/16/2025-4/16/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 2 Ethics continuing education credits.
• ​Certificate of Completion

The self-paced asynchronous training is available now! You will have access to the recording for 1 year to return to so you can deepen the tools both personally and professionally. 

This course is made for social workers, counselors and any other mental health professionals who are wanting to bring more polyvagal and trauma-informed practices into their professional and personal life to prevent burnout and enhance trauma recovery.

You will have up to 1 year to complete the self-paced course and receive your Certificate of Completion. You will have lifetime access to the training manual. 

To earn CE credits for the self-paced course, participants must complete the entire course, complete the posttest, and complete the course evaluation. Participants must achieve a score of 80% or above, and will have up to 3 times to achieve this required score to receive the CE certificate. Certificates are automatically available immediately on the training platform once the above requirements are met.

To earn CE credits for the live virtual course, participants must attend the entire training and complete a course evaluation. Certificates are emailed to participants within 7 business days after the course is completed, and the course evaluation is submitted. 

The self-paced online course is self-paced/non-interactive.
Course questions can be directed to the author by email: [email protected]

System requirements are:
• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible.
​• Media viewing requirements: Adobe Reader, Flash Player, & HTML5

We have a 14 day money back guarantee for the self-paced course so if you are not happy with it, please contact me and we will give you a full refund as long as you within that window, have not finished the course yet, and received your certificate of completion. If you have already completed the entire course and received your certificate, we will not be able to refund you for the course. If you need to cancel beyond the 14 day window, you can transfer your credit to another current or future course.

I have a 24 hour cancelation policy for live virtual courses. If you need to cancel within 24 hours of the live course, you can transfer your credit to another current or future course. 

For questions on this policy, please email [email protected]

The instruction level for this course is a beginner level to introduce the concepts of using Polyvagal Theory in Therapy with clients and for managing burnout. 

This course was originally created in February 2024, and will be reviewed and revised as needed every 6 months. 

• Instructions, introduction to the training, breathing practice, and definition of self-care (5 min)
• Training objectives (2 min)
• Core Values: Collaboration, mutuality and autonomy. Personal and professional burnout. (5 min)​
• Why somatic approaches for trauma based on the quotes from Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk and Cherie Spehar LCSW (5 min)
• Definition of Trauma by the concept of Resmaa Menakem (5 min)
• Possible sources and types of trauma (5 min)
• Explication on Completing the stress cycle based on Drs. Amelia and Emily Nagoski (5 min)
• Understanding trauma’s impact on the brain, levels of the brain and systems in the body (15 min)
• Somatic Practice:  Brain Game (7 min)
• Effects of Trauma (8 min)
  Break (10 min, not included in CE credit) 
• Nervous System and Polyvagal Theory and its application in a clinical setting (10 min).
• Autonomic nervous system ladder (15 min)
• Somatic approaches for trauma and resilience (8 min)
• Stimulating the vagus nerve (7 min)
• Organizing principles and practices of Polyvagal Theory (15)
• Neuroception and the vagus nerve (5 min)
• ANS states within a clinical session (8 min)
  Break (10 min, not included in CE credit)
• Bringing ventral vagal energy into the session (5 min)
• ANS Personal Ladder Inventory Exercise (15 min)
• Trauma-informed languaging and implementation of practices for self and clients (5 min).
• Creating a trauma-informed space for clients (10 min).
• How to introduce and integrate trauma-informed somatic practices in a clinical setting (10).
• Tools to increase self-awareness and develop an awareness of the effectiveness of parallel processing with clients (10 min).
• Somatic practice: Vagus twist, belly breathing and brief body scan practice (7 min)
  Break (10 min, not included in CE credit)
• Foundation of breath work practice: 3 part breathing and counting breath with tapping (5 min)
• Opening or closing a practice (4 min)
• Somatic Practice: Vagus nerve ear massages: general and hollows (6 min)
• Modified square breathing practice (5 min)
• Somatic practice: Bounce, shake and sigh (5 min)
• Guided meditation practices: body scan, NSDR, yoga nidra (10 min)

Yes! If you are queer, black, or a person of color, are interested in purchasing this course, and/or have financial hardship, please contact me so we can discuss options together. 

Becca Odom is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Yoga Teacher with over a decade of experience in the mental health and wellness field. She specializes in combining Somatic Approaches with EMDR for trauma recovery. Her passion is to empower others to heal themselves and she primarily works with women who have experienced trauma, chronic stress, and anxiety. She has been offering CE trainings on the topics of Trauma, Resilience, Yoga & Self-Care nationally for over a decade. She is trained in EMDR, Community Resiliency Model (CRM), Mindful Schools, Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, and has her 200-hour yoga teacher training certification.