SMART Foundations Course: An introductory course covering the basics of the SMART model including the core Therapist Skills, Tools of Regulation, and an overview of the three threads of the SMART Spiral ; Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing, and Attachment-building. The course utilizes lecture, clinical video, discussion, and experiential exercises. SMARTmoves offers this course in both an online and in-person format.
SMARTmoves Partners was formed in 2018 to support professional training, consultation and development of Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment (SMART), a powerful, therapeutic healing approach for children, teens and families impacted by maltreatment, emotional neglect and chronic stress within caregiving system and communities. SMART supports youth and families to transform adverse and traumatic experiences through movement, playfulness, connection and a deep held respect for the wisdom of the body in healing. Thanks for joining us!
This course is a prerequisite for all future SMART courses and ongoing consultation.
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SMART Foundations Course: This 15-hour educational experience combines short video lectures on core concepts with five 2-hour live classroom meetings that engage these concepts through embodied learning exercises, video, and live demo examples. Due to the use of clinical film, there are no recordings for live classroom sessions. These 2-hour Zoom meetings must be attended as they occur. Course Information
Course Materials: The book Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents: An Embodied Approach to Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing, and Attachment Building is included with this course and will be mailed to you prior to the start date.
Please note: Our supplier is unable to ship to international addresses.
Meeting Dates: TBD
Time: TBD
Cost: TBD
This course is a prerequisite for all future SMART courses and ongoing consultation.
To register, login or create an account. Select the enrollment method available for this course. If using PayPal, click the PayPal button to complete enrollment.
- Teacher: Kasey Pendexter
- Teacher: Elizabeth Warner
SMART Foundations Course: This 15-hour educational experience combines short video lectures on core concepts with five 2 hr. live classroom meetings engaging these concepts through embodied learning exercises, video, and live demo examples. Course Information This course is a prerequisite for all future SMART courses and on-going consultation.
Meeting dates: June 26, July 10, 17, 31, August 7, 2025
Meeting Time: Thursdays, 3:00 – 5:00 pm MST
This course is a prerequisite for all future SMART courses and ongoing consultation.
To register, login or create an account. Select the enrollment method available for this course. If using PayPal, click the PayPal button to complete enrollment.
- Teacher: Susan Frew
- Teacher: Charise Lemelin