Supporting the Association for Thought Field Therapy by furthering research, education and charitable purposes.
This month, TFT Foundation board member Mary Lou Dobbs has offered to donate 100% of the proceeds from the sale of her latest book “Repotting Yourself” to the foundation.
It is a very timely topic in today’s world.
Mary Lou has done a superb job of not only sharing her courageous journey of transformation, but she shares many of the tools she has found along the way. This book is a must read, not only for all of us that share the title “baby boomers”, but all who are struggling to embrace change, survive the economy and live a full life in spite of what happens to us. –Joanne Callahan, MBA President , Callahan Techniques, Ltd.
“Mary Lou Dobbs, has lived her book “REPOTTING YOURSELF”. Financial, Emotional,Spiritual Flow and she writes from years of experience and wisdom in the business and the spiritual world. This book will take you into a new understanding of who you are and what you can attain and give you the tools to get there.” –Karen Partain Robison, RScP What if it really workds? Radio Karen partain Robison, Spiritual advisor
This book is THE book for our times; It will be a “full throttle” blessing for all who read it. –Chris Griscom, International author, speaker and spiritual Leader Chris Griscom, Created the The Light Institute
100% of the book’s sale is donated to the TFT Foundation. To purchase the book, select the donation below. Shipping is included.
About the Author
Mary Lou Dobbs, founder and director of Executive Benefits Strategies, Inc. sells high-end executives and owners non-qualified retirement plans and helps them create living buyouts for their business exit strategy. She lives in the US.
BACKGROUND
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a self-treatment that combines tapping of acupuncture treatment points with mental focusing on the targeted symptoms or traumatic memories. It was developed by clinical psychologist Roger Callahan over 30 years ago and has had no reported negative side effects. It has been found to be effective in treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with adults and adolescents, including recently completed randomized controlled studies with genocide survivors in Rwanda. and helpful with anxiety, anger, phobia, rage, excessive guilt, grief, depression, addictive urges, and chronic pain management.
For the past five years, the Association of Thought Field Therapy Foundation has sent teams of TFT practitioners to Rwanda to treat and train Rwandan genocide survivors in using TFT. At the Izere Center in Byumba, a TFT treatment center office was recently opened. It treats about 30 people a day, two days a week.
There are still hundreds of thousands of yet untreated genocide survivors who suffer from PTSD in Rwanda. The Rwandans need to be trained as TFT trainers so they could train others to use TFT in their homeland.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
In September 2011 four Rwandan TFT practitioners from Byumba and Kigali will come to Hawaii for a month of intense training. They will review TFT skills and learn to train others to use it. As part of their training, the Rwandans will train 8-12 trainees in Hawaii for 2 days and then supervise them in clinical practice.
With the help of the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, we are establishing free clinics for field training in areas of high need throughout Oahu for the newly trained local TFT practitioners and Rwandan trainers. We would like at least two days at each site. Ideally, each of the 8-12 trainees would treat 3 people in the morning, and 3 people in the afternoon under the supervision of the Rwandan trainers. For example, if there are 8 trainees, 24 people would be treated in the morning, and 24 people treated in the afternoon each day. Supervision of the Rwandan trainers would be provided by TFT practitioners in Hawaii who are also licensed psychotherapists. We will also provide training on recognizing and addressing high-risk situations (e.g., substance abuse, trauma, mood disorders, suicidal risks).
All of the trainings will be provided free of charge. The TFT training will be limited to 8-12 trainees, but the training on high-risk situations is open to other practitioners. We are asking all who would like to sponsor a free clinic to help provide water, lunch for the Rwandans and trainees, and water and light snacks for the clients.
BENEFITS
1) Rwandans moving to self-sufficiency in continuing to train, treat and follow-up on their TFT treatments of wide-scale trauma, and empowered to expand geometrically the benefits of TFT across Rwanda and to neighboring countries.
2) Free treatment for the homeless, veterans, people in recovery and many others who do not have access or the means to obtain treatment.
3) Locally trained TFT practitioners prepared to work with the people with high needs and limited resources in Hawai`i.
Explanatory presentation of the work with wide-scale trauma and the model for community treatment with TFT was given in September 2010, with a follow-up initial planning meeting of those interested in participating in this collaborative effort held in October 2010. Regular planning and subcommittee meetings will be held over the course of the next several months.
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Sakai, C., Connolly, S.M., & Oas, P. (Winter 2010). Treatment of PTSD in Rwandan child genocide survivors using thought field therapy. Int J Emergency Mental Health, 12(1), ISSN: 1522-4821, pp 41-49.
