Programme Details
The Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology Course
By Edraak
About the programme
The Field Guide for Barefoot Psychology is a free course offered by Edraak in cooperation with Beyond Conflict and Questscope.
The course aims to help learners understand the science of stress and trauma with the goal of demystifying the psychological and physiological effects of adversity on the brain, body and behavior, in addition to providing specific information and exercises to counter the negative effects of stress and trauma and build resilience.
This course deals with five basic topics, namely:
✓ The basic functions and structure of the brain and parts of the nervous system
✓ The body’s stress responses
✓ Chronic stress
✓ Psychological Trauma
✓ Restoring control after experiencing trauma and chronic stress
We have designed this course to suit anyone who has a passion and interest in science and the course topics, regardless of education level or cultural background. At the end of this course, we hope that learners will be able to better understand some of the mechanisms behind the brain and body’s stress response as well as the scientific underpinnings of various trauma-related symptoms and recovery from those symptoms. We hope that, by the end of the course, learners will be able to articulate the scientific foundations of chronic stress, trauma and resilience, and learn some specific tools for improving stress-related symptoms.