BWRT Level 1 Programme
Day 1

07h30 to 08h00 Registration

Start 08h00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
1. History of BWRT and the South African contribution to its worldwide development

2. The Very idea: The hypothesis and the inspiration for the process; what is the BWRT model of the subconscious; the experiments of Benjamin Libet; evolution of the brain; the neural journey; the psychological template and learned pattern recognition.

3. The Why and How: recursive feedback; the brain/body connection; examples of neural responses; creating change;


10h00 - 10h15 TEA BREAK


4. The BWRT model of Psychopathology; the BWRT® therapeutic intervention; how does BWRT® therapy work?
5. Introducing Working Methodologies Part 1: The Wait State - creating and using; Practicing the Wait State; introduction to the Virtual World technique

6. Introducing Working Methodologies Part 2: Introduction to the BWRT Virtual World Protocol; the PAL; some possible difficulties; Practice and supervision of technique up to this stage


12h30 - 13h00 LUNCH

7. The Full BWRT Protocol: completion of the Virtual World technique; using intensity; using the recursive loop; the importance of the preferred response; reality check - the essential aspects of the debriefing phase; retrigger attempts; Video: phobia (Terence Watts);Video:PTSD (Rafiq)

8. More Working Methodologies: Interactive Reinforcement , The Rolling Road Technique; Positive Memory Editing



15h15 – 15h30 TEA BREAK

9. Practice and supervision of entire Virtual World technique.
10. Review of the day and problem solving

17h30 FINISH


BWRT Level 1 Programme
Day 2

08h00 START

Please note: day 2 does not follow the manual. The course has been customized to deal with specifically South African issues in a South African context.

1. Recap of previous day’s sessions.
2. VIDEO: How learning happens in your brain
3. Practice of full protocol.


10H00 – 10H15 TEA BREAK
Symptomatic work: working specifically with:
Sexual abuse
• PTSD
• Past Trauma

12h30 – 13h15 LUNCH


• Grief
• BWRT with Children Protocols
• Phobias
4. Other applications of BWRT
5. Latest developments


6. Practice of entire Virtual World Protocol, now emphasizing speed and intensity.


15h15 – 15h30 TEA BREAK

7. Ethical Considerations: When not to use BWRT, forensic considerations; working with family and friends;
8. What to do when BWRT does not appear to work.
9. INTRODUCTION TO BWRT LEVEL 2
10. Future peer supervision groups and other housekeeping issues
11. Review and close

17h30 CLOSING

BWRT Level 2 Programme
DAY 1

8.00 am Registration
8.30am Introduction
9.30 am - The concept of identity
- Core identity exercise
- Discussion

10.15am – 10.30 am TEA

10.30 am How to select Level 1 vs Level 2
Level 2
- How it works
- What happens in session 1 to 4?
- The Pre-Questionnaire
- Practical Exercise
11.15 Discussion
11.30 The Unlock Questionnaire
Practical exercise
12.30 Discussion

1.00 pm – 2.00 pm Lunch

2.00pm The Unlock Routine
Practical Discussion

3.15pm – 3.30 pm Tea

3.30pm – 5.30 pm Creating the Change
How the client should feel after session two and what to do if not

Nine major resistance issues
When to use Level One techniques in Level Two work
What the Reboot Routine does
Why we should always use the rolling road routine
The Trigger Guard
The Core of Privacy
The First or Worst memory?


5.30 pm Close


Day 2
8.00 am Morning Tea/ arrival
8.30am Discussion
9.00 am The Reboot Routine
- What it does
- How to prepare for it
- First memory vs. worst memory
10.00 am - 10.15am Tea
10.15 am Practical exercise
11.00 am Discussion
11.30 am The Trigger guard
- What it is?
- How to construct it?
Specifically, how to construct it with:
• Alcoholism
• OCD
• Gambling
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Binge eating and drinking
• Addictions
• Sexual obsession/addiction
• Fetishism
• Porn addiction
• Masturbation fixation
• Bullying (relationship or school)
• Substance abuse
- When to prepare it?

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Lunch

1.30 pm Practical Exercise
2.30 pm Discussion

3.15pm – 3.30pm Tea
3.30pm – 4.30pm Full case presentation – Case Study
4.30pm – 5.30pm Discussion