Forward-Facing Institute

Evening Alumni Group
2022-11-15 17:00 - 18:15, 2022-11-29 17:00 - 18:15, 2022-12-06 17:00 - 18:15, 2022-12-13 17:00 - 18:15, 2022-12-20 17:00 - 18:15, 2022-12-27 17:00 - 18:15, 2023-01-10 17:00 - 18:15 (America/Phoenix) | Zoom Virtual Event
Prerequisite for this group is to have completed Forward-Facing® ME: Personal Engagement Group.
This group is hosted by J. Eric Gentry, PhD
5PM AZ/6PM MT/7PM CT/8PM ET

Evening Alumni Group
2022-11-22 17:00 - 18:15

Dr. Gentry’s Professional Forum
2022-11-29 15:00 - 16:30 | Zoom Virtual Event
Are you struggling to implement Forward-Facing® principles and skills into your therapy and/or coaching practice? Do you have clients with whom you know Forward-Facing® would be helpful but cannot seem to get it delivered to them in a way that is palatable? Are you unsure when and how to introduce Forward-Facing® to your clients? Would you like some support and assistance practicing and mastering Forward-Facing® in your own professional and personal lives? Would you like to develop a support network of other professionals who are transforming and evolving their lives with Forward-Facing®?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then the newly forming Forward-Facing® Professional Forum may be a perfect fit for you. In this small (six maximum) bi-weekly videoconference meeting of Forward-Facing® practitioners, we will work first on the development, maintenance and enhancement of our therapeutic relationships, ventral vagal connection and co-regulation with our clients. With this solidified, we will then discuss strategies for implementation and engagement with clients. Additionally, we will deep-dive into the processes for using FF as a powerful in vivo exposure for ameliorating and resolving posttraumatic stress. We will also explore the use of FF as an optimizer in the professional and personal lives of our clients and ourselves. You will also build a de facto support network of other professionals working to implement FF in their practice.
The meeting will be facilitated by Dr. Gentry, the developer of Forward-Facing®.
The Forward-Facing® Professional Forum will be offered bi-weekly and limited to six (6) participants per meeting.

Forward-Facing® Freedom Online Workshop
2022-12-12 06:30 - 14:00 | Zoom Virtual Event
It’s the holidays.
And with the meaningful times, stress can show up too. Our anxiety spikes, we’re reminded of broken relationships, and even despair sets in as painful memories intrude.
At Forward-Facing® Institute, our passion is to help everyday people heal their trauma without digging up the past with traditional psychotherapy. The Forward-Facing Freedom Workshop (based on the book!) introduces simple practices that can immediately improve your quality of life.
During the six-hour Zoom taught by course you will

Learn how trauma is something that happens inside your body
Learn skills to befriend and calm your body when it’s being bombarded by the physiological symptoms of anxiety
Understand how to stay calm when everyone and everything around you is falling apart
Learn to choose your responses to those around you instead of living in constant reaction.
Practice self-regulation skills in breakout rooms with new friends!
Write your personal Mission Statement and Code of Honor

The energetic trio of J. Eric Gentry, Jenny Brackman and Emily Hendrick bring their professional expertise and personal experiences as survivors. Please join us for this chance to invest in the 2023 version of YOU!

Evening Alumni Group
2023-01-03 17:00 - 18:15 | Zoom Virtual Event
Prerequisite for this group is to have completed Forward-Facing® ME: Personal Engagement Group.
This group is hosted by Jenny Brackman
5PM AZ/6PM MT/7PM CT/8PM ET

Evening Alumni Group
2023-01-17 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-01-24 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-01-31 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-02-07 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-02-14 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-02-21 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-02-28 18:00 - 19:15, 2023-03-14 17:00 - 18:15 and 4 more dates | Zoom Virtual Event
Prerequisite for this group is to have completed Forward-Facing® ME: Personal Engagement Group.
This group is hosted by J. Eric Gentry, PhD

Forward-Facing ME 7-Week Group
2023-01-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom Virtual Event
Registration at Full Capacity.
Next Forward-Facing ME 7-Week Group Begins March 22 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am MST. https://forward-facing.com/event/forward-facing-me-7-week-group-5/
ABOUT FFME
Forward-Facing ME is a 7-week interactive group process designed to help the participants gain skills to live more effectively. The developers of this group have amassed a significant amount of research supporting the effectiveness of utilizing these skills to lessen the negative effects of stress in psychotherapeutic practice.
This group will meet weekly from January 25th to March 8th. Your registration covers all group meetings.
Forward-Facing ME is an interactive group process designed to help the participants gain skills to live more effectively. The developers of this group have amassed a significant amount of research supporting the effectiveness of utilizing these skills to lessen the negative effects of stress in psychotherapeutic practice. While we expect that participants from this group may receive some of these benefits leading to the lessening of stress and stress-related issues, it is important that you know: THIS GROUP IS NOT PSYCHOTHERAPY. Psychotherapy involves a trained, licensed professional diagnosing and treating an identified disease by implementing a series of evidence-based interventions.
This group, conversely, is an attempt to provide the participants with a set of self-help tools to (a) regulate their own autonomic nervous system and (b) begin to live an intentional life. People who have successfully engaged in these skills have reported a myriad of benefits after their continued practice of these skills that include lessened stress symptoms, reduction in distress, greater clarity of thought, increased ability to function in high-demand situations, more satisfying relationships as well as the ability to become and remain intentional with their behavior.
Forward-Facing® ME was born from Forward-Facing® Trauma Therapy: Healing the Moral Wound, a book published in 2016 by Dr. Gentry. FFTT has demonstrated effectiveness as an adjunct to psychotherapy for those diagnosed with PTSD and other anxiety-related disorders. Forward-Facing ME offers the same components of psychoeducation and skills development found in FFTT delivered during this group in a self-help model. We offer no claims of effectiveness for any individual participant.
This group should not be viewed as or utilized for treatment with any diagnosed mental disorder–even though some participants who might have those diagnoses may enjoy some benefit from this group. If you are suffering from PTSD or another mental health disorder, please reach out to FFI before registering for the group
However, we encourage you to seek professional assistance and support in addition to your practice of these skills. Once again, this group is not psychotherapy and should not be viewed as a substitute for professional psychotherapy by a licensed clinician for those suffering with a mental, emotional, psychological, or behavioral disorder.
This group is interactive and relational. You will be invited to engage with other participants and share weekly your REAL TIME (not past) success and struggles with self-regulation and intentionality. One of the primary purposes of this group is to provide you with skills to help you gain traction in implementing and maintaining these changes.
If, at any time during the group sessions, you feel uncomfortable or overwhelmed by the group, please take a break. Reach out to your support network to talk about what you are experiencing. If the distress dissipates, you are welcome to return and engage at the level that is comfortable. If the distress does not dissipate after a break and utilizing your resources, please reach out to a (mental) health professional, crisis unit or, in cases of emergency, please call 911 for immediate and emergency services.
Potential Benefits. The benefits others have reported and that may occur for you from engaging and practicing Forward-Facing® skills include the following:

· Less stress
· Greater sense of well-being
· Comfort in your body
· Improved outlook
· Joy
· Self-compassion
· Optimization in many areas of life
· Greater sense of worth and purpose
· Increased cognitive acuity and clearer thinking
· Better relational capacity
· More resilient
· Ability to become intentional instead of reactive

Potential Risks. The risks associated with participating in this group are minimal. However, anytime you engage in self-evaluation, review of your past, and participate with others who have painful past histories there is the potential to experience unpleasant emotions. You may become “triggered” as a result of the material. Fear, sadness, discomfort, and distress are potential experiences throughout the group. If any of these feelings become too great for you to manage, please reach out for assistance from your support system, a mental health professional, a crisis specialist/unit, your primary care provider or emergency medical assistance.

GROUP POLICIES
Attendance
Forward-Facing ME is first and foremost a relational experience, and so for the safety and wellbeing of the group we have strict policies around attendance.
Absences:

Only one absence is allowed, and it may not be the first meeting.
If you miss the first meeting, you will not be able to start the group
The reason for the absence is not taken into consideration.
If you have two absences, you may continue attending but will not get a certificate of completion.
We do not record meetings

Timeliness:
The group begins and ends on time. It is up to facilitators’ discretion whether or not to admit participants who are more than 5 minutes late. After 10 minutes, the room will be permanently closed. Anyone who is not present at that time is considered absent.
Attention
Please do your best to join via computer (not phone). Videos are to be always on. Your facilitator will describe how we create an atmosphere of attunement and attention. To create that environment, we ask you to abstain from distractions such as checking notifications, playing phone/computer games, smoking, vaping, or alcohol consumption. We recommend headphones if your space includes other people. If there is an occasion where you are stuck in traffic, etc, you may join via phone for the first few minutes, but please be sure to switch to computer as soon as you can (the facilitator will let you in).
Confidentiality. Please attenuate your sharing to a level that you feel comfortable sharing. We ask that you keep sharing from other participants confidential (what you see here and what you hear here when you leave here let it stay here).
Indemnification. Participants will indemnify Forward-Facing Institute, LLC, its employees and contractors against losses and liabilities from any claims, damages, or lawsuits (including attorney’s fees) arising out of Forward-Facing® ME.
Influence: I commit to not be under the influence of any substance during the group, and that my facilitator may ask me to leave if they believe I am under the influence.
Refunds: If you cancel your registration seven (7) days in advance of the date of the group your registration fee will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee. There are no refunds for cancellations received less than seven days before.
Sharing: No one is compelled to share, but if you are intending to use this group as part of the certification process, then weekly sharing is expected.
Crosstalk/Group Dynamics: Cross-talk is defined as giving advice or feedback to someone after they share their story. We create a safe experience by not allowing cross-talk so you don’t feel as if you have to monitor what your share or respond to well-meaning advice.
We reserve the right to terminate the a participant’s membership in the group at any time if we discern the group is not a good fit.

Evening Alumni Group
2023-03-07 18:00 - 19:15 | Zoom Virtual Event
Prerequisite for this group is to have completed Forward-Facing® ME: Personal Engagement Group.
This group is hosted by Emily Hedrick, M.Div.

Free Informational Webinar on Forward-Facing® ME and the Health and Wellness Coaching Program
2023-03-09 18:30 - 19:15 | Zoom Virtual Event
Join Jenny Brackman as she discusses the Forward-Facing® small group process and certification to help others resolve ACEs.

Forward-Facing® Health and Wellness Consultation Training
2023-03-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Zoom Virtual Event
Description:
FFH&W Consultation is the progression of FFH&W Coaching to the expert level. Coaching focuses on providing H&W services to individuals. Consultation designation empowers and credentials individuals to offer services to groups, institutions, and communities.
2023 Dates – March 12-June 11 (Easter and Mother’s Day exempted)
FFH&W Consultants can:

Offer FFME groups
Facilitate 5-hour Forward-Facing® Freedom workshop
Opportunity to become faculty for FFI
Ability to design specific Forward-Facing® programs and services for organizations and institutions
Create educational content for Forward-Facing®

Prerequisites:

Attend FFF Workshop
Certified FFH&W Coach
FFME Facilitation Certification
100 hours of Forward-Facing® Coaching post certification

Can be completed post training

10 hours peer or individual consultant-level Forward-Facing® engagement obtained through any combination of

Alumni Groups
Professional Forum
Individual Consultation

Training
12-week cohort learning for FFF workshop

Introductory Session

Welcome
Overview
Informed Consent

Q1 Didactic

Welcome

Housekeeping
Course Overview
Informed Consent

My Forward-Facing® Life
What is Forward-Facing®?

Education
Intentionality (vs. Reactivity)
Coaching & Practice

Forward-Facing® Freedom Self-Evaluation
Silent Witness Exercise
Small Group Exercise

Is my life stressful?
Causes?
Effects?

Q2 Didactic

Tools for Hope

Effects and Causes of Stress
Perception of Threat
Are You Safe?
Neurception
Threat Detection
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS)
Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)

Physiological Effects of SNS Dominance
Cognitive Effects of SNS Dominance
The REAL Cause of Stress
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Traumagenesis (Primary/Secondary/Tertiary Trauma)
Reciprocal Inhibition & In Vivo Exposure
Saltuogenesis & Health

Q3 Didactic

Forward-Facing® Skill 1: Self-Regulation

Yerkes-Dodson
Neuroception
Identifying SNS Dominance – Interoception
High Road/Low Road
Demonstration of Self-Regualtion
Skills Building

Body Scan (“Noodling”)
Diaphragmatic Breathing
Peripheral Vision
Pelvic Floor Relaxation
Jacobsonian Relaxation

Dyadic Practice

Q4 Didactic

Forward-Facing® Skill 2: Intentionality

Victor Frankl
Intentionality Reactivity
Intention to Language

Exercise: Language of Intention

12 minute writing exercise

Small Group Sharing (15 minutes)
Reactivity-to-Intentionality
Final Exercise
Closure

Group 1 presents Q1
Group 2 presents Q2
Group 3 presents Q3
Group 4 presents Q4
Closing Session

Review
Q&A
Important Topics for FFH&W Professional Consultation
Execution of Contract

FFH&W Professional Consultation: Skills and Resources (Part 1)
FFH&W Professional Consultation: Skills and Resources (Part 2)

Will include spiral bound copy of FFH&W Consultant Manual

Continuation

5 yearly hours peer or individual consultant-level Forward-Facing® engagement obtained through any combination of

Alumni Groups
Professional Forum
Individual Consultation

6 yearly hours Forward-Facing®-specific continuing education

FF F2F
Forward-Facing® Online Courses
Live Training Workshops

2023 Dates – March 12-June 11 (Easter and Mother’s Day exempted)

Forward-Facing ME 7-Week Group
2023-04-05 09:30 - 11:00 | Zoom Virtual Event
ABOUT FFME
Forward-Facing ME is a 7-week interactive group process designed to help the participants gain skills to live more effectively. The developers of this group have amassed a significant amount of research supporting the effectiveness of utilizing these skills to lessen the negative effects of stress in psychotherapeutic practice.
This group will meet weekly from April 5th to May 17th. Your registration covers all group meetings.
Forward-Facing ME is an interactive group process designed to help the participants gain skills to live more effectively. The developers of this group have amassed a significant amount of research supporting the effectiveness of utilizing these skills to lessen the negative effects of stress in psychotherapeutic practice. While we expect that participants from this group may receive some of these benefits leading to the lessening of stress and stress-related issues, it is important that you know: THIS GROUP IS NOT PSYCHOTHERAPY. Psychotherapy involves a trained, licensed professional diagnosing and treating an identified disease by implementing a series of evidence-based interventions.
This group, conversely, is an attempt to provide the participants with a set of self-help tools to (a) regulate their own autonomic nervous system and (b) begin to live an intentional life. People who have successfully engaged in these skills have reported a myriad of benefits after their continued practice of these skills that include lessened stress symptoms, reduction in distress, greater clarity of thought, increased ability to function in high-demand situations, more satisfying relationships as well as the ability to become and remain intentional with their behavior.
Forward-Facing® ME was born from Forward-Facing® Trauma Therapy: Healing the Moral Wound, a book published in 2016 by Dr. Gentry. FFTT has demonstrated effectiveness as an adjunct to psychotherapy for those diagnosed with PTSD and other anxiety-related disorders. Forward-Facing ME offers the same components of psychoeducation and skills development found in FFTT delivered during this group in a self-help model. We offer no claims of effectiveness for any individual participant.
This group should not be viewed as or utilized for treatment with any diagnosed mental disorder–even though some participants who might have those diagnoses may enjoy some benefit from this group. If you are suffering from PTSD or another mental health disorder, please reach out to FFI before registering for the group
However, we encourage you to seek professional assistance and support in addition to your practice of these skills. Once again, this group is not psychotherapy and should not be viewed as a substitute for professional psychotherapy by a licensed clinician for those suffering with a mental, emotional, psychological, or behavioral disorder.
This group is interactive and relational. You will be invited to engage with other participants and share weekly your REAL TIME (not past) success and struggles with self-regulation and intentionality. One of the primary purposes of this group is to provide you with skills to help you gain traction in implementing and maintaining these changes.
If, at any time during the group sessions, you feel uncomfortable or overwhelmed by the group, please take a break. Reach out to your support network to talk about what you are experiencing. If the distress dissipates, you are welcome to return and engage at the level that is comfortable. If the distress does not dissipate after a break and utilizing your resources, please reach out to a (mental) health professional, crisis unit or, in cases of emergency, please call 911 for immediate and emergency services.
Potential Benefits. The benefits others have reported and that may occur for you from engaging and practicing Forward-Facing® skills include the following:

Less stress
Comfort in your body
Improved outlook
Joy
Self-compassion
Optimization in many areas of life

Greater sense of well-being
Greater sense of worth and purpose
Increased cognitive acuity and clearer thinking
Better relational capacity
More resilient
Ability to become intentional instead of reactive

Potential Risks. The risks associated with participating in this group are minimal. However, anytime you engage in self-evaluation, review of your past, and participate with others who have painful past histories there is the potential to experience unpleasant emotions. You may become “triggered” as a result of the material. Fear, sadness, discomfort, and distress are potential experiences throughout the group. If any of these feelings become too great for you to manage, please reach out for assistance from your support system, a mental health professional, a crisis specialist/unit, your primary care provider or emergency medical assistance.
GROUP POLICIES
Attendance
Forward-Facing ME is first and foremost a relational experience, and so for the safety and wellbeing of the group we have strict policies around attendance.
Absences:
Only one absence is allowed, and it may not be the first meeting.
If you miss the first meeting, you will not be able to start the group
The reason for the absence is not taken into consideration.
If you have two absences, you may continue attending but will not get a certificate of completion.
We do not record meetings
Timeliness: The group begins and ends on time. It is up to facilitators’ discretion whether or not to admit participants who are more than 5 minutes late. After 10 minutes, the room will be permanently closed. Anyone who is not present at that time is considered absent.
Attention: Please do your best to join via computer (not phone). Videos are to be always on. Your facilitator will describe how we create an atmosphere of attunement and attention. To create that environment, we ask you to abstain from distractions such as checking notifications, playing phone/computer games, smoking, vaping, or alcohol consumption. We recommend headphones if your space includes other people. If there is an occasion where you are stuck in traffic, etc, you may join via phone for the first few minutes, but please be sure to switch to computer as soon as you can (the facilitator will let you in).
Confidentiality: Please attenuate your sharing to a level that you feel comfortable sharing. We ask that you keep sharing from other participants confidential (what you see here and what you hear here when you leave here let it stay here).
Indemnification: Participants will indemnify Forward-Facing Institute, LLC, its employees and contractors against losses and liabilities from any claims, damages, or lawsuits (including attorney’s fees) arising out of Forward-Facing® ME.
Influence: I commit to not be under the influence of any substance during the group, and that my facilitator may ask me to leave if they believe I am under the influence.
Refunds: If you cancel your registration seven (7) days in advance of the date of the group your registration fee will be refunded, less a $25 processing fee. There are no refunds for cancellations received less than seven days before.
Sharing: No one is compelled to share, but if you are intending to use this group as part of the certification process, then weekly sharing is expected.
Crosstalk/Group Dynamics: Cross-talk is defined as giving advice or feedback to someone after they share their story. We create a safe experience by not allowing cross-talk so you don’t feel as if you have to monitor what your share or respond to well-meaning advice.
We reserve the right to terminate the a participant’s membership in the group at any time if we discern the group is not a good fit.

Coach Connect
2023-04-06 09:00 - 10:00
An opportunity for coaches to meet each other, network, support, and enjoy each other. Brief consultation and brainstorming with other coaches. Hosted by Jenny.
Registration will close April 5th at 5PM (AZ Time)

Free Informational Webinar on Forward-Facing®️ Professional Resilience
2023-04-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom Virtual Event
Join Dr. Gentry and Emily Hedrick as they discuss the Forward-Facing Professional Resilience Coach and Consultant Training Program.
Prevention and Resolution of Burnout, Toxic Stress and Compassion Fatigue

Training Presenters
J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC, FAAETS
J. Eric Gentry, PhD, LMHC, DAAETS is an internationally recognized leader in the study and treatment of traumatic stress and compassion fatigue. His Ph.D. is from Florida State University where he studied with Professor Charles Figley—a pioneer of these two fields. In 1997, he co-developed the Accelerated Recovery Program (ARP) for Compassion Fatigue—the world’s only evidence-based treatment protocol for compassion fatigue. In 1998, he introduced the Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist Training and Compassion Fatigue Prevention & Resiliency Training. These two trainings have demonstrated treatment effectiveness for the symptoms of compassion fatigue and he published these effects in several journals. He has trained over 100,000 health professionals over the past 20 years.

Emily Hedrick, M.Div.
Emily Hedrick is Director of Operations and Innovation at Forward-Facing® Institute. One of her favorite things about Forward-Facing® is the people she has met through FFME, training programs, and other Forward-Facing interactions.
