Group Stabilization As a Resource Activator, Driver of Therapeutic Engagement, and Time Saver in Public Health - Part I
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Studio 3+4
| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
| 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Studio 3+4 |
Overview
Aude-Isoline Poncet & Anne-Gaëlle Salomé (France)
Speaker
Aude-Isoline PONCET
Clinical Psychologist
La Maison Thérapeutique
Group stabilization as a resource activator, driver of therapeutic engagement, and time saver in public health - Part I
9:00 - 10:30Abstract
Authors
Aude-Isoline Poncet1,
Anne-Gaëlle Salomé1
1La Maison Thérapeutique, 5 Impasse Baraille, 69008 Lyon, France
Content
1. Presentation of research aimed at cultivating interest in a group approach as a possible firstline intervention before beginning individual or group desensitization and reprocessing work.
2. Presentation of a practical assessment tool (SRS Scale), intended to inform the therapist, which measures the participant's level of motivation, commitment to the therapeutic process, security, competence and emotional regulation.
3. Presentation of the Group Safety, Resources and Stabilization protocol (G-SRS) and its therapeutic intervention methods.
Didactic methods
Practice of stabilization exercises, resource activation and gentle confrontation to a trigger in
a large group and in small groups
What does the workshop add to standard
The G-SRS protocol may be particularly suitable for people with trauma. In addition to being a real boost to individual therapy, the group process allows us to gather richer and more complex information about how the patient functions in relation to themselves, others, their environment, and their progress within a system. The group experience, within an explicit therapeutic framework, would allow for emotional sharing that is secure enough to promote an increase in each person's tolerance window, similar to what we might identify as a group tolerance window. This workshop aims to convey a concrete approach, developed over the last nine years, to therapists who wish to set up stabilization and resource activation groups for their patients before the confrontation and individual reprocessing phase. The G-SRS protocol is also recommended prior to trauma reprocessing groups (for example before the EMDR-IGTP or EMDR G-TEP protocol).
5 learning objectives
Consider a group-based approach as a first-line option.
Gain confidence in leaning a stabilization group.
Adapt stabilization exercises for group settings.
Experiment with gentle confrontation to a trigger in a group setting.
Embody a therapeutic stance that supports stabilization work and future confrontation.
Key words: Group approach, Stabilization, Resources, Time savings
Aude-Isoline Poncet1,
Anne-Gaëlle Salomé1
1La Maison Thérapeutique, 5 Impasse Baraille, 69008 Lyon, France
Content
1. Presentation of research aimed at cultivating interest in a group approach as a possible firstline intervention before beginning individual or group desensitization and reprocessing work.
2. Presentation of a practical assessment tool (SRS Scale), intended to inform the therapist, which measures the participant's level of motivation, commitment to the therapeutic process, security, competence and emotional regulation.
3. Presentation of the Group Safety, Resources and Stabilization protocol (G-SRS) and its therapeutic intervention methods.
Didactic methods
Practice of stabilization exercises, resource activation and gentle confrontation to a trigger in
a large group and in small groups
What does the workshop add to standard
The G-SRS protocol may be particularly suitable for people with trauma. In addition to being a real boost to individual therapy, the group process allows us to gather richer and more complex information about how the patient functions in relation to themselves, others, their environment, and their progress within a system. The group experience, within an explicit therapeutic framework, would allow for emotional sharing that is secure enough to promote an increase in each person's tolerance window, similar to what we might identify as a group tolerance window. This workshop aims to convey a concrete approach, developed over the last nine years, to therapists who wish to set up stabilization and resource activation groups for their patients before the confrontation and individual reprocessing phase. The G-SRS protocol is also recommended prior to trauma reprocessing groups (for example before the EMDR-IGTP or EMDR G-TEP protocol).
5 learning objectives
Consider a group-based approach as a first-line option.
Gain confidence in leaning a stabilization group.
Adapt stabilization exercises for group settings.
Experiment with gentle confrontation to a trigger in a group setting.
Embody a therapeutic stance that supports stabilization work and future confrontation.
Key words: Group approach, Stabilization, Resources, Time savings
