These slides give a brief overview of seeking funding for Somatic Experiencing Research projects. It was presented by the SE Research Coalition Funding Chair - Michael Changaris, Psy.D.

1. Somatic Experiencing
Research Funding
Future Directions
Moderated by: Michael Changaris, PsyD
Se Coalition Research Funding Chair

2. Along with walking the walk…
Dr. Kabbat-Zinn did research.
Because of his research MBSR is
practiced in clinics around the
world…
More importantly People Who
have never heard his name know
meditation works!

3. DBT is practiced world wide! It incorporates
mindfulness practices, emotional regulation and
meditation to work with people who have been
failed by all other treatments!
The reason we know her name is her research.

4. Research Orients Us
• Three Basic Questions for Research
– Does it work?
• Measure symptoms before (pre-test)
• Measure symptoms after (post-test)
– Is your intervention why it works?
• Control group – Having a group that does not get the treatment that gets a pre test
and a post test helps to prove that the intervention is what creates change!
• Other things that help – randomized to treatment groups, researchers are ‘blind’ to
which group is the research group, matched control group.
– Who does it work for?
• Choose the population (group to measure) e.g. people with Motor vehicle accidents
who have whip lash.
• Other things to consider: How did you take your sample? Was is random or
convenience?
• All of the methods of research are set up to answer these questions!

5. Research Basics
• Quantitative Research: Uses
standardized ways of
measuring change that can be
put into numbers.
• Why to Make a Quantitative
Study?
– Can demonstrate a cause and
effect relationship between at
treatment and improvement.
– To generate testable ideas for
quantitative.
• Types of Quantitative
– Pre and post Test
– Pre and post with a control
group.
– Gold Standard: Double
blind, randomized, placebo
controlled study.
• Qualitative Research: Looks at
individual experiences. It is good
for understanding but it does not
establish a treatment as
evidenced based.
• Why to Make a Qualitative
Study?
– Understand a type of event that is
rare, extremely complex or not
understood.
– To generate testable ideas for
quantitative.
– Does not establish causality.
•
Types of Qualitative
– Case Study
– Grounded Theory
– Phenomenology

6. Types of Funding for Research
• Government Grants – SAMSA (substance abuse),
NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health), NIH
(National Institute of Health).
• Private Foundations – e.g. Spensor Foundation,
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• Crowd Sourcing – Kickstarter, Indigogo etc.
• Self-Funded – Choose cheep measures and keep
the budget tight!

7. Grants – Private Foundations
• Look for grants that match your program
objectives.
• Orient yourself to requirements!
• Be mindful of deadlines.
• Know the granting agency… If you know them
you can tailor the proposal to third needs

8. Some Granting Agencies
• FOUNDATION CENTER: http://foundationcenter.org/
• Spencer Foundation: http://www.spencer.org/
• America Psychological Association: Students and
Early Carrier Psychologists:
http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/grants/index.aspx
• Templeton Foundation:
http://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/funding-
competitions
• Michigan State University:
http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3psych.htm

11. Letter of Intent
• Your first contact should be to find out about the grant.
• Your second contact is a letter of inquiry. This is a
condensed version of your whole proposal.
• Letter of Intent Includes
– A Summery Statement
– Statement of need
– Project description
– The Outcomes Will You Measure
– Organizational background
– Your Credentials
– Budget
– A Closing Statement

12. Budget
• Time the budget covers
• Resources – Person power e.g. core staff,
assistance, field workers.
• Research expenses: printing, tests,
measurements etc.
• Meetings and Consultations.
• Report printing and development.
• Equipment – Computer, settings, Data
Analysis.
• Facility Needs e.g. rent, water electric.

14. Proposal Sections - Foundations
1. Summary - The summary is a slimmed down version of the entire
proposal. It provides a quick overview of the project and its significance.
It should be about 250–500 words, and use about one sentence each to
address the problem, objectives and methods.
2. Introduction - Describe your organization in this section, focusing on
qualifications, history, and experience.
3. Statement of Need - Describe the problem that your constituency
faces, cite statistical and demographic detail related to the problem and
clearly state the need your project will address.
4. Objectives - Explain the goals of your project and the expected impact it
will have on your constituency. Be certain that your objectives are
measurable, or indicate how progress towards these objectives will be
monitored.

15. Proposal Sections - Foundations
4. Methods - Clearly describe how you are going to accomplish the
objectives of the program. This is the core of your project. How
will the project be implemented? What are the specific details?
5. Evaluation - What quantifiable methods will measure the success
of your program? How will this information be reported to the
grantor? How frequently will progress be checked?
6. Budget - Clearly itemize and detail the costs of your project. Break
your budget into subcategories so that your reader can
understand it in a single glance.

16. GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Big Research Dollars for High Quality Studies

22. CROWD FUNDING
Getting Your Friends and Family to Help You Change the World

25. Next Steps
• SE Bodybased Therapy – Research Foundation
• Set up a 501c3
• Crowd Fund the Start Up Costs - $500 to $1000
• Invite a Board of Directors
• Charter: To mentor and facilitate high quality research
into SE and Bodybased therapies through providing
access to funding, training, mentorship and support for
researchers.