Training of EFT

Review of EFT research finds it effective for stress and anxiety management for students and school personnel. Suggests that there are links between EFT and CBT citing allied techniques eg “EFT uses cognitive behaviour therapy techniques, such as awareness building, imaginal exposure, reframing of interpretation, and systematic desensitization, while teaching the individual to self-stimulate protocol-identified acupoints”.

This study explored the impact of teaching Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to secondary school students as a self-care tool for reducing stress and test anxiety, and found that despite issues with the quantitative data, students provided valuable feedback through a qualitative questionnaire. The results showed that 67% of students recommended teaching EFT in schools, and many shared examples of how they used EFT to cope with schoolwork, sports, and personal relationships, suggesting that EFT can be a beneficial tool for students, particularly those who are motivated to learn it.