Live Webinar
The Use of Mindfulness in Clinical Practice - March 14
Objective
- Define mindfulness as it is used in clinical practice
- List the evidence-based interventions that utilize mindfulness techniques
- Practice mindfulness techniques as a form of exposure therapy rather than distraction
- Utilize clinical tools to increase self-awareness of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Upcoming Dates For This Webinar
This webinar runs from 9am to 4pm Pacific Time.
Course Description
The research and application of mindfulness-based interventions and been booming in recent decades. However, without proper understanding and experience with these methods, therapists can accidentally reinforce avoidance strategies and make clients worse. When mindfulness is used as a kind of exposure therapy, it can transform how clients relate to their own thoughts, emotions, and body sensations.
In this six-hour webinar with lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises, Dr. Richard Sears will explore what mindfulness is, the clinical and neurological mechanisms that make it work, and how to apply it to a wide range of presenting issues, including anxiety, depression, chronic pain, trauma, and insomnia.
Instructor
Richard Sears Psy.D., Ph.D., MBA, ABPP
is a board-certified clinical psychologist with a private therapy and consultation practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is a professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Department of Psychology. He is also a psychologist contractor with the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, where he conducted research on MBCT for PTSD with Dr. Kate Chard. Dr. Sears has performed assessments and psychotherapy on a broad variety of individuals in a number of settings, including hospital inpatient units, community mental health centers, veteran’s hospitals, residential treatment centers, private practice, and forensic facilities. He regularly gives workshops on CBT, MBCT, ACT, and mindfulness across the United States and other countries. Dr. Sears is also a private pilot and light sport airplane mechanic, a 6th degree black belt, was given transmission as a Zen master, and once served briefly as a bodyguard for the Dalai Lama. He is author of over a dozen books, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for PTSD and Mindfulness: Living through Challenges and Enriching Your Life in this Moment. His website is www.psychinsights.com,
About This Webinar
The webinar is a live, interactive class. You will view the webinar in real time from your home or office on a computer, tablet (e.g., iPad) or phone. You will be able see the speaker and the slides, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions and respond to polls. You will have access to the handouts, which you can view on your computer or download and print.
You will need to show up on time to receive credit, just like at an in-person class, but you can wear whatever you’d like! The class will run from 9am to 4pm Pacific Time. There will be a morning and afternoon break and a break for lunch. At the end of the class you will need to take a post-test and receive a score of 75% or above to pass. You have up to three attempts to pass the post-test. Most people pass on their first attempt. After two attempts to pass the post-test you will need to contact our office and you will be provided with one more attempt to pass the post-test. The post-test will only be available at the end of the class. Once you pass the post-test, you will complete an evaluation online and then you will receive your Certificate of Attendance online, which you can view and print.
Cancellation Policy
There is a $35.00 processing fee, per seminar, for refunds requested by the Wednesday prior to the weekend of the webinar. After that time, there will be no refunds. If a course must be cancelled due to an unforeseen event (e.g., natural disaster, instructor illness), the webinar will be rescheduled. Participants will be credited to take the rescheduled course or another PPS webinar. No refunds will be given.
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