Advanced Mindfulness: The Art and Science of Self-Compassion

5/18/2017 - 5/18/2017
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: HILTON GARDEN INN 2350 W CONGRESS STREET, Lafayette

Self-compassion might be the single most important skill for effectively dealing with difficult emotions. In fact, a lack of self-compassion is one of the strongest predictors for anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. This seminar will equip you with cutting-edge tools to build the capacity for self-compassion in your clients. We will explore the convergence between modern science and mindfulness practices that can be used to build self-compassion in the present, and can be applied to heal past trauma. You will be taught a thorough, yet accessible, orientation to cognitive science and neuroscience as they relate to mindfulness.

The day consists of highly engaging and experiential learning that will give you a first-hand experience of how these practices can build and sustain well being. You will have an opportunity to practice guiding others and being guided through mindfulness and self-compassion exercises with the support of expert supervision. Take home the Toolbox for Teaching Mindfulness and the Toolbox for Teaching Self-Compassion, allowing you to immediately incorporate what you have learned into your work with clients. The seminar’s focus on self-care for the clinician aims to have you leave the day feeling refreshed and reinvigorated.

Presenter: Tim Desmond, LMFT is a Buddhist scholar, therapist in private practice, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center in Alstead, NH. He is the author of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (W.W. Norton). He offers training and consultation to therapists around the world, helping them to integrate mindfulness practices into their work. 

$219.99
Single Registration
$199.99
Single Registration: Advance Price (ends 4/27/2017)

 

6.25 CE clock hours for LPCs and PLPCs.  No NBCC credits available through LCA.

For more information or to register:  https://healthcare.pesi.com/events/oneday

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