This one day course will focus on the foundations of mindfulness for practitioners and for clients. The workshop will cover four main areas: Foundations of Mindfulness Practices; using mindfulness for working with thoughts, beliefs, and emotions; using mindfulness in therapy practice; and Lovingkindness as a vehicle for integrating mindfulness into our lives.

Participants will learn:

• Proper postures and various forms of practice (sitting, laying, walking, standing) that are conducive for mindfulness meditation.

• How meditation can help us to more fully engage with our thinking and our feelings from a place of compassion and curiosity.

• How mindfulness practices can be a part of our day-to-day routines.

• How to introduce mindfulness in our therapy practices to new and existing clients and get clients buy in.

• How mindfulness practices can support healing from trauma.

*This course includes 6.5  hours of continuing education for $150.

**For Groups and more information, contact Dr. Nouna Jalilzadeh at CE@hhptherapy.com or  516-900-6636

PSI - Advanced Training Approved.

ASWB Approved!

Course Outline:

9:00-10:30 

Introduction to Mindfulness: Foundations for Mindfulness Practice

·  Landing mindfulness practice

·  Welcome and Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation

·  Understanding the Basics: What is Mindfulness?

·  Exploring Various Postures for Meditation (Sitting, Laying, Walking, Standing)

·  Proper Posture for Mindfulness Meditation

·  Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation for Mental Health Professionals

·  Guided Practice Exploring posture (15 minutes)

10:30-10:45 -  Break

10:45-12:00

Working with Thoughts Beliefs and Emotions

·  Cultivating Awareness: Mindfulness of Thoughts and Emotions

·  Techniques for Observing Thoughts and Emotions with Compassion and Curiosity

·  How Mindfulness Supports Engagement with Thinking and Feeling Processes

·  Integrating Mindfulness into Daily Routines

·  Guided Practice focusing on working with Thoughts and Emotions (15 minutes)

·  Q&A Session

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:30pm

Applying Mindfulness in Therapy Practice

·  Introduction to Integrating Mindfulness into Therapy Practice

·  Strategies for Introducing Mindfulness to New and Existing Clients

·  Building Client Buy-In: Communicating the Benefits of Mindfulness

·  Case Studies: Real-world Examples of Mindfulness in Therapy

·  Two Mindfulness Practices for therapist/clients

o  How am I doing? Noticing

o  Pendulation

·  Q&A

3:30-3:45pm - Break

3:45-5:00

Lovingkindness: Mindfulness in Action

·  Exploring Mindfulness as a Tool for Healing Trauma

·  Techniques for Supporting Clients Through Mindfulness Practices

·  Building Resilience: Mindfulness as a Supportive Practice for Mental Health Professionals

·  Lovingkindness Practice:

o  Hand in heart

o  Metta for Self/Others

·  Q&A

Helping Hands Psychotherapy, LCSW, PC is recognized by the New York State Education Department as an approved provider of continuing education by the State Boards of Social Work for licensed social workers #SW-0567, Mental Health Practitioners for licensed mental health counselors #MHC-0202, and Psychology for licensed psychologists #PSY-0074.

Helping Hands Psychotherapy, LCSW, PC, Provider #1944, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education Program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: [05/05/2024 - 05/05/2027]. Social workers completing this course receive [6.5] total credits, including [2][Social and Cultural Competence] [2][General], and [2.5] [Clinical] continuing education credits.