This online presentation is for therapists who would like to learn about or improve their use of mindfulness as a clinical skill. While the focus will be on using mindfulness to treat addiction, this webinar will be useful to all practitioners who use or would like to use mindfulness in their practice. Lay persons interested in mindfulness will benefit from this presentation as well.
Some areas that will be covered:
Why is mindfulness particularly appropriate to use as an intervention for addiction?
How can I introduce mindfulness to my clients?
What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation? Between mindfulness and grounding? Between mindfulness and numbing?
How can mindfulness help people with addiction learn to deal with everyday difficulties?
How can I respond to clients who struggle with mindfulness, or who say that mindfulness is just not for them?
What are some common mindfulness myths?
What mindfulness techniques are most effective for issues that can co-occur with addiction, such as chronic pain, powerful cravings, or low frustration tolerance?
How can I take my mindfulness practice (for myself and my clients) to the next level?
https://nefesh.org/workshops/UsingMindfulnesstoTreatAddiction/viewFREE WEBINAR
Using Mindfulness to Treat Addiction
Previously Recorded
Presenter: Shimmy Feintuch, LCSW CASAC-G
Course Length: 2 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Define, practice, and learn to teach basic mindfulness skills
- Explain why mindfulness is particularly appropriate as an intervention for addiction
- Demonstrate the use of mindfulness as a clinical tool in the treatment of addiction
This online presentation is for therapists who would like to learn about or improve their use of mindfulness as a clinical skill. While the focus will be on using mindfulness to treat addiction, this webinar will be useful to all practitioners who use or would like to use mindfulness in their practice. Lay persons interested in mindfulness will benefit from this presentation as well.
Some areas that will be covered:
Why is mindfulness particularly appropriate to use as an intervention for addiction?
How can I introduce mindfulness to my clients?
What is the difference between mindfulness and meditation? Between mindfulness and grounding? Between mindfulness and numbing?
How can mindfulness help people with addiction learn to deal with everyday difficulties?
How can I respond to clients who struggle with mindfulness, or who say that mindfulness is just not for them?
What are some common mindfulness myths?
What mindfulness techniques are most effective for issues that can co-occur with addiction, such as chronic pain, powerful cravings, or low frustration tolerance?
How can I take my mindfulness practice (for myself and my clients) to the next level?
Learning Objectives:
- Define, practice, and learn to teach basic mindfulness skills
- Explain why mindfulness is particularly appropriate as an intervention for addiction
- Demonstrate the use of mindfulness as a clinical tool in the treatment of addiction
This presentation is open to:
- Social Workers
- Professional Counselors
- Therapists
- Psychologists
- Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
- Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
- New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
- Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
- Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
- Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives