Date/Time
This training is not sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency
6 CEs
All emotions are felt in the body, yet the physicality of stress is often ignored as a point of therapeutic intervention. We intuitively hold a crying baby, hug a teammate, and place a hand on the shoulder of a grieving person. Touch by another person has many complex meanings, but self-applied touch and self-hold offer a unique benefit that may send a calming signal to the brain.
Our bodies are finely tuned, protective alarm systems. Even the slightest annoyance can push a high alert that accelerates the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). This reaction can be slow to return to normal. The mind-body (cognitive-somatic) methods assist in quieting this alarm.
This workshop will teach fifteen active mind tools where clinicians model on themselves and then clients copy to calm themselves. Clinicians do not touch the clients when using these techniques. . Some of these practices are comprehensive, like the emotional freedom techniques tapping. Some are purely for psychological aid, and some rebalance energy and stress levels. Many can ease anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and pain.
Audience: Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Location: Virtual
Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Cost: $130.00-$150.00
For questions, email the University of Maryland School of Social Work at cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu