Cultivating attitudes that support well-being during COVID-19: Mindfulness Techniques to Decrease Stress and Increase Resilience:

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Mindfulness Techniques to Decrease Stress and Increase Resilience: Cultivating attitudes that support well-being during COVID-19

Live webinar December 10, 2020 | 9 a.m. to noon | $40 registration fee
Ellen Choi, B.Comm., Msc., PhD.

Level of training: Introductory

This training is suitable for: Mental Health Professionals: Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Medical Professions:  Nurses, Psychiatrists, Family Doctors, Direct Service Workers: Drop in Workers, Shelter and Hostel Workers, Child and Youth Workers, Youth Justice Workers Educators: teachers, ECE, School Administration, Support Staff First Responders: Police, Firefighters, Paramedics.

Description: Over the last seven months, we have seen an increased physical and emotional demand on health professionals due to COVID-19. With so much uncertainty around the course and duration of this pandemic, health professionals must prioritize self-care. Gain mindfulness practices for training attention and cultivating attitudes that support resilience and well-being during COVID-19.This webinar offers care for the carers – providing health professionals who are dealing with highly stressful and uncertain contexts an experiential approach to using mindfulness practices. Join Dr. Ellen Choi as she engages participants in an interactive session that includes: a comprehensive overview on what mindfulness is; insights into why it is an essential practice during and following the pandemic; and, strategies for practicing mindfulness both formally (e.g. meditation) and informally in everyday life.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to understand the empirical benefits of mindfulness.
• Participants will explore how to relate to stressors through a sensory orientation.
• Participants will learn how to apply mindfulness practices in their own life.
• Participants will connect with their peers to better understand their own stressors and their own responses to stress.
• Participants will understand the three predictors of post-traumatic growth.

Registration fee: $40

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