This workshop is intended to introduce teachers and clinicians to a research-based mindfulness curriculum called Learning to BREATHE (L2B) for use with adolescents in schools and other settings. Since mindfulness must be experienced by teachers themselves, the workshop includes periods of mindfulness practice for participants. Some prior experience with mindfulness is helpful, but is not a prerequisite for participation.
Workshop leaders are Trish Broderick, Ph.D. of the Penn State Prevention Research Center and developer of L2B and Diane Reibel, Ph.D., certifed MBSR teacher and author.
The workshop will be held at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia on November 9 and 10, 2013 and is co-sponsored by Chestnut Hill College Psychology Department and CORA Services. See http://www.chc.edu/directions/ for travel information.
Throughout this workshop, participants will:
➢ Learn about mindfulness and engage in short periods of mindfulness practice throughout the workshop;
➢ Explore current research suggesting that mindfulness can be helpful for adolescents’ cognitive and emotional development;
➢ Understand the role of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in education;
➢ Learn the rationale, framework, and research behind Learning to BREATHE (L2B);
➢ Practice activities from each of the six themes of L2B;
➢ Discuss applications of L2B for classroom and clinical settings.
The cost of the 1.5 day workshop is $195.00. Workshop fee includes beverage service (on Saturday and Sunday morning) and lunch on Saturday. 9.5 hours of continuing education credit is available for psychologists, social workers, counselors and educators (Act 48). There is an additional $10.00 fee for processing CEs. Certificates of completion will be available at no extra charge for those who do not require CE credit.
The L2B curriculum may be purchased directly from New Harbinger Publishers so it will not be included in the workshop fee. For more information, please check the following websites:
www.learning2breathe.org
www.newharbinger.com.
Registration is from 8:00 am to 9:00 am on Saturday, November 9. Workshop hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, 11/9 and 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Sunday, 11/10. Please dress comfortably.