The Victoria Home invites you to join them for a complimentary holiday 2.0 continuing education workshop on: MINDFULNESS AND STRESS REDUCTION

4:30 - 5:30 Registration, Dinner and Networking
5:30 - 7:30 Presentation

Mindfulness is the philosophy and practice of being focused and in the moment. It is sometimes defined as "The Art of Being Fully Present". When using mindfulness as a therapeutic tool, clinicians are able to help their clients tame distracting and distorting thoughts, and to focus in on the immediacy of the moment.

Mindfulness therapy has been validated through medical and psychological studies as having a positive effect on stress reduction and enhancing coping skills when dealing with medical illnesses, pain management, addiction issues, and day to day life stressors.

Participants in this introductory / intermediate level workshop will:

* Learn the basics of a therapeutic mindfulness approach

* Understand how to evaluate stress

* Recognize the physical / emotional reactions to stress

* Practice how to integrate a multi-dimensional mindful approach with clients to find an effective way of reducing and managing negative reactions to stressful situations.

Self-assessment tools and mindful exercises will be used to expand participants' level of understanding and experiential awareness of techniques.

Continuing Education Information:

New York Social Workers:
Aging Remix is recognized by the New York State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers
#SW-0301.

CT Social Workers: Aging Remix/ HDRT Group, Provider # 1445, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. ASWB Approval Period (6/08/16-6/08/19). Social Workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social Workers participating in this course will receive 2.0 (clinical) continuing education clock hours.

Case Managers:
This program has been pre-approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to Certified Care Managers (CCMs).

Certificates of completion will be individually distributed at the end of the workshop, after submission of workshop evaluation form. Full attendance is required. No partial credit can be provided.

******* PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR LICENSE # WITH YOU :)

REGISTRATION:
This is a complimentary workshop: but space will be limited

To register, please contact Nancy Korte at 914-941-2450
by December 8th

The Victoria Home is a handicap accessible building. For additional accommodation requests, please speak with Nancy Korte.

Please be prepared to look for readily available street parking, as there is limited space in the Victoria Home parking lot.