Category: Meditation / Mindfulness / Self-Care, Clinical Treatment, Trauma Category: Meditation / Mindfulness / Self-Care, Clinical Treatment, Trauma (show less) Other: Michigan Other: Michigan (show less)

Mindfulness. You’ve heard of it and the research shows -- it’s a highly effective strategy for reducing anxiety, improving focus, managing chronic pain, and even treating trauma symptoms. But will any practice do?
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When using mindfulness for therapeutic purposes, there are a variety of factors to consider. In this workshop participants will learn how mindfulness of the body and movement can support individuals who have experienced traumatic stress. This will include a review of factors that can increase or decrease a clients' sense of safety and empowerment; an overview of the difference between bottom up and top-down approaches to treatment and the value of each; and experiential activities to showcase mindfulness practices that can help increase self-awareness, support emotion regulation and distress tolerance capacity, and motivate clients toward positive change.
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Objectives:

1. Participants will have a better understanding of ethical considerations and other factors that influence the effectiveness of mindfulness in treating clients with trauma symptoms 
2. Participants will understand the role of integrating the body and movement (bottom-up approaches) into mindfulness for self-awareness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and behavior change.
3. Participants will be able to facilitate at least one mindfulness practice in their own work

Presented by Raina LaGrand, LMSW/MPH/CYT, Amplify Colectivo. This webinar was originally held at the 2021 NASW-MI Annual Conference on April 15^th, 2021.
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