Sponsored by the Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center   (a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization)   432 South Temple Street, Mesa, Arizona, 85204

Email   info@aibmcseminar.org    Phone: 480-626-4153

March 13th - 14th , 2010 Seeds of Mindfulness - A Two Day workshop by Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

THESE ECONOMIC TIMES ARE DIFFICULT FOR US ALL - SO FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OUR FRIENDS WE ARE OFFERING THE SEMINAR FOR ONLY $125! COME JOIN US!

Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 25 years. He is a long-time student of mindfulness meditation and serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches nationally about mindfulness, psychotherapy and mind/body treatment and has worked for many years in community mental health with economically disadvantaged children and families. Dr. Siegel maintains a private clinical practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Dr. Siegel’s personal recovery from disabling back pain led him to develop the Back Sense program, a step-by-step mind/body approach to treating chronic back pain which integrates Western psychological and medical interventions with mindfulness practice. He is author of The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems, coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and coauthor of Back Sense: A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain. He is a regular contributor to other professional publications, and is co-director of the annual Harvard Medical School Conference on Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dr. Siegel is known as a down to earth, engaging, and entertaining presenter whose workshops regularly receive rave reviews.

About the Workshop

Mindfulness—awareness of the present moment with acceptance—is a deceptively simple way of relating to experience that has been practiced for over 2,500 years to alleviate human suffering. Recently, mental health professionals are enthusiastically discovering that mindfulness holds great promise both for their own personal development and as a way to enhance therapeutic relationships. It is also the central ingredient in a number of new empirically validated treatments, and is proving to be a remarkably powerful technique to augment virtually every form of psychotherapy.

Day One - 7:30am to 4:30pm

The first workshop day is designed to help you to understand mindfulness practice theoretically and experientially. Through lecture, demonstrations, participatory exercises, and small group discussion, we will see how mindfulness can enrich and enliven our lives both inside and outside of the therapy hour.

We will explore how mindfulness practice can help us to deal with the personal challenges of living in an ever-changing, uncertain world filled with complicated interpersonal relationships. We will investigate the role of mindfulness in working with thorny existential issues such as loneliness, alienation, illness and loss. You’ll learn a variety of formal and informal mindfulness techniques, and gain insights from both scientific and Buddhist Psychology into paths and obstacles to greater well-being.

Day Two 8:00am to 4:30pm

Today we will focus on the integration of mindfulness practice into psychotherapy. First we'll examine how mindfulness practice can enhance therapeutic presence and transform understanding of the causes of psychological suffering. We will then discuss when and how to introduce various mindfulness techniques to our clients or patients. Special techniques for treating depression, anxiety, chronic pain, stress-related medical disorders and childhood distress will be introduced.

Throughout the workshop, we will examine contraindications for using mindfulness techniques, as well as creative ways to deal with the obstacles and challenges that arise when working with particular disorders and personalities. Upon completion, you will have a foundation for integrating this exciting, potentially transformative practice into both your personal life and your therapeutic work.

PLEASE NOTE: Although we will have coffee and tea each morning, lunch will be on your own at any of the many nearby restaurants - that helps us keep the fee so low for the seminar!

Continuing Education Hours

Audience Level

The program is geared towards an advanced level audience.

Accommodations

If a participant has any special accommodation needs he should contact Bhante Ananda Siyabalagoda, Chief Monk and President of the Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center at 480-626-4153.

Arizona Psychological Association (AzPA)

This program is approved for 13 hours of CE by the AzPA which is in turn approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AzPA maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Please note that the APA Sponsor Approval System requirements stipulate that credit is to be awarded for full attendance.

National Association of Social Workers, Arizona Chapter (NASWAz)

The NASWAz has approved the program for 12.5 hours of CE (certificate number 1596).

Arizona Nurses Association (AzNA)

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Arizona Nurse's Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 13 contact hours will be awarded (program ID number 106-09).

National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)

This program has been approved by NBCC under NBCC approval number SP-1669 for 13 hours of CE.

Employee Assistance Certification Commission (EACC)

The EACC has approved this program for 12 hours of Professional Development Hours (PDH's) under approval number SSAIBM0409-H58.

Note

Many state boards accept offerings accredited by national or other state organizations. If your state is not listed, please check with your professional licensing board to determine whether the accreditations listed are accepted

Cost $125

As we are making a very special price to benefit as many people as possible, there will be no refunds.

Register by Mail

To register by mail make check payable to AIBMC and mail to: AIBMC (seminar),  432 South Temple Street, Mesa, Arizona, 85204

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