- What is Mindfulness really?
- Mindfulness without meditation
- Adapting mindful skills for children and teens
- Engaging children and teens in mindful awareness for creating change beyond the therapy room
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Making Mindfulness Stick with Children and Teens: A Practical Approach
As we emerge into a new normal of the pandemic, so many children and teens are looking for more skills to self-regulate challenging emotions. When we can effectively introduce mindfulness-based resilience and regulation into our sessions, we empower kids to transform themselves, allowing them to identify and regulate their emotions and attention using fun, effective exercises. In this recording, you’ll discover ways to share powerful mind-body practices that can immediately engage kids who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and more. You’ll explore how to:
- Present mindfulness in creative ways that break through resistance and maximize engagement both in and out of the clinical hour
- Use specific strategies to tailor mindfulness to a diagnosis and development
- Share dozens proven practices that help children with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other common presenting concerns
- Discover the exciting neuroscience behind mindfulness and ways to share that information with kids and families
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- More than 2 hours of video content
- CE information to come
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Christopher Willard, PsyD
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Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in over 31 countries and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of 20 books, including Alphabreaths (2019), Growing Up Mindful (2016). and Feelings are Like Farts (2024). His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, cnn.com, and elsewhere. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Christopher Willard maintains a private practice, receives compensation as a consultant and has employment relationships with Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance, and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Willard receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Christopher Willard is the president and board member of the Mindfulness In Education Network. He is on the advisory boards of Mindfulness First and Peace in Schools. Dr. Willard is a member of Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.
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- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
- Product Code:
- NOS096233
- Duration:
- 2 hours, 57 minutes
- Copyright:
- Mar 13, 2022
- Closed Captions:
- Available
- Format:
- Audio and Video
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