Article archive / June 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 10. Source pages: 15.
The Louisiana Association of Clinical Social Workers will host Marie O’Neil in a one-day workshop, “Mindfulness- Based Psychotherapy: Theoretical Framework and Interventions,” on Friday, June 7, 2013. The workshop will be held at the Red Cross Center, 2640 Canal Street, in New Orleans.
The workshop will cover the therapist’s mindfulness practice as a tool to enhance the therapeutic relationship, including topics of mindfulness of breath and body, thoughts and emotions, sounds, and “walking meditation.” The morning session will be experiential. Afternoon sessions includes clinical applications of mindfulness and topics of “Mindfulness as third wave of behavior therapy,” “Theoretical framework of mindfulness,” and “Tailoring mindfulness practices to needs of individual clients.”
Marie T. O’Neil, LCSW, is a Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner, and Co-founder and Faculty of the Mind-Body Center of Louisiana. She has studied Buddhist psychology and was the Program Director of Garrison Institute’s Wellness Program in Garrison, NY where she worked closely with meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg to design and implement a model using contemplative practices to transform vicarious trauma.
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